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An open book, calendar, pencils and paper on a blue table. A stack of green dollar bills branded with a question mark are on the book, and a magnifying glass is laid over the bills.

#OneYearOut, NUGW continues call for funding extensions and worker protections

April 12, 2021
An image of the Black House. The house is beige with a sign on the front porch that reads “Northwestern University.”

With Black House set to reopen fall 2021, students reflect on the community missed during renovations

April 7, 2021
Hillel’s food service was the only Passover-appropriate, kosher on-campus dining option during the weeklong celebration. Students were able to pick up lunch and dinner to-go and free of charge.

Hillel supports students in quarantine with temporary Passover food options

April 5, 2021
Close-up photo of a hand holding a coupon for a free Blaze Pizza. Coupon is rectangular and reads “Free Pizza, Lucky You,” along with an icon of a person riding a bicycle.

Wildcat GeoGame returns for one last trip around the world after pandemic hiatus

April 4, 2021
Awning of gray Norris University Center building, with the building name posted in dark gray lettering. Three flagpoles are nailed over the awning. From left to right they display the United States flag, the Illinois state flag, and the third one has a purple Northwestern University flag with a Black Lives Matter flag below that says the slogan in white lettering on a black background.

University announces Black House reopening, racial justice updates

March 31, 2021
To visit any dining hall on campus, students have to make reservations, which are spaced out in 15-minute intervals and have a cap of 40 to 50 students each.

New dining hall policies reduce seating and hours, station staff to enforce distancing

February 25, 2021
Northwestern University in Qatar. NU-Q political science Prof. Jocelyn Mitchell withdrew from a research project this month over a racist and sexist article she reposted to her blog in 2008.

NU-Q prof. withdraws from research project after backlash over racist, sexist blog repost

February 18, 2021
Ibram X. Kendi talked about antiracism and policing in the hour-long event Thursday night, moderated by American Studies Prof. Nicole A. Spigner.

Ibram X. Kendi talks antiracism and policing in FMO- and PU-sponsored event

February 16, 2021
Political science Prof. James Druckman. Since last April, Druckman has been working with researchers from Harvard, Northeastern and Rutgers on the COVID States Project, the largest ongoing national survey tracking people’s opinions and behavior during the pandemic.

NU professor, students help conduct largest ongoing national survey on pandemic behavior

February 12, 2021
NPEP Director Jennifer Lackey. Lackey and NPEP hosted a roundtable discussion on prison abolition featuring activists with firsthand experience of the criminal justice system.

Activists, authors share personal stories in prison abolition roundtable

February 10, 2021
Hillel’s food service was the only Passover-appropriate, kosher on-campus dining option during the weeklong celebration. Students were able to pick up lunch and dinner to-go and free of charge.

Hillel symposium continues campus conversations about Zionism, anti-Semitism and racial justice

January 27, 2021
Rabbi Jessica Lott closed the Monday afternoon event with a benediction, while Alpha Mu members held candles in front of their screens.

Alpha Mu’s MLK Day candlelight vigil explores themes of mass incarceration, abolition

January 18, 2021
Illinois Pretrial Fairness Act aims to end cash bonds, reduce financial and racial barriers and prioritize community safety.

Pretrial Fairness Act seeks to end cash bail, promote racial and criminal justice

November 20, 2020
Angela Davis spoke about the need to reimagine and rebuild racist institutions and not settle for “piecemeal reforms.” Over 1,600 people attended the event hosted by For Members Only.

Angela Davis engages community, student abolitionists in annual State of the Black Union

November 13, 2020
Most students, whether they’re living in Evanston or not, will face darker and colder days over the next few months. This winter will be particularly difficult, as seasonal affective disorder compounds the stress of online learning and the pandemic.

Seasonal affective disorder threatens students’ already eroding mental health

November 5, 2020
A young non-voter speaks at a protest for the rights of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients. The future of DACA hangs in the balance in this election, DACA recipient and Alianza Americas staff member Dulce Dominguez said.

Evanston, Chicago residents ineligible to vote work to mobilize peers and communities

November 3, 2020
A woman recovering from addiction holds her baby. Jessica Martinaitis (Medill MSJ ’19) followed the young mother for her film documenting the repercussions of a Wisconsin law that punishes mothers and pregnant women with substance abuse issues.

American film festival features Medill, NU-Q student work

October 26, 2020
History Prof. Doug Kiel (middle) represented Northwestern on the panel Monday. He is one of only six full-time Native American faculty and staff at NU.

Big Ten professors discuss supporting Indigenous communities, advancing Native American studies

October 13, 2020
Weinberg sophomore Aditi Ghei said she’s been taking advantage of the early fall weather to walk along Lake Michigan. Like many other students living off-campus this quarter, Ghei is making an effort to socialize outdoors and in small groups.

Students adjust to a quieter, socially distant life in Evanston

October 8, 2020
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