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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


Two darkened figures climb up a staircase with a large graduation cap at the top. One figure is two steps of stairs ahead of the other.

Students discuss merits of legacy admissions practices following Amherst’s decision to end the practice

November 15, 2021

Amherst College recently announced it would end its legacy admissions policy, reviving debates about the practice at top universities such as Northwestern. Amherst joined Johns Hopkins University, the...

Harvard Prof. Anthony Jack speaks at Alice Millar Chapel. Jack, who is the seventh speaker of the Nancy and Ray Loeschner Leadership Series, said elite institutions aren’t doing enough to accommodate low-income, first-generation students.

Author Anthony Jack wants elite universities to do more to accommodate low-income, first-generation students

October 23, 2019

When Anthony Jack first set foot on Amherst College as a freshman in 2003, he asked himself: “Where are the poor black folks?” He eventually found friends that were also low-income, first-generation...

In Focus: Northwestern community looks to change sexual assault procedures as Ludlow case moves forward

In Focus: Northwestern community looks to change sexual assault procedures as Ludlow case moves forward

May 27, 2014

In the midst of national outcry and campus activism, Northwestern may soon be defending itself against two lawsuits alleging the school mishandled students’ complaints of sexual assault and sexual harassment. On...

Joan Slavin, director of the Sexual Harassment Prevention Office, discusses Northwestern’s policy on sexual assault at a panel earlier this month with members of NU’s Title IX Coordinating Committee. Slavin said in an email to The Daily on Tuesday the University will consider the White House’s recommendations on fighting campus sexual assault in its own practices.

Northwestern to ‘closely examine’ White House sexual assault recommendations

April 30, 2014

In response to the White House's release Tuesday of detailed recommendations for how colleges should react to sexual assault on campus, Northwestern officials said the University's current sexual assault...

Amherst College provost Peter Uvin discusses human rights and economic development Tuesday evening. The event was part of a lecture series for One Book One Northwestern.

Amherst provost speaks about intersection between development and human rights

February 11, 2014

Amherst College provost Peter Uvin spoke to more than 100 individuals Tuesday at Harris Hall about the development of poor countries and human rights principles as part of the Roberta Buffett Center’s programming...

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