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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

The Creative Writing program on average accepts half of the applicants that apply to its year-long sequence programs, according to program director Juan Martinez.

NU Creative Writing program invites student wordsmiths

January 7, 2024

With pens in hand, students in the Northwestern undergraduate Creative Writing program cultivate imagination and pure expression. Founded in 1980, NU’s undergraduate Creative Writing program was one...

Poet and literary scholar Evie Shockley read selections from her latest poetry collection “suddenly we” at University Hall Thursday.

Northwestern alum Evie Shockley brings ‘suddenly we’ to University Hall

November 19, 2023

Returning to her roots as a poet and literacy scholar, Evie Shockley (Weinberg ‘88), reflected on art and identity at her poetry reading in University Hall Thursday.  Shockley read and discussed...

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Bienen awards Tania León the Nemmers Prize in Music Composition

February 21, 2023

Composer and conductor Tania León was awarded the $100,000 Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition for her achievements and influence in classical composition, the University announced Tuesday.  León...

In a spoof of a widely circulated image of former President Bill Clinton sitting down and holding a vinyl with headphones on, President Barack Obama is drawn in a similar stance. He holds the cover for “Shirt” by SZA, where a purple shirt is stained with red. He is surrounded by various album covers.

Liner Notes: Former President Obama’s 2022 music picks were a little too good

January 5, 2023

From Oprah Winfrey’s gift guide to Reese Witherspoon’s book list, celebrity picks can be viewed as gospel. As usual for around this season, former President Barack Obama blessed us with his own gospel:...

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Bestselling author Isabel Wilkerson to deliver commencement address this year

March 17, 2022

Former New York Times reporter and bestselling author Isabel Wilkerson will deliver the commencement address this year, the University announced Thursday. Wilkerson, author of “The Warmth of Other...

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