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“She wanted to be there for the kids”: Children at Pro-Palestine Encampment Express Solidarity

By Elena Eisenstadt / May 5, 2024

Alyssa Hulme, a MAPSS student who has brought her kids to the encampment, says it has been healing for her children “to actually feel like they were doing something to let their voices be heard.”

Martin Luther King III Delivers Keynote at UChicago’s Annual MLK Commemoration

By Eric Parrilla / February 13, 2024

King spoke on political activism, women’s and voting rights, and military conflicts.

UCUP Installs 23,000 Flags on Quad in Memory of Palestinians Killed

By Katherine Weaver / January 24, 2024

The art installation on the quad honors Palestinians killed in Gaza after October 7.

In New Strategy, Pro-Palestine Demonstrators Protest Directly to Admissions Tour Groups

By Emma Janssen / November 11, 2023

UCUP directed its messaging specifically to prospective students and families through a day of chants, speeches, and rallies.

Student Activism Organizations on Campus

By Naina Purushothaman / September 19, 2023

Here are some of UChicago’s many student activism and advocacy organizations on campus.

Organizers Demand Affordable Housing, Transparency at Woodlawn Meeting

By Noah Glasgow / October 25, 2022

A coalition of community groups unveiled new demands at campaign, including a $1 billion housing grant from the University.