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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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Institutions receiving federal funding may face potential loss of funding if they fail to comply with Title VI, the letter wrote.

Education Department warns NU, 59 other universities of potential consequences for antisemitism

March 11, 2025

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights sent warning letters to 60 universities for antisemitic discrimination — including Northwestern. The letters inform universities of potential...

NACUBO vice president of policy and research said NACUBO is opposed to an increased endowment tax.

Proposed increased endowment tax could affect Northwestern aid

March 11, 2025

Amid the rising challenges universities face from the Trump Administration, Rep. Troy E. Nehls (R-Texas) introduced the Endowment Tax Fairness Act, a bill that would raise the excise tax levied on certain...

Previously, the University’s SES page declared a partnership with students who are first-generation, lower-income, and/or DACA/undocumented.

Student Enrichment Services follows other NU offices in removing DEI site

March 10, 2025

Northwestern took down its web page for Student Enrichment Services and redirected the link to a “Community and Belonging” page expressing that NU is reviewing its policies to ensure compliance with...

On Tuesday, Trump threatened on Truth Social to withhold federal funding from universities that allow “illegal protests.”

NU professors denounce Trump’s threat to cut federal funding for universities with ‘illegal protests’

March 10, 2025

Immediately after taking office, President Donald Trump launched a deluge of executive actions against universities, particularly in response to alleged antisemitism. Northwestern professors condemned...

The Office for Research has joined other undergraduate and graduate schools, as well as campus groups, in wiping DEI-related content from their websites.

Office for Research follows other Northwestern websites in taking down DEI page

March 3, 2025

The Office for Research has followed other Northwestern undergraduate and graduate schools, as well as support sites, in taking down its diversity, equity and inclusion web page following President Donald...

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