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History of the University of Chicago. The University of Chicago was an entirely new university founded in 1891, using the same name as a defunct school founded in the 1850s which closed in 1886. See Old University of Chicago. Supporters of a new university raised money, selected a new campus in Hyde Park, and opened its doors in 1890.
Learn how UChicago has followed a distinctively different path since 1890, blurring the lines between disciplines and fostering a culture of academic freedom and free expression. Explore the University's motto, color, symbol, and traditions that reflect its history and values.
Learn about the University of Chicago's history of inquiry and impact since its founding in 1890. Discover how UChicago has evolved as a community, a campus, a city, a world, and a heritage institution.
In 1978, history scholar Hanna Holborn Gray, then the provost and acting president of Yale University, became President of the University of Chicago, a position she held for 15 years. She was the first woman in the United States to hold the presidency of a major university.
Learn about the origins, development, and achievements of the University of Chicago, a nonsectarian, coeducational institution founded in 1892. Explore its role in the social sciences, urban reform, and scientific research, as well as its campus, curriculum, and community engagement.
Learn how the University of Chicago was founded on principles of academic excellence, freedom of speech, and liberal education over 125 years ago. Explore how the Core curriculum and the whole-University community shape the intellectual and civic engagement of students.
With The University of Chicago: A History, John W. Boyer, Dean of the College since 1992, presents a deeply researched and comprehensive history of the university. Boyer has mined the archives, exploring the school’s complex and sometimes controversial past to set myth and hearsay apart from fact.
