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Message from the President: Anticipating My Retirement

President Elissa Tenny announces plans to retire after the 2023–24 school year.

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Undergraduate Admitted Student Events

Celebrate with faculty, staff, and other admitted students at events around the world.
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File Your FAFSA

File the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to be considered for financial aid and loans.
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Kids' Summer Camps and Teen Program Registration is Open

Register now for summer art and design classes for ages 4-18.

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Early College Program Merit Scholarship Deadline: March 1

Learn more about our online or in-person Early College Program Summer Institute and register now.
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Read the Spring 2023 Issue of SAIC Magazine

The spring 2023 issue of School of the Art Institute of Chicago magazine celebrates our talented multi-hyphenate community members.
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Alum Paul Chan Named a 2022 MacArthur Fellow

The $800,000 grants were awarded to 25 individuals completing ambitious, creative work across a variety of different disciplines.
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Message from the President: Anticipating My Retirement

President Elissa Tenny announces plans to retire after the 2023–24 school year.

SAIC Named a Fulbright US Student and Scholar Program Top Producing Institution

This marks the seventh time SAIC has been awarded the distinction of being a top-producing, special-focus four-year institution in the past decade.

Alum Meg Onli Announced as Co-Curator for 2024 Whitney Biennial

Meg Onli (BFA 2008) will join forces with longtime Whitney Museum curator Chrissie Iles.