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In his Wednesday address to incoming students, University President Paul Alivisatos highlighted how UChicago is adapting to the rise of artificial intelligence while preserving its culture of inquiry.
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The Maroon Arts & Culture team presents their recommendations of artistic and cultural opportunities on campus and around Chicago throughout the fall quarter.
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The University of Chicago's transportation system has spent decades evolving to meet student needs. Today, a new shuttle ambassador program continues a long history of student involvement in University shuttles.
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Pick up your edition of our 2026 Orientation Issue at any of the Maroon’s newspaper stands around campus or read digitally at the link below. chicagomaroon.com/flipbook/v…
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A federal judge today blocked the Trump administration's policy that would have limited student visa holders to four years of authorization in the U.S. at a time. The rule, which would go into effect tomorrow, was based on an "exceptionally weak" set of arguments, the judge said.
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The Association of American Universities and the American Association of Medical Colleges, of which the University of Chicago and the Pritzker School of Medicine are members, respectively, filed amicus briefs in support of the plaintiffs. chicagomaroon.com/flipbook/p…
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UChicago this morning announced the creation of the Trott Center for Excellence in Rural America, a $300 million project to expand opportunities for rural students. The Center is named in recognition of a $100 million gift from trustee and alum Byron Trott and his wife Tina.
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The share of incoming students in the College identifying as Black fell for the third consecutive year in 2025–26, while the proportion who were male grew to its highest level in decades, according to detailed UChicago enrollment data released last week.chicagomaroon.com/53303/news…
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UChicago Medicine was one of more than 200 medical providers accused by an HHS-commissioned report of inaccurately billing insurers for puberty-blocking hormone treatments. The report did not present specific evidence to support its allegations.
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All social science Core classes at UChicago will transition to an “analog” approach for the upcoming academic year, restricting in-classroom technology use and banning AI-assisted writing and grading for students and professors.
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Randal Picker, the James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School and the recently appointed vice provost for academic affairs, passed away on Saturday. He was 66 years old.
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The Office of International Affairs said it was evaluating how the new Trump administration rule, which applies to F and J visa holders, will affect international students at the University.
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The Office of Management and Budget proposal would give political appointees greater authority over grant decisions and threaten long-term and international research, the University wrote in a public comment submitted Monday.
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The National Labor Relations Board today certified that the University of Chicago Press Workers Guild had won their union election and could begin collective bargaining on behalf of the 134-member unit. 89 percent of eligible workers across Press facilities voted to unionize.
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The University’s outgoing vice provost for academic affairs, who oversaw adherence to the Kalven Report, was on the committee behind a new report that some faculty have viewed as antithetical to institutional neutrality.
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A University spokesperson did not rule out the possibility of accessing community members’ Claude data—including for disciplinary purposes—in a statement to the Maroon about UChicago’s new partnership with Anthropic.
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Career Advancement claims that only 34 fourth-years don’t have “significant postgraduate plans”—but the Maroon identified nearly double that number.
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Faculty and staff will gain access to Claude Enterprise services in July, and students will gain access before the start of the 2026–27 academic year, President Alivisatos wrote in an email Tuesday announcing a new partnership with Anthropic. chicagomaroon.com/52867/news…
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UChicago announced today that it had partnered with AI company Anthropic to give students, faculty, and staff access to Claude Enterprise services on a rolling basis starting in July. All University community members will have access by fall quarter. Story to come.
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Read President Paul Alivisatos's full message to the University community here: president.uchicago.edu/from-…
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