University
of Chicago
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The University of Chicago was founded in 1891 by William Rainey
Harper, the University’s first President, who envisioned a university that was
“‘bran splinter new,’ and yet as solid as the ancient hills.” His
institution would be a modern research university, combining an English-style
undergraduate college and a German-style graduate research institute. The University of
Chicago fulfilled Harper’s dream, quickly becoming a national leader in higher
education and research.
Harper’s visionary spirit continues to
inspire the work performed at the University of Chicago. Its scholarship is
marked by a
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willingness to challenge conventional thinking and a desire to explore
uncharted territory. As a result, the University has always been on the leading edge of
discovery. John D. Rockefeller, the University’s founder, called the University
“the best investment I ever made.”
The University of Chicago is a leader in many fields of research. However the most
respected programs are the programs of Anthropology, History, Biology,
Physics, and Chemistry.Most of the funding and grants given to the University come from
the wealthy alumni association, industrialists, and from philanthropic families such as
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Hutchinson Hall, University of Chicago
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Bird's Eye View, University of Chicago.
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The University is located between two of the largest parks in the Windy City,
Washington and
Jackson Parks and are connected by a long thoroughfare on
the south side of the University known as Midway Plaisance. The grounds are lush and
majestic, having that Old World charm.
Neighborhoods surrounding the area middle to upper class as the real estate rises in value
the further east one travels (General Rule: the closer one resides to Lake Michigan,
the more affluent a community one resides in). Student life centers primarily in the
Hyde Park neighborhood. Hyde Park is quiet as it is
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College of Law, University of Chicago.
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Cobb Hall, University of Chicago. |
many families and well established conservative Chicago lines.
To the South of the University lies a middle class and predominantly black neighborhood
which features Chicago's oldest cemetery known as Oak Woods.
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