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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

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University President Morton Schapiro. When asked about police violence against student protesters, he said students also engaged in violent tactics.

“Greatest Gen 2.0”: Schapiro writes on Gen Z’s resilience, burdens in opinion piece

October 13, 2020

In an Oct. 12 opinion piece published in Inside Higher Ed, University President Morton Schapiro discussed the challenges current high school and college students are facing and calls for older generations...

University President Morton Schapiro speaks at an event in September 2016. Schapiro penned an op-ed with Barry Glassner that stressed the importance of encouraging interdisciplinary education and creative thinking.

Schapiro co-authors op-ed stressing importance of interdisciplinary education

March 5, 2018

In a Sunday op-ed for The Chronicle of Higher Education, University President Morton Schapiro defended the need for both technical and cultural courses in preparing students for the modern world. Schapiro,...

Students gather outside the Black House last November to protest institutional racism and proposed changes to the facility. Conversation about safe spaces on college campuses was drawn back into the spotlight when the University of Chicago dean of students told new students in a letter that the administration does not support them.

Schapiro publishes article on campus protests amid controversy over UChicago letter

August 25, 2016

University President Morton Schapiro wrote in a Los Angeles Times op-ed published Thursday that protests on college campuses are a sign of progress toward diversity and inclusion. The article adds to...

Schapiro applauds Obama’s plan for college affordability

August 25, 2013

University President Morton Schapiro commended the Obama administration's push last week for performance-based funding in higher education. On Thursday in New York, President Barack Obama announced...

Schapiro’s petition policy misguided, student activists say

May 12, 2013

Northwestern student activists say a recent op-ed co-written by University President Morton Schapiro misses the point of the petitions piling up on his desk and in his inbox. Schapiro explained in...

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