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Community members take photos, grab merch in support of LGBTQ+ community

University of Chicago became the first defendant in “568 Cartel” class-action lawsuit to settle. 

Malian Djembe Master Sidy Maïga, musician Master Soumy discuss importance of PVDFest’s Afrika Nyaga Drum Festival

Three years after promising to double its undergraduate student veteran population, the University has “nearly achieved” its goal, University Spokesperson Brian Clark wrote in an email to The Herald. On Veterans Day in 2019, the University announced that it aimed to double the undergraduate student veteran population, then 21 students, by 2024. The University also made veteran admissions need-blind, cut the standardized test score requirement and eliminated out-of-pocket admission costs for veterans.

Alumni interviews for prospective students will not resume following their suspension at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an email from the Office of College Admission sent to alumni on Oct. 11. Applicants will retain the option to submit a two-minute video introduction, the email s…

The University pledged in 2019 to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040 and cut its emissions by 75% by 2025, simultaneously unveiling multiple projects to reach these goals.  While the University maintains that it is on track to reach its 2025 target with a new solar farm scheduled to be com…

James Tilton, who prefers to go by Jim, begins his mornings in a classic 1860 colonial farmhouse in Clinton, Conn. He then embarks on a one-hour journey to College Hill, where he works as the University’s dean of financial aid.

Nearly 70% of students admitted to the University’s class of 2026 accepted a spot last spring, a record-high that slightly surpasses the previous rate set by the class of 2025, Dean of Admission Logan Powell wrote in an email to The Herald.

A lawsuit alleging that Brown was part of a group of colleges that ignored its commitment to need-blind admission policies can move ahead, a federal judge in Illinois ruled in late August. 

A new student group, Rural Students at Brown, aims to foster a safe space for rural students admitted to the University. Spearheaded by Abby Bachenberg ’23 of Welcome, Minnesota; Toby Arment ’23 of Rawlins, Wyoming; Victoria Rose ’23 of Hillsboro, West Virginia and Jed Fox ’23 of Schoharie, New York, director of technology at The Herald, the organization hopes to be recognized as an official club by the Student Activities Office for the fall semester, according to Rose and Bachenberg.

A sea of admitted students clad in red lanyards and drawstring bags visited Brown on Friday for the Class of 2026’s first in-person admitted students’ day, also known as A Day on College Hill. 280 admitted students and 889 total attendees — including parents and family — visited College Hill for ADOCH on Friday, according to Dean of Admission Logan Powell. 317 students and 1,007 overall guests are registered for the second day on April 13, while 430 admitted students and 1,349 total guests are registered for April 22.

The University will host three days of the annual A Day on College Hill event in person for the class of 2026 on April 8, 13 and 22, Dean of Admission Logan Powell wrote in an email to The Herald. This year’s ADOCH marks the first time the event has featured in-person activities since 2019.

The University extended offers of admission to 1,651 applicants tonight, resulting in an overall acceptance rate of 5% this year, Dean of Admission Logan Powell wrote in an email to The Herald.

The University’s Ad Hoc Committee on Promoting Financial Health and Sustainability recommended that the undergraduate class size expand by “5-10% through careful enrollment management” and increased participation in study abroad and experiential learning programs, according to a report released October 1, 2021. 

Students, parents and University faculty crowded into the Salomon Center on Wednesday to listen to a lecture from the 2021 Co-recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences Guido Imbens MA’89 PhD’91. Imbens won the prize for his work with Massachusetts Institute of Technology economist Joshua Angrist on “methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships.” He was chosen as the speaker for this semester’s Lemley Lecture, which invites “exceptional leaders who are preeminent in their field” to the University.

A first-of-its-kind bill that proposes an effective ban on legacy admissions in higher education was introduced in Congress earlier this month, according to a press release from Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR).  The Fair College Admissions for Students Act was introduced by Merkley and Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY16) on Feb. 2 as a proposed amendment to the Higher Education Act of 1965. The bill would prevent institutions of higher education that participate in federal student aid programs from awarding admission preference to students with pre-existing connections to the school or students whose families are donors.

Buildings on different corners of campus — Andrews Hall, Diman House and Sayles Hall — flooded over the weekend and on Monday. But, according to the University, the causes of flooding have all been resolved. Zandy Swartzman ’24, a resident of Diman House, said he and his friends were extremely confused after being woken up by the alarm. “It really did look like a scene from the Titanic,” he said. “Just water spewing down.”

The University received a record-high number of applications for the class of 2026, with a combined 50,608 applicants from both the early and regular decision pools, Dean of Admission Logan Powell told The Herald. Powell noted that applications rose in every category, every geographic region and every area of academic focus. He credited the University’s presence during the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of both in-person and virtual outreach, and, to a lesser extent, increased financial aid offerings, for the rise in applications.

Actress and musician Keke Palmer discussed being confident and authentic, as well as her experiences navigating fame and overcoming challenges since beginning her career at a young age, during a conversation with Brown Lecture Board Monday evening.

At that point already a grandfather, Steiner took one or two classes a semester until he accrued the over 20 required credits necessary for graduate school, and then decided to pursue a Ph.D. in physics. This September, after a roughly 20 year journey toward his most recent degree, Steiner successfully defended his thesis at 89 years old after pushing through multiple medical setbacks.