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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

Former Feinberg prof. Alice Dreger. A conservative-backed civil liberties group named Northwestern one of the worst colleges for free speech, citing a 2015 incident with Dreger.

Conservative-backed civil liberties organization places NU on list of worst colleges for free speech

February 14, 2018

Northwestern is once again on the radar of a civil liberties group critical of the University’s handling of two instances it says violated professors’ free speech. The University was named one...

Former Feinberg Prof. Alice Dreger. Dreger discusses sexuality and academic freedom at a talk sponsored by Northwesterns Queer Pride Graduate Student Association. Dreger resigned from NU in 2015.

Former Feinberg Prof. returns to campus two years after resignation, talks sexuality, academic freedom

January 25, 2018

Former NU Prof. Alice Dreger said when the University censored work addressing sexuality, they violated academic freedom and “broke her heart.” Dreger, a former Feinberg School of Medicine professor,...

Letter to the Editor: To promote diversity and inclusion, NU needs robust free speech policies

January 16, 2018

Historian of science and intersex patient rights advocate Alice Dreger will speak on Jan. 24 in Lutkin Hall for her first public talk at Northwestern since resigning from our medical school’s faculty...

Civil liberties group names Northwestern one of the 10 worst schools for free speech

February 17, 2016

Northwestern was named one of the 10 worst schools for free speech in a ranking released Wednesday by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. This is NU’s first year on the annual list,...

Former Feinberg Prof. Alice Dreger speaks to a group of Northwestern students and Evanston residents about her resignation in August. Dreger resigned over allegations that Feinberg censored a magazine she guest edited over a story involving a nurse performing oral sex on a recently-paralyzed man.

Former professor calls for University to apologize for censorship

October 1, 2015

Former Feinberg Prof. Alice Dreger, who resigned from her position after she said the University censored a faculty magazine, is calling for an official apology from the administration. “They need...

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