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

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Some undergraduate schools to begin using new advising system Winter Quarter

November 6, 2016

Three undergraduate schools will begin using a new advising system Winter Quarter, piloting software that aims to improve communication between students and advisers. The new system, AdviseStream, is...

Purdue University Prof. David Sanders, chair of the school’s Faculty Senate, speaks at Faculty Senate on Wednesday. Sanders encouraged senators to continue their work at Northwestern.

Faculty Senate discusses shortening quarters by one week

November 3, 2016

Faculty Senate discussed shortening each quarter by one week at its meeting Wednesday as an alternative to the so-called “10-5-5-10” calendar, which a Senate report released last month found many departments...

Northwestern faculty, students plan to improve ‘TweetCast’ ballot prediction app

October 20, 2016

Solely based on tweets, an application developed by Northwestern professors and students is reported to predict people’s voting preferences with an 80 percent accuracy. TweetCast is an online program...

Medill profs pinpoint voter population that may not be represented in polls

October 18, 2016

A recent study by two Medill professors revealed a group of politically disengaged voters that may not have been represented in past polls but could prove crucial to the 2016 presidential election. Medill...

Political science Prof. Jacqueline Stevens speaks at a campus event last winter. A Faculty Senate committee ruled last month that it could not make a decision on Stevens appeal of her involuntary leave.

Faculty Senate committee finds it ‘impossible’ to act on Prof. Jacqueline Stevens’ appeal of involuntary leave

October 13, 2016

A Faculty Senate committee tasked with reviewing disciplinary actions decided it is unable to make a decision on political science Prof. Jacqueline Stevens’ appeal of her involuntary leave, according...

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