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

The Daily Northwestern

Leah Schroeder

Leah Schroeder, In Focus Editor

Leah is a Medill senior from St. Louis, Missouri, studying Journalism, Psychology, and Political Science. Previously for The Daily, she has served as Managing Editor, Campus Editor, Development and Recruitment Editor, Assistant Campus Editor, and Assistant Newsletter Editor. You can reach Leah via email or X.

Last updated fall 2025.

All content by Leah Schroeder
Northwestern announced the change June 12.

‘We were blindsided’: Northwestern insurance changes met with backlash, faculty-led petition

July 15, 2025
University President Michael Schill speaks behind a lectern on a field.

Q&A: University President Michael Schill discusses federal funding freeze, antisemitism on campus, student visa uncertainty

June 4, 2025
Two security guards are pictured from behind, with a protest occurring in front of them, across the street.

Students for Justice in Palestine leads demonstration, workshops despite arrest threats, heavy police presence

June 3, 2025
Students and faculty told The Daily that the orders have mostly affected graduate departments under the McCormick School of Engineering.

More than 100 NU graduate projects receive stop-work orders from Department of Defense

April 10, 2025
Northwestern Board of Trustees Chair Peter Barris speaks to an audience including University President Michael Schill, the Faculty Senate and meeting attendees.

Board of Trustees Chair Peter Barris addresses Faculty Senate day after news of funding freeze

April 10, 2025
The funding cuts come as Northwestern is being investigated by the Department of Education and Department of Justice.

Federal government freezes $790 million in funding for Northwestern

April 8, 2025
Strikers gathered at The Arch with picket signs and drums.

Dining workers reflect on their first day on strike

March 11, 2025
Striking workers gathered outside of every campus dining hall and near the Arch early Monday morning.

Dining workers go on strike early Monday morning in hopes of fair contract

March 10, 2025
Students met at Foster-Walker Complex prior to delivering the petition.

SOLR hand-delivers petition in support of dining workers after vote to authorize strike last week

March 7, 2025
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
Dining hall workers had the opportunity to vote on Thursday.

Dining hall workers vote to authorize a strike late Thursday night

February 28, 2025

The Weekly: Federal funding, bird flu, Justin Timberlake tour

February 23, 2025
Universities have fourteen days to comply with the new guidance.

University President Michael Schill provides update after Education Department gives universities two weeks to eliminate race-based programs

February 20, 2025
The Commencement ceremony will take place June 15 at 10:30 a.m.

Northwestern announces Steve Carell as 2025 commencement speaker

February 13, 2025
People in front of the arch.

University leadership announces 10% non-personnel spending reduction, other immediate measures in response to political and financial uncertainty

February 12, 2025
The investigations follow an executive order, signed Jan. 29, aiming to combat antisemitism.

U.S. Department of Education launches investigation into five universities for antisemitism, including Northwestern

February 4, 2025
Northwestern will continue to provide updates as they become available.

Schill email provides updates and clarity following questions of federal funding freeze

January 30, 2025
The ACIR will hold its first public meeting Feb. 19.

University President Michael Schill announces Advisory Committee on Investment Responsibility will be reestablished next month

January 27, 2025
The first of several anticipated hostage and detainee exchanges within the six-week ceasefire took place Sunday.

Students react to news of ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel

January 21, 2025
NU hopes to make investments in FY 2025 that “strengthen the academic community and support faculty, staff and students.”

Northwestern reports ‘second-most-successful’ fundraising year in school history, announces review of budget model

January 16, 2025
Currently, the freshmen have raised over $4,500.

2 NU students unite amidst Los Angeles wildfires to launch fundraising efforts

January 15, 2025

The Weekly: New editors recap year, share goals for coverage

January 7, 2025
NU Graduate Workers President Emma Kennedy said the union has begun discussing how to prepare for the threats a second term by President-elect Donald Trump could face for labor organizers.

Northwestern labor unions grapple with impending Trump presidential administration

November 19, 2024
At the second Faculty Senate meeting of the school year, University President Michael Schill discussed University updates and answered questions from the Senate.

University President Michael Schill addresses post-election concerns at Faculty Senate meeting

November 14, 2024
Events designed to support students reacting to the election will take place throughout the rest of the month.

Here are some of Northwestern’s post-election resources

November 7, 2024
The Faculty Senate will meet again Nov. 13.

Faculty Senate expresses concern about University investigation into Steven Thrasher

October 17, 2024
This is Faculty Senate President Jill Wilson’s fourth year in the Senate.

Q&A: New Faculty Senate President talks plans for upcoming year

October 7, 2024
The first official Faculty Senate meeting will take place Oct. 16.

After informal launch meeting, Faculty Senate prepares to tackle old and new issues

October 2, 2024
Currently, postdocs at NU are paid a minimum salary of $56,484.

Northwestern postdoctoral researchers to launch card campaign after University rejects signature campaign

October 2, 2024
Hobson poses with her artwork.

Q&A: Feminist-in-Residence Kyrin Hobson shares the inspiration behind her artwork

May 22, 2024
The Chicago area is experiencing the emergence of billions of cicadas in May.

Northwestern expert offers advice on how to prep children for cicada soundtrack this summer

May 21, 2024
The podcast has released eight episodes so far.

McCormick Prof. Elizabeth Gerber hosts podcast to share stories of female tech leaders, designers

May 15, 2024
The website is set to launch in the fall.

Campus startup Linked Up aims to play cupid for class crushes

May 13, 2024
This was the Faculty Senate’s second to last meeting of the academic year.

Faculty Senate approves statement on pro-Palestinian demonstrations

May 8, 2024
The student vloggers were inspired by videos that they watched about college life.

Student vloggers capture their college experience on video

May 7, 2024
The changes will go into effect May 6.

Norris University Center updates food retail hours, including all-day Shake Smart meal swipes

May 2, 2024
More than a dozen Northwestern students are traveling to Washington, D.C. to share their experiences with antisemitism on campus.

NU students to visit D.C. to share antisemitism concerns ahead of congressional vote

April 30, 2024
The team has already hosted three pickups to collect donated shoes and expected to do one more as the drive wraps up.

Northwestern Women’s Tennis ‘serves’ community through annual shoe drive

April 30, 2024
Five Northwestern faculty members noted as excellent and innovative undergraduate faculty members.

Five Northwestern faculty members receive 2024 University Teaching Awards

April 29, 2024
Faculty chair of Hobart House Jeanine Casler introduced the speakers at the start of the event.

‘Once you’re in WIND, you’re in there for life:’ WIND hosts poetry reading, Q&A with formerly incarcerated women

April 28, 2024
Juliet Rofé poses with art made of gummy bears by artist Kevin Champeny.

Q&A: Juliet Rofé discovers passion for art influencing through gummy bear chandelier

April 25, 2024
Orly Lindner chats about her club Wild Roots with an event attendee.

Norris and sustainNU host Earth Month Fair, plant seed of sustainability

April 24, 2024
Many students and faculty on campus have used the Northwestern Community Kudoboard, started four months ago.

NU Student Affairs encourages gratitude with Kudoboard initiative

April 23, 2024
The center is housed within the Pritzker School of Law.

Center for Racial and Disability Justice explores intersection of racial, disability justice

April 17, 2024
A group of people pose in front of a screen.

Survivor Advocacy through Greek Engagement seeks to empower survivors, eliminate sexual violence in Greek life

April 17, 2024
A dollar sign comes out of a Ph.D. diploma.

Northwestern University Postdoctoral Union seeks a ‘seat at the table’

April 16, 2024
The arch.

Six Northwestern professors named 2024 Guggenheim Fellows

April 16, 2024
Drawing on a variety of interviews with organizers and activists in the United States and Canada, the novel focused on six abolitionist organizations from each respective country.

Authors Rachel Herzing and Justin Piché discuss abolition, new novel during Monday conversation

April 15, 2024
A runner holds up a loaf of bread.

Q&A: Communication junior Mary Kate Tracy talks fundraising using ‘sexy’ dough

April 14, 2024
Participants chat with one another at the workshop.

Author Jami Nakamura Lin hosts candid conversation about grief and ‘carrying our ghosts’ in One Book One Northwestern panel

April 10, 2024
International journalists Marzio Mian and Alessandro Cosmelli talked about their experience reporting in Putin’s Russia Friday.

International journalists take students and faculty ‘Inside Putin’s Russia’ at Buffett Institute event

April 7, 2024
Northwestern offers many interesting classes from DANCE 110: Movement for the Stage to HISTORY 253: A Global History of Prisons and Camps.

Eric Patashnik talks politics in a partisan world, promotes book at American Politics Workshop

April 2, 2024
NU Wildside looks to maintain high attendance at sporting events after breaking attendance records this winter.

NU Wildside looks to keep the ball rolling after unprecedented student game attendance

March 28, 2024
The series began Jan. 21 and will end March 3.

Girls Play Sports, Oakton College partner to encourage young girls to play sports

February 5, 2024
The funding for the new program will last through the end of the academic year.

Math Digital Materials Project provides free course materials to 1,200 students

January 17, 2024
Friday’s demonstration on Deering Meadow was one of many around the world using empty chairs to honor Israeli hostages remaining in Gaza since the militant group Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

Students honor Israeli hostages with pop-up installation on Deering Meadow

November 17, 2023
Northwestern’s 166th Commencement Ceremony will take place at the United Center.

2024 Commencement to be held at the United Center

November 15, 2023
The “I’m First” week was expanded from an “I’m First” day in 2022, which occurred on national First-Generation day, Nov. 8.

“I’m First” week honors first-generation students, staff and faculty

November 8, 2023
CBC-HITES is based at Northwestern Medicine’s Comprehensive Transplant Center.

New medical hub combines efforts of nine Chicago institutions to facilitate delivery of medical innovations to patients

November 7, 2023
Ostowari poses outside of Northwestern University School of Law.

Northwestern law student starts company to address disparities in the legal system

November 2, 2023
A large, gray stone building with the words “Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine” and a Northwestern logo.

Northwestern Medicine study identifies metixene as a promising breast cancer and brain metastases treatment

November 1, 2023
A large, gray stone building with the words “Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine” and a Northwestern logo.

Northwestern researchers receive $24 million grant to fund evaluations of childhood health

October 29, 2023
Evanston Reparations Research Collaborative’s data collection period lasted from February to June.

NU-led public opinion survey finds support for Evanston’s reparations program

October 25, 2023
Faculty and their family members wait for a turn to view the moon through the Dearborn Observatory telescope.

Stars align for Faculty Family night at the Dearborn Observatory

October 24, 2023
NPEP is the only bachelor’s degree program for incarcerated students offered by a top 10 university in the U.S.

Author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates named commencement speaker for inaugural NPEP class

October 24, 2023
This program has been in the works for three years.

School of Communication, Weinberg and Medill faculty join forces to launch new graduate program

October 19, 2023
President Michael Schill stands at a wooden podium.

Faculty Senate hears from University President Michael Schill, considers Ryan Field rebuild

October 17, 2023
Weinberg began the process to update their curriculum requirements in 2016.

Weinberg debuts updated curriculum requirements

October 11, 2023
Kanatzidis has been studying chalcogenides for upwards of 30 years.

Newly discovered mineral Kanatzidisite named after NU Prof. Mercouri Kanatzidis

October 9, 2023
The Bienen School of Music. Thompson made history as NU’s first woman director of bands in 1996.

Northwestern’s first female director of bands to step down after celebratory last year

October 5, 2023
About 3%-4% of the U.S. population is vegetarian. This number could be higher if it wasn’t for a genetic variation that impacts individuals’ abilities to maintain a vegetarian diet, a Northwestern Medicine study found.

Northwestern professor finds genetics could influence vegetarianism

October 4, 2023
The Block Museum was first accredited 15 years ago.

Northwestern Block Museum achieves highest form of national recognition

October 2, 2023
Dinee Simpson will soon begin a new role as chief health equity executive.

Dinee Simpson named first chief health equity executive for Northwestern Medicine

October 1, 2023
The Technological Institute. Physics Prof. Gerald Gabrielse will be recognized Tuesday for his research on the Standard Model.

McCormick professor develops new lung cancer detection test

September 28, 2023
The new initiative is a collaboration between Northwestern, Penn State University and the University of Minnesota.

Big Ten Academic Alliance seeks to ensure equity with Open Educational Resources

September 26, 2023
The University’s new application asks applicants which backgrounds and identities have impacted how they see themselves engaging with the NU community.

Northwestern adapts new application process in wake of Supreme Court affirmative action ruling

September 26, 2023
Northwestern community members gather around the tour guide as she describes Felix Gonzalez-Torres’ “Untitled” at Thursday’s Northwestern Night at the Art Institute.

Northwestern Night at the Art Institute draws record number of attendees

September 21, 2023
A man smiles for a photo while wearing a Northwestern scarf.

Dave Davis works to strengthen town-gown relations between Northwestern and Evanston

January 9, 2023
A bowl of ramen on a wooden table.

Captured: Ramen hotspots feed downtown Evanston

November 18, 2022
Kids, Teens and Adult journals stacked on top of each other at the Evanston Public Library.

Evanston Public Library Community Journals document memories of Evanston residents

November 3, 2022
The Levy Senior Center and the garden in front of it.

Levy Senior Center feeds the stomachs and souls of senior citizens with meal program

October 23, 2022
Sam Rezaei with his stroller on the side of the road.

Walk a mile in their shoes: Northwestern alum walks across the country to support unhoused Chicago residents

October 11, 2022
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