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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Administration

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Rebecca Blank named next president of Northwestern

October 11, 2021

Rebecca Blank will be Northwestern’s 17th president, the University announced Monday.  Blank, currently the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will replace University President Morton...

Northwestern reported a threefold increase in academic integrity violations in the last academic year. Assistant Dean Ricardo Court expressed his frustration with students in an internal email sent to faculty.

Assistant dean reprimands students in faculty email for threefold academic integrity violations

October 7, 2021

Assistant Dean for Academic Integrity Ricardo Court expressed concerns with students’ “carefree attitudes” and “clumsy” attempts to plagiarize in the 2020-21 academic year in a Sept. 29 email...

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Northwestern dining workers vote to authorize strike from Compass Group

September 23, 2021

Northwestern dining and services workers voted Wednesday to authorize a strike from Compass Group, the University’s food service provider.  Out of about 200 workers, 95% voted in favor of the strike...

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Judge dismisses lawsuit against NU for charging full tuition during pandemic

September 21, 2021

An Illinois district judge dismissed a complaint alleging Northwestern went back on a promise to offer in-person instruction to students when it switched to virtual instruction during the pandemic. The...

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Northwestern changes harassment, discrimination policies following cheer team investigation

August 31, 2021

Northwestern published the results of an independent investigation into concerns of sexual harassment and racism raised by its cheer team on Tuesday.  NU will change its policies to prevent any further...

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