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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


College entrance exam cancellations are making it difficult for prospective students, especially those international, to meet application requirements.

Forthcoming test requirement decision could affect international student population, prospective students

May 7, 2020

In March, President Donald Trump announced the suspension of the Department of Education’s federal standardized test requirements in public schools. The announcement was rare but unsurprising due to...

Segal Visitors Center. The Common Application will no longer ask applicants for their disciplinary history beginning in the 2021 application season.

University President Morton Schapiro, Provost Holloway say it’s unlikely Northwestern will phase out legacy admissions

February 12, 2020

One year after the college admissions scandal underscored inequities within higher education, University President Morton Schapiro and Provost Jonathan Holloway discussed Northwestern’s use of legacy...

NU Declassified: Home School: Growing up on Northwestern’s campus

NU Declassified: Home School: Growing up on Northwestern’s campus

November 14, 2019

DIVITYA VAKIL: Welcome to NU Declassified, a look into how Wildcats thrive and survive on Northwestern’s campus. I’m Divitya Vakil. ILANA AROUGHETI: And I’m Ilana Arougheti. VAKIL: Family Weekend...

The Weekly: University President Morton Schapiro reveals role in admissions process

The Weekly: University President Morton Schapiro reveals role in admissions process

May 3, 2019

CASSIDY JACKSON: From The Daily Northwestern, I’m Cassidy Jackson. Welcome to The Weekly. In this podcast, we’ll fill you in on current news and give you a behind-the-scenes look at how The Daily...

Buchaniec: The iron wall needs to be one of anonymity

Buchaniec: The iron wall needs to be one of anonymity

April 25, 2019

Shrouded in secrecy, highly selective universities rarely give insight into their admissions practices. Within the past year or so, however, the curtain has slowly risen to reveal an apparatus plagued...

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