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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

Chicago Maroon

The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

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The University’s crest and motto on a flag outside of Rosenwald Hall, which houses the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.

College Sees Small Drops in Black, Hispanic Enrollment After Affirmative Action Ban

By Gabriel Kraemer / August 19, 2025
The Common Data Set for 2024–25, UChicago’s first since the Supreme Court ruled race-conscious admissions unconstitutional, showed corresponding increases in white and Asian enrollment, while transfer-student enrollment nearly doubled.
Rosenwald Hall, which houses the University's College admissions office.

UChicago Sued in Class Action Over Early Decision Admissions Practices

By Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / August 15, 2025
The lawsuit, filed by four current and former students at elite institutions, alleges that 32 schools have colluded to “reduce or eliminate competition” in the early decision application process.
Edward H. Levi Hall, which houses many of the University's administrative offices.

UChicago’s Secrecy Thwarts Discourse

By Maroon Editorial Board / March 5, 2025
Despite its institutional commitment to freedom of expression and inquiry, which relies on access to information, the University of Chicago has long operated under a shroud of secrecy relative to its peers.
The admissions office housed in Rosenwald Hall.

University to pay $13.5 Million in Antitrust Settlement Over Financial Aid

By Neive Rodriguez / April 24, 2024
The settlement was reached in the antitrust lawsuit alleging that UChicago, among sixteen other universities, was part of a price-fixing cartel that collectively determined financial aid amounts.
This Isn’t Normal: An Odyssey Scholar on Wealth at UChicago

This Isn’t Normal: An Odyssey Scholar on Wealth at UChicago

By Neive Rodriguez / January 31, 2024
It has been frustrating to feel out of place among my peers who are representative of an elite minority.
The bridge between the Kersten Physics Teaching Center and the William Eckhardt Research Center. This photo was taken on a sunny day.

UChicago to Launch New M.S. in Biomedical Sciences this Fall

By Clare Malhotra / February 9, 2023
The one-year program, created by the Biological Sciences Division (BSD) in partnership with the Pritzker School of Medicine, offers a curriculum focused on addressing modern biomedical challenges.
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