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

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

The Daily Northwestern

Former Ambassador Karl Eikenberry prepares for new role as Buffett Institute director

Former Ambassador Karl Eikenberry prepares for new role as Buffett Institute director

January 11, 2016

Karl Eikenberry does not have a Ph.D., an endless cache of academic papers or a CV chock-full of scholarly designations. Instead, his background includes two tours in Afghanistan, two years as an ambassador...

Reporter Kathy Gannon accepts the James Foley Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism and speaks to students and faculty about her experience as a reporter in Afghanistan for nearly 20 years. Gannon was attacked in Afghanistan last year but has recovered and plans to return to overseas reporting soon.

Reporter Kathy Gannon recognized with James Foley Medill Medal of Courage

November 21, 2015

Associated Press correspondent Kathy Gannon was recognized Friday with the James Foley Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism by the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications. The...

Masoom: The demise of American integrity

Masoom: The demise of American integrity

October 7, 2015

It would be an understatement to say the U.S. government behaved without integrity surrounding the army’s bombing of a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Initial reports stated...

Foreign correspondent Kathy Gannon reports for the Associated Press. Gannon has been awarded the 2014 James Foley Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism for her work covering the Middle East.

AP journalist Kathy Gannon awarded James Foley Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism

June 3, 2015

Associated Press foreign correspondent Kathy Gannon has been awarded the 2014 James Foley Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism, the University announced Wednesday. Gannon was shot by a security officer...

Rotary International president Gary Huang lights the Rotary Flame outside One Rotary Center on Tuesday as other RI leaders look on. The Flame signifies RI’s recent victory in their 30-year-long fight to eradicate polio worldwide with the declaration of India as a polio-free zone.

Rotary Flame lit in Evanston to celebrate near-eradication of polio

April 14, 2015

The Rotary International world headquarters in Evanston hosted a ceremonial lighting of the “Rotary Flame” Tuesday afternoon to celebrate the group’s role in the near-eradication of polio. RI...

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