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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...

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks and Cori Bush stands to her left at an outdoor protest.

Medill is back on the Hill: Students dive into politics coverage from the nation’s capital

October 6, 2021

Medill sophomore Mikayla Denault has wanted to be a political reporter since she was young. Now, she's covering protests in Washington, D.C. and quoting U.S. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Cori...

Geography Prof. John Hudson in front of a map

Geography Prof. John Hudson celebrates 50 years at NU

October 6, 2021

Geography Prof. John Hudson is teaching the same geography course this quarter that he taught his first quarter at Northwestern — 50 years ago.  As the University’s only geography professor, Hudson...

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NU researchers develop “ultra-rapid” COVID-19 test that demonstrated 100% accuracy

September 30, 2021

Northwestern researchers developed a new antigen-based COVID-19 test that demonstrated 100% accuracy in a recent blind laboratory test, according to a Thursday university news release. The speed of...

Deering library, a stone building with long glass pane windows covered in vines and adorned with red accent lighting.

NU study finds preschool discipline patterns show teacher racism affecting long term success

September 30, 2021

A Northwestern study found preschool teachers react more negatively toward Black students’ actions than to those of their white peers, which is why Black preschoolers are three times more likely to be...

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