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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


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A headshot of Subramanyam, one of seven Northwestern alums in congress.

U.S. Representative and NU alum Suhas Subramanyam remains grateful for his ‘Pritzker family’

February 27, 2025

With the 119th Congress arriving in Washington, D.C. in January, Pritzker School of Law alum and U.S. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (Pritzker ’13) (D-Va.) began his first term in the U.S. House of Representatives....

Lisa Franchetti was the first woman to serve as the Navy’s top officer.

Trump Administration fires top naval officer, a Medill alum

February 24, 2025

United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that he was firing Adm. Lisa Franchetti (Medill ’85), the 33rd U.S. Chief of Naval Operations.  “Under President Trump, we are putting...

Vittert's show "On Balance" recently moved to prime time.

Medill alum and NewsNation anchor Leland Vittert uses ‘Midwest sensibility’ to tell stories

February 17, 2025

NewsNation’s Chief Washington Anchor Leland Vittert (Medill ’05) said he arrived at Northwestern by chance, choosing to study journalism because it didn’t have a language requirement at the time....

In the times that the University has asked students to more specifically self-identify their racial identity, data collection did not target the entire student body, according to a University spokesperson.

‘Fall through the cracks’: Lack of AAPI data disaggregation limits student resources

November 24, 2024

As a freshman, Medill junior Indra Dalaisaikhan tried to find other Mongolian American students at Northwestern. Her search was unsuccessful, in part, because there was no official information about...

The three alumni were further honored at the football game versus Ohio State Saturday.

Three business leaders honored with Alumni Medal, reflect on Northwestern and career experiences

November 17, 2024

Three alumni were honored with the 2024 Northwestern Alumni Medal Friday afternoon during Homecoming and Reunion weekend. Willard S. Evans Jr. (McCormick ’77 and Kellogg ’81) Renetta McCann (Communication...

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