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University of Chicago

The University of Chicago (U of C, UChicago, or simply Chicago) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois.

Founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller, the University of Chicago was incorporated in 1890; William Rainey Harper became the university's first president in 1891, and the first classes were held in 1892. Both Harper and future president Robert Maynard Hutchins advocated for Chicago's curriculum to be based upon theoretical and perennial issues rather than applied sciences and commercial utility.[

 

Website

http://www.uchicago.edu/

Email

infocenter@uchicago.edu

Phone

773.702.1234

Address

Edward H. Levi Hall 5801 South Ellis Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60637