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Snell-Hitchcock Hall.
Op-Ed
The Faculty Speak
By Clifford Ando / April 7, 2025
University senates around the country are organizing and speaking up. It’s time for University leaders to end their silence.
Edward H. Levi Hall, which houses many of the University's administrative offices.
Op-Ed
The Lines We Will Not Cross
By Clifford Ando / March 27, 2025
The University must make a full-throated defense of its core values, even—and especially—in the face of an administration that would have it deny them.
Gabriel Winant, an associate professor of history and the president of UChicago's AAUP chapter.
Op-Ed
An Open Letter to President Alivisatos and Provost Baicker on the Trump Administration’s Threat to Academic Freedom
March 11, 2025
We ask that the University publicly confirm that it will not cooperate with immigration authorities or with requests for information about students, faculty, and staff that are not strictly required by law.
An American flag and a Pride flag fly together in New Shoreham, R.I.
Op-Ed
Being Trans in Trump’s America
By Francesco Rahe / March 6, 2025
In light of the Trump administration’s new executive orders, Rhodes Scholar Francesco Rahe explores trans identity at UChicago and underscores the importance of gender’s role in education.
Shawn Quek
Op-Ed
Pledging Allegiance: Brotherhood, Beer, and The Making of Men
By Shawn Quek / March 5, 2025
We ought to properly discuss our campus’ cesspool of fraternity culture.
No, Jew-Hatred Is not a "Distraction”
Op-Ed
No, Jew-Hatred Is not a “Distraction”
By Joachim Sciamma / February 16, 2025
Violence and hate, executed in the name of protest, render Jewish students unsafe on our own campus.
Saieh Hall, where UChicago's world-famous Department of Economics is housed.
Op-Ed
University Leaders and Their Plans: A Pathology
By Clifford Ando / January 8, 2025
The University has a history of wildly optimistic budget projections. Who is the audience, who is served, and what are the harms of this practice?
The Keller Center, which houses the Harris School of Public Policy.
Op-Ed
“Fixing the Broken”
By 2023–24 Harris Student Government (HSG) / November 6, 2024
Harris Student Government is committed to transparency and accountability in its service to the student body.
When Opinion Obscures Art
Columns
When Opinion Obscures Art
By Vivian Li / April 15, 2025
Classroom discussions often favor personal and political takes over close reading and artistic engagement.
The University of Chicago Bookstore.
Columns
AI Professor
By Camille Cypher / April 4, 2025
When professors elect to use AI, they replace teaching with efficient but harmful shortcuts.
The Cost of Brotherhood
Columns
The Cost of Brotherhood
By Sophia Zeglis / April 2, 2025

​​In Chapter 720 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, which contains the Illinois Criminal Code, the reader finds Section 12C-50 on hazing....

Saieh Hall, where UChicago's world-famous Department of Economics is housed.
Columns
April Fools: University Reverses Position on Free Speech
By Peter Maheras and Zachary Leiter / April 1, 2025
Initial speech cost set at two cents per word, University announced on April 1.
Is Safety the Priority?
Columns
Is Safety the Priority?
By Daniel Lin / March 31, 2025

On the first snowy night of the season, three of my friends and I strolled to a friend’s apartment nearby to pick up some food. With three...

Edward H. Levi Hall, which houses many of the University's administrative offices.
Editorial
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.
2024 USG Endorsement: The Timing’s Just Right with “Better Slate Than Never” Slate
Editorial
2024 USG Endorsement: The Timing’s Just Right with “Better Slate Than Never” Slate
By Maroon Editorial Board / April 15, 2024
The Maroon Editorial Board endorses Better Slate Than Never for Undergraduate Student Government’s executive slate, Arsima Araya for trustee and faculty governance liaison, and Andrea Pita Mendez for vice president of advocacy.
A UCPD vehicle.
Editorial
Student Safety Should Be About Students
By The Maroon Editorial Board / February 22, 2024

"Your campus is on the South Side?” We all know that expression of concern from well-meaning relatives and neighbors when we tell them where...

Saieh Hall as seen from the quad.
Editorial
Revisiting Our Rankings
By Maroon Editorial Board / February 1, 2024
The University stands out against many of its peer institutions for its storied, albeit eccentric, traditions, but now it stands out for another reason: its fall in rankings. Should UChicago continue moving forward as is or pause and reflect on the situation?
What We’re Thankful For
Editorial
What We’re Thankful For
By Maroon Editorial Board / November 29, 2023
The Maroon Editorial Board reflects on what we’ve been thankful for these last few months.
When Opinion Obscures Art
When Opinion Obscures Art
By Vivian Li / April 15, 2025
Classroom discussions often favor personal and political takes over close reading and artistic engagement.
Snell-Hitchcock Hall.
The Faculty Speak
By Clifford Ando / April 7, 2025
University senates around the country are organizing and speaking up. It’s time for University leaders to end their silence.
The University of Chicago Bookstore.
AI Professor
By Camille Cypher / April 4, 2025
When professors elect to use AI, they replace teaching with efficient but harmful shortcuts.
The Cost of Brotherhood
The Cost of Brotherhood
By Sophia Zeglis / April 2, 2025

​​In Chapter 720 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, which contains the Illinois Criminal Code, the reader finds Section 12C-50 on hazing....

Saieh Hall, where UChicago's world-famous Department of Economics is housed.
April Fools: University Reverses Position on Free Speech
By Peter Maheras and Zachary Leiter / April 1, 2025
Initial speech cost set at two cents per word, University announced on April 1.
Is Safety the Priority?
Is Safety the Priority?
By Daniel Lin / March 31, 2025

On the first snowy night of the season, three of my friends and I strolled to a friend’s apartment nearby to pick up some food. With three...

Edward H. Levi Hall, which houses many of the University's administrative offices.
The Lines We Will Not Cross
By Clifford Ando / March 27, 2025
The University must make a full-throated defense of its core values, even—and especially—in the face of an administration that would have it deny them.
Gabriel Winant, an associate professor of history and the president of UChicago's AAUP chapter.
An Open Letter to President Alivisatos and Provost Baicker on the Trump Administration’s Threat to Academic Freedom
March 11, 2025
We ask that the University publicly confirm that it will not cooperate with immigration authorities or with requests for information about students, faculty, and staff that are not strictly required by law.
Studying Doesn’t Stop at Midnight
Studying Doesn’t Stop at Midnight
By Adam Zaidi / March 6, 2025
UChicago students never clock out, so why do our libraries?
An American flag and a Pride flag fly together in New Shoreham, R.I.
Being Trans in Trump’s America
By Francesco Rahe / March 6, 2025
In light of the Trump administration’s new executive orders, Rhodes Scholar Francesco Rahe explores trans identity at UChicago and underscores the importance of gender’s role in education.
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.
Shawn Quek
Pledging Allegiance: Brotherhood, Beer, and The Making of Men
By Shawn Quek / March 5, 2025
We ought to properly discuss our campus’ cesspool of fraternity culture.
Catan and the Winter Quarter
Catan and the Winter Quarter
By Kaci Sziraki / February 27, 2025
The simple board game has become my bridge between academics and self-care.
Against the Podcasters
Against the Podcasters
By Nico Posner / February 16, 2025
Podcasting is an inherently flawed medium for science communication.
No, Jew-Hatred Is not a "Distraction”
No, Jew-Hatred Is not a “Distraction”
By Joachim Sciamma / February 16, 2025
Violence and hate, executed in the name of protest, render Jewish students unsafe on our own campus.
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