Faculty and students held a Day of Action for Higher Education across campus Thursday, calling on Northwestern to resist federal pressure amid the Trump administration’s funding freeze, revocations of international student visas and ongoing antisemitism investigations. The event was part of a nationwide...
The Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police named Evanston Police Department’s Schenita Stewart its Police Chief of the Year earlier this month. Stewart has served as the EPD’s chief of police since October 2022 and has worked in law enforcement for more than 25 years. She is the first woman to have ever won the title. The Daily spoke with Stewart about the award, her background in law enforcement and community engagement. This interview has been lightly edited for brevity and clarity. The Daily: How did you get into policing? Stewart: I come from a big family. My mom was born and raised in the Bahamas, and my father’s side is here from Evanston — we have a long lineage...
