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Rethinking prison labor under the 13th Amendment

A UChicago legal scholar examines how forced labor persists in U.S. prisons—and what it will take to change the system

Class of 2025 reflects on the many roads to Convocation

Graduating students share how UChicago shaped their experiences—from Mount Athos to the Main Quads

Class Day speakers to focus on lessons learned from UChicago experiences

Fourth-years Lila Melkumova, Dhirpal Shah and Helen Wu to deliver speeches at annual event

$25 million gift from Priscilla and Steven A. Kersten to advance and strengthen K–12 education research

Commitment will support scholars, applied research and school social workers to help transform schools and increase student achievement

UChicago Convocation 2025 celebration to begin June 6

Learn about UChicago's weekend of events, which culminate June 7 with the campus-wide celebration on the Main Quadrangles

How does life rebound from mass extinctions? Scientists find surprising answers

Study by UChicago, Smithsonian, UK Natural History Museum challenges assumptions about survival after global catastrophe

New research shows Medicaid expansion reduced mortality in low-income adults

Findings suggest Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act saved about 27,400 lives between 2010-22, including among younger adults.