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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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Reichs has written more than 20 novels inspired by her work as a forensic anthropologist.

Crime writer and forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs to receive 2023 Alumnae Award

September 11, 2023

American crime writer and forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs (Weinberg M.A. ’72, Ph.D. ’75) will receive the 2023 Alumnae Award, The Alumnae of Northwestern University announced Monday. The annual...

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Team featuring NU alum offers in-depth race and culture reporting in ‘America in Black’

May 23, 2023

This February, CBS News and Black Entertainment Television premiered “America in Black,” a primetime series that aims to cover the diversity of the Black experience in the U.S., and an NU alum is playing...

Opera star and Bienen alum Grace Bumbry dies at 86

May 10, 2023

Grace Bumbry (Bienen ’58), who helped pave the way for Black artists in opera, died Sunday at age 86, according to a Tuesday news release from the Bienen School of Music.  Following her graduation...

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Hollywood producer Mara Brock Akil to deliver Medill convocation address

May 10, 2023

Mara Brock Akil (Medill ’92), a Hollywood screenwriter and television producer, will deliver Medill’s 2023 convocation address June 11, the school announced Wednesday.  Brock Akil has written and...

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Ekpedeme Bassey to deliver SESP convocation address

May 10, 2023

Ekpedeme Bassey (McCormick ’95), chief learning and diversity officer for the Kraft Heinz Company, will deliver the School of Education and Social Policy’s convocation address, the school announced...

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