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The following is a list of presidents of the University of Chicago.[1]

The title of the university's chief executive was provisionally changed to "Chancellor" from 1945 to 1960.[2][3]

List of presidents

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No. Image Name From To Ref.
1 William Rainey Harper July 1, 1891 January 10, 1906 [4][5]
acting Harry Pratt Judson January 16, 1906 February 20, 1907 [6]
2 February 20, 1907 February 19, 1923 [7][8][9]
acting Ernest DeWitt Burton February 20, 1923 July 12, 1923 [8]
3 July 12, 1923 May 26, 1925 [10][11][12]
acting Frederic Woodward May 27, 1925 September 30, 1925 [13]
4 Max Mason October 1, 1925 June 14, 1928 [14][15][16]
acting Frederic Woodward June 15, 1928 June 30, 1929 [17]
5 Robert Maynard Hutchins July 1, 1929 December 31, 1950 [18][19][20]
acting Ernest C. Colwell January 1, 1951 April 12, 1951 [21]
acting Lawrence A. Kimpton April 12, 1951 October 18, 1951 [22]
6 October 18, 1951 September 7, 1960 [23][24][25]
acting R. Wendell Harrison September 8, 1960 March 2, 1961 [26]
7 George W. Beadle March 3, 1961 November 13, 1968 [27][28][29]
8 Edward H. Levi November 14, 1968 February 5, 1975 [30][31][32]
acting John T. Wilson February 6, 1975 December 9, 1975 [33][34]
9 December 9, 1975 June 30, 1978 [35]
10 Hanna Holborn Gray July 1, 1978 June 30, 1993 [36][37][38]
11 Hugo Sonnenschein July 1, 1993 June 30, 2000 [39][40]
12 Don Michael Randel July 1, 2000 June 30, 2006 [41][42][43]
13 Robert Zimmer July 1, 2006 August 31, 2021 [44][45][46]
14 Paul Alivisatos September 1, 2021 incumbent [47]

References

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  1. ^ "History of the Office". president.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
  2. ^ "Summer Brings Major Changes". The Chicago Maroon. November 16, 1945. p. 8.
  3. ^ "Reorganize UC administration". The Chicago Maroon. Vol. 70, no. 7. October 13, 1960. p. 1.
  4. ^ "The President Is Dead". The Chicago Maroon. Vol. 4, no. 63. January 10, 1906. p. 1.
  5. ^ "William Rainey Harper, 1891-1906". UChicago.
  6. ^ "Dean H.P. Judson is choice for the acting presidency". The Chicago Maroon. Vol. 4, no. 67. January 16, 1906. p. 1.
  7. ^ "Dr. Harry Pratt Judson is unanimously elected by trustees to succeed Dr. Harper as president". The Chicago Maroon. Vol. 5, no. 89. February 21, 1907. p. 1.
  8. ^ a b "Pres. Judson Resigns! Burton Acting Head". The Chicago Maroon. Vol. 21, no. 53. January 16, 1923. p. 1.
  9. ^ "Harry Pratt Judson, 1907-1923". UChicago.
  10. ^ "Professor Ernest D. Burton elected president". The University Record. 9 (4): 312. October 1923.
  11. ^ "Burton is dead". The Chicago Maroon. Vol. 24, no. 125. May 26, 1925. p. 1.
  12. ^ "Ernest DeWitt Burton, 1923-1925". UChicago.
  13. ^ Hansen, John Mark (Spring 2025). "Evolution on trial". The University of Chicago Magazine.
  14. ^ "U of C picks Max Mason as new president". Chicago Tribune. August 19, 1925. p. 1.
  15. ^ "Election of President Max Mason". The University Record. 11 (4): 261–263. October 1925.
  16. ^ "Max Mason, 1925-1928". UChicago.
  17. ^ "President Max Mason's Resignation". The University Record. 14 (3): 172. July 1928.
  18. ^ "Hutchins New President". The Chicago Maroon. April 26, 1929. p. 1.
  19. ^ "Hutchins Quits!". The Chicago Maroon. December 20, 1950. p. 1.
  20. ^ "Robert Maynard Hutchins, 1929-1951". UChicago.
  21. ^ "Acting Chancellor..." The Chicago Maroon. December 20, 1950. p. 1.
  22. ^ "Kimpton UC Boss!". The Chicago Maroon. April 13, 1951. p. 1.
  23. ^ Bahr, Gary (October 5, 1951). "Kimpton inauguration set for Oct. 18 at Rockefeller Chapel". The Chicago Maroon. p. 3.
  24. ^ Johnston, Neal (April 1, 1960). "'Kimpton Era' becomes a memory". The Chicago Maroon. Vol. 69, no. 28. p. 1.
  25. ^ "Lawrence A. Kimpton, 1951-September 7, 1960". UChicago.
  26. ^ "Trustees appoint R. Harrison". The Chicago Maroon. Vol. 69, no. 42. September 30, 1960. p. 1.
  27. ^ "Beadle has arrived; Inauguration May 4". The Chicago Maroon. Vol. 69, no. 61. March 3, 1961. p. 1.
  28. ^ "Beadle inauguration Thursday". The Chicago Maroon. Vol. 69, no. 68. May 2, 1961. p. 1.
  29. ^ "George W. Beadle, 1961-November 1968". UChicago.
  30. ^ Heck, Caroline (November 15, 1968). "Ed Levi Inaugurated as University President". The Chicago Maroon. Vol. 77, no. 15. p. 3.
  31. ^ "Senate Confirms Levi". The New York Times. February 6, 1975. p. 1.
  32. ^ "Edward H. Levi, 1968-1975". UChicago.
  33. ^ "John T. Wilson, Provost". UChicago.
  34. ^ "John T Wilson, 1975-1978". UChicago.
  35. ^ "John T. Wilson elected president". The University of Chicago Record. UChicago. January 7, 1976. p. 14.
  36. ^ Maeroff, Gene I. (June 22, 1978). "A Leader Chosen, U. of Chicago Sees More Choices Ahead". The New York Times. p. A21.
  37. ^ "Hanna Holborn Gray". UC.
  38. ^ "Hanna Holborn Gray, 1978-1993". UChicago.
  39. ^ "Sonnenschein will serve seventh and final year". The University of Chicago Chronicle. June 10, 1999.
  40. ^ "Hugo Sonnenschein, 1993-2000". UChicago.
  41. ^ "Don Michael Randel to be 12th President, will take office July 1". The University of Chicago Chronicle. January 6, 2000.
  42. ^ Klein, Brian (August 15, 2005). "Don Randel to leave University for Mellon foundation". The Chicago Maroon.
  43. ^ "Don Michael Randel, 2000-2006". UChicago.
  44. ^ "Zimmer elected 13th President of University". The University of Chicago Chronicle. March 16, 2006.
  45. ^ Lee, Matthew (August 22, 2020). "President Zimmer to step down after 2020-21 school year, transition into new role as Chancellor". The Chicago Maroon.
  46. ^ "Robert J. Zimmer, 2006-2021". UChicago.
  47. ^ "Paul Alivisatos Elected University President". UChicago. February 26, 2021.
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