Robert Zimmer

Griffin has targeted his gift to benefit economics research at the university.

U. of C.'s Polsky Center is partnering with the U. of I. at a new office and lab complex in Hyde Park.

U. of C. said there are limits to what it will allow under its free speech policies.

Zimmer will be tied for the second longest serving president of U. of C. if he serves the full term.

It was "unacceptable" for university police to release the man, two professors said.

Joseph Neubauer and Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer, head of J.P. Lerman & Co., announced the gift Thursday.

The university's president said the campus was facing a "challenging moment."

The presidents at University of Chicago and Northwestern are still among the highest paid in the nation.

The university is expanding its efforts to support the startups of faculty, students and alumni.

U. of C. President Zimmer said crime rates in the Hyde Park were falling, but people still feel unsafe.

Diermeier will take over for Eric Isaacs as provost in July.

The University of Chicago will launch a new Institute for Urban Innovation with the donation.

University President Robert Zimmer said security will remain despite the FBI's arrest of Jabari Dean.

Campus to reopen Tuesday after Jabari Dean allegedly threatened payback for Laquan McDonald's shooting.

The 10 a.m. threat doesn't materialize.