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

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Outgoing Faculty Senate President Baron Reed. Faculty Senate earlier this month approved a resolution requesting the University move toward multi-year contracts for non-tenure eligible faculty.

Faculty Senate asks University to move toward multi-year contracts, provide earlier appointment decisions for NTE faculty

June 25, 2019

Faculty Senate approved a resolution proposed by Non-Tenure Eligible Committee earlier this month requesting the University better support non-tenure eligible faculty in contract renewals. The resolution,...

Political science Prof. Jackie Stevens speaks to faculty and graduate students. Stevens said the University is not prioritizing education when considering budget cuts.

Graduate students call for guarantee to sixth-year funding at forum on budget deficit

February 21, 2019

Graduate students, professors and faculty members packed a classroom in Kresge Hall on Wednesday night raising concerns about the University’s deficit, sixth-year doctoral funding and future collective...

Provost Jonathan Holloway. A motion requiring faculty to conduct due diligence before granting scholars or researchers official status passed unanimously at Faculty Senate’s Wednesday meeting.

Faculty Senate notebook: Scholar review policy passes; email policy draws concern

January 17, 2019

The first Faculty Senate of 2019 met on Jan. 16. Here’s a look at some of the issues discussed. For our main story about the budget deficit, click here. Official status for scholars requires ‘due...

A $50 technology fee by the International Office, which caused intense backlash, initially levied only on international students will now be covered by Northwestern.

New technology fee for international students triggers intense backlash

November 16, 2018

A technology fee levied this academic year on international students has sparked outrage among many graduate students, who said the fee’s implementation unfairly targets the international student population...

Letter to the Editor: Plight of Palestinian academics deserves equal attention from Northwestern

January 12, 2014

Recently the American Studies Association membership passed a controversial call for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions to protest Israeli policies, including policies that affect Palestinian academics....

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