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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


Cody Keenan (Weinberg ’02) speaks in Harris Hall at an event sponsored by Contemporary Thought Speaker Series. Keenan served as director of speechwriting for former President Barack Obama from 2013 to 2017.

NU alumnus Cody Keenan discusses career as Obama’s speechwriter

April 11, 2017

Empathy and curiosity are the two most important qualities for a speechwriter, said Cody Keenan (Weinberg ’02), director of speechwriting for former President Barack Obama. Speaking to an audience...

Cody Keenan speaks on campus in May about his experience working with former President Barack Obama. Keenan is coming to Northwestern on Tuesday.

Former Obama speechwriter Cody Keenan to speak on campus

April 5, 2017

Cody Keenan (Weinberg ’02), a speechwriter for former President Barack Obama, is returning to campus next week to speak on the Obama legacy. Keenan will join Medill Prof. Peter Slevin, who authored...

Trejos: Filibuster against Supreme Court nominee sets Democrats up for failure

March 28, 2017

Ever since the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the next appointment to the Supreme Court has been a major issue in American politics. President Donald Trump has nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch...

Postal officials, family members and local politicians stand in front of a plague dedicated to the late progressive icon, Abner Mikva. More than 70 people gathered Monday to honor Mikva, who once represented Evanston in Congress.

Post office dedicated to late progressive icon Abner Mikva

March 13, 2017

Local officials and community members gathered Monday morning to dedicate the Evanston Post Office on Davis Street to Abner Mikva, the late progressive politician and former federal judge who once represented...

Norris University Center has an all-gender bathroom on its third floor. An administrator sent an email to students Thursday saying the University would not alter its practices or procedures following the Trump administration’s revocation of Obama’s transgender bathroom bill.

University administrator assures support for transgender, gender nonconforming students following Trump action

February 23, 2017

Patricia Telles-Irvin, vice president for student affairs, affirmed in an email to Thursday continued support for LGBTQ students in response to President Donald Trump’s revocation of a transgender bathroom...

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