The Chicago Maroon

“Berlin” wants to feel like the city in a way that recalls the early Soviet theater of Vsevolod Meyerhold and others: almost a dozen actors are onstage throughout, moving tables, drawing, typing, yelling, and fighting. chicagomaroon.com/47336/arts/in-…

UChicago is facing a query from the US Department of Justice for its admissions practices and international students. In a statement to investors, the University said the probe may "have a material adverse effect" on its financial profile and operating performance. Story to come.

UCMed announced today it is discontinuing all gender-affirming pediatric care, following a January executive order from President Trump that would withhold funding from medical centers that offer it. Story to come. uchicagomedicine.org/conditions-ser…

The University is offering a new archaeology major beginning in the 2025–26 academic year. chicagomaroon.com/47848/news/uni…

W+, Project Reproductive Freedom, and Midwave Radio hosted a concert that raised money for abortion care and provided resources to the UChicago and Hyde Park community. chicagomaroon.com/47841/news/ban…

A Maroon analysis of data compiled by USG’s Elections & Rules Committee showed low overall turnout and high abstention rates in USG cabinet races. chicagomaroon.com/47806/news/spr…

Katherine Weaver revisits the legendary album Views from the Reg with Jacob Johnson, better known as Average Johnson. chicagomaroon.com/47750/arts/sev…

Members of UChicago’s Board of Trustees donated overwhelmingly to Republican candidates during the 2024 election cycle, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC) records reviewed by the Maroon. chicagomaroon.com/47691/grey-cit…

In a speech at the Chicago Thinker's American Identity Summit, Dean of the College Melina Hale said the University's "institutional identity" prevented it from signing a letter criticizing federal intervention in higher education. chicagomaroon.com/47677/news/spe…

Provost Katherine Baicker and CFO Ivan Samstein sat down with the Maroon to discuss the impacts of grant freezes, visa revocations, and other federal policy changes on the University’s finances. chicagomaroon.com/47653/news/rea…

The merger of the two divisions is intended to highlight and capitalize on the interrelationship between the humanities and the arts. chicagomaroon.com/47503/news/uni…

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who was elected May 8 by the College of Cardinals to serve as the new pope, attended Catholic Theological Union in East Hyde Park. chicagomaroon.com/47461/news/chi…

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was chosen as the new Pontiff, taking the name Leo XIV. He earned his Master of Divinity degree from the Catholic Theological Union based in Hyde Park.

In interviews with the Maroon, UChicago international students expressed uncertainty about completing their degrees in the U.S. chicagomaroon.com/47423/news/int…

Data reporter Karen Yi on her new article: 50 Years of Divestment Movements at UChicago. Yi explains how she created an interactive timeline using the Maroon’s archives to uncover the history of University divestment activism.