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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


Students and professors from NU language departments propped up information stalls around The Rock from Monday to Wednesday.

NU’s third annual Festival of Languages and Cultures spotlights linguistic, cultural diversity on campus

May 8, 2024

Lively chatter floated from language information tables decorated with colorful flyers and containers of cultural foods as students passed by The Rock at the start of the week. Organized by Northwestern...

A woman dressed in cultural attire stands behind a decorated language table in Kresge Hall.

NU Festival of Languages and Cultures celebrates community’s diversity

May 14, 2023

Students passing by The Rock last Monday and Tuesday were met with cultural foods and snacks from across the globe, including the Brazilian Guarana soda and truffles. Several Northwestern language departments...

Line of people dancing with shakers.

Portuguese department hosts Carnavalentine celebration for students

February 13, 2023

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese on Monday night hosted its first Carnavalentine, a combination of Carnival and Valentine’s Day where students ate Brazilian snacks, danced and made shakers from...

A person in a purple sweatshirt leans over the German department’s table with a pencil in hand

NU Festival of Languages and Cultures showcases linguistic diversity

May 20, 2022

Northwestern is celebrating the diversity of its community by hosting an inaugural Festival of Languages and Cultures. From May 16 to 20, language programs have been collaborating to offer opportunities...

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Ana Thomé Williams