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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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Tony Award-winning Communication professor emeritus Frank Galati dies at age 79

January 4, 2023

Communication professor emeritus Frank Galati (Communication ‘65, MFA ‘67, Ph.D. ‘71) died at age 79 on Jan. 2, Northwestern announced on Tuesday.  Galati, who became a professor in the performance...

John David Washington stars as Ron Stallworth in Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman.”

Spike Lee infiltrates patriotic epics with a bold, unapologetic approach

February 13, 2019

“BlacKkKlansman” begins with a coup de grâce. We hear a staccato drum cadence over the opening credits, the sort that invokes “Apollo 13”; “Forrest Gump”; the entirety of Michael Bay’s...

Actor James Franco speaks Saturday night at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. Franco was the winter speaker for A&O Productions and the Fiedler Hillel Center.

Franco talks acting, films at winter event for A&O, Hillel

March 2, 2014

James Franco shared his thoughts on acting and directing to a sold-out crowd Saturday night at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. The event, presented by A&O Productions and NU Hillel, featured a discussion...

A recent PBS documentary featured Communication Prof. Nina Kraus for her research. The documentary highlighted The Harmony Project, a non-profit organization which provided free musical instruments and lessons for inner-city elementary school students in Los Angeles.

Communication professor’s research featured in PBS documentary

January 22, 2014

Communication Prof. Nina Kraus  is highlighted in a recent PBS documentary for her research in a Los Angeles community outreach program that suggests music education helps students develop learning...

Mikhail Baryshnikov, founder and artistic director of the Baryshnikov Arts Center, will impart his wisdom to the class of 2013 on Friday at Ryan Field. Baryshnikov's daughter currently attends NU.

13 facts about commencement speaker Mikhail Baryshnikov

June 18, 2013

I’ll admit it. When I heard Mikhail Baryshnikov would be Northwestern’s 2013 commencement speaker, my mind immediately went to “Sex and the City.” But years before he broke Carrie Bradshaw’s...

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