Academics

Gutierrez: Why I am going to double major

October 29, 2018

In a column in the New York Times’s opinion section, David Leonhardt advised college students, “Do not double major.” I’m going to do it anyway. Leonhardt’s main argument is that college...

Jackson: What I learned about failure during my freshman year at NU

May 28, 2018

Last week, I wrote a column about how I learned to take ownership and be unafraid in my friendships during my freshman year. But I learned things in the classroom too, like the fact that academics shouldn’t...

Gordon: Rethinking the college major

March 4, 2018

Many academic disciplines specialized throughout the 20th century, leading to the huge number of department offerings at most modern universities. Sadly, in specializing the disciplines, we’ve frequently...

Linzer, administrators discuss efforts to make university more inclusive

March 31, 2016

Administrators and students sat around cafeteria tables in Sargent dining hall Wednesday night, discussing the University’s efforts to make Northwestern’s academic system inclusive for all students...

Lin: Academic competency isn’t indicative of success

May 9, 2014

A few days ago I got my math midterm back. I received a substandard grade, despite my immoderate amount of studying. It was disheartening, and I was considerably upset. So instead of moving on, I bothered...

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