Johnw Boyer News Today

We must recognize the fact that among the very top private universities in the United States, UChicago remains the most undercapitalized, owing in large part to the fateful collapse of its undergraduate enrollments in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.

A summary of University leadership for first-years and continuing students alike

Rebecca Journey, a lecturer at the University of Chicago, thought little of calling her new undergraduate seminar “The Problem of Whiteness.” Though provocatively titled, the anthropology course covered familiar academic territory: how the racial category “white” has changed over time. She was surprised, then, when her inbox exploded in November with vitriolic messages from dozens of strangers. One wrote that she was “deeply evil.” Another: “Blow ...

In January 2022, Dean of the College John W. Boyer announced his plans to transition to a new role at the end of the 2022–23 academic year. In his new role as senior advisor to University president Paul Alivisatos, Boyer will focus on international development, global education, and providing support for programs involving public discourse,...

The process has become an intrusive and morally presumptuous inquisition of an applicant’s soul.

The UChicago Center in Paris and new professorship will be named in honor of longtime Dean of the College John W. Boyer following a $27 million gift from alumni and parents.

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Fourth-year Ricky Holder will study comparative social policy at Oxford

Statements on racism and abortion have renewed a debate over institutional neutrality and free speech.

The University of Chicago is launching a new $200 million commitment to educational access and financial aid for undergraduate students through a gift and challenge from the University’s Board of Trustees in honor of President Robert J. Zimmer.Member