In an October 15 interview with the Maroon, University of Chicago President Paul Alivisatos discussed doctoral education amid admissions pauses, the University’s protection of free speech and its community, and how AI might fit into the Core Curriculum.
As federal troops stage for deployment to Chicago, the Maroon recaps recent developments related to ICE’s “Operation Midway Blitz” and speaks to experts on the scope of the National Guard’s civilian authority.
The Maroon used publicly available data to track millions of dollars in research grants that were terminated at UChicago last spring, as the Trump administration cut funding for universities nationwide.
The University filed a joint suit against the National Science Foundation after the agency announced it would reduce funding for indirect costs of research to a universal 15 percent rate, down from a previously negotiated 64 percent rate.
The Maroon sat down with a member from each student political organization to discuss the major policy changes reshaping higher education and the government from Trump's first few months in office.
