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The Division of the Arts & Humanities is considering consolidating its 15 departments into eight, reducing language instruction, and establishing minimum class and program sizes, citing new federal policies and shifts in the “underlying financial models” for higher education.

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…

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.

A UChicago spokesperson confirmed to the Maroon that three current students and four recent graduates have had their F-1 student visas revoked by the federal government. The University has offered to connect the individuals with immigration attorneys. Story to come.

Though he lacks the power to do so unilaterally, President Trump moved Thursday to “dismantle” the Department of Education, which determines or provides financial assistance for many UChicago students. chicagomaroon.com/46684/news/tru…

Trump signed an executive order today directing Secretary of the Department of Education Linda McMahon to eliminate the agency—which provides or determines financial assistance for many UChicago students—“to the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law.” Story to come.

The Department of Education alleges that UChicago has engaged in “race-exclusionary practices in [its] graduate programs” through its partnership with the PhD Project, an organization that works to expand diversity in business school Ph.D. programs. chicagomaroon.com/46645/news/dep…

The University of Chicago is one of 45 schools under investigation by the Department of Education for alleged violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits race-based discrimination in programs receiving federal financial assistance. Story to come.

In a Tuesday morning email to faculty, President Alivisatos said he authorized Monday’s lawsuit because NIH cuts “would immediately damage the ability of our faculty, students, and staff…to engage in health-related fundamental research and to discover life-saving therapies.”

The lawsuit was one of two filed in federal court Monday aiming to block a Friday NIH directive that would slash “indirect” cost funding for researchers, threatening 52 million dollars in UChicago’s annual revenue. chicagomaroon.com/45412/news/fla…

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