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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


Rebecca Crown Center. Northwestern announced commitments to develop strategies addressing racism and bias on its campuses.

University administrators commit to racial and social justice policies in the wake of Black Lives Matter

June 14, 2020

University President Morton Schapiro and other administrators sent an email to the Northwestern community Sunday outlining new strategies toward racial and social justice on campus. The email came two...

Dr. Steven Thrasher is the inaugural Daniel H. Renberg Chair of social justice in reporting. His new class provides a space for students to think and learn about how viruses intersect with issues such as race, sexuality, disability, economics and the news media.

Dr. Steven Thrasher talks protests, coronavirus and policing

June 3, 2020

Dr. Steven Thrasher is the Daniel H. Renberg Chair of social justice in reporting at the Medill School of Journalism as well as a faculty member at the Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and...

Blotter: EPD responds to burglaries at Best Buy

June 2, 2020

EPD will maintain increased presence in local business districts overnight on Monday, according to a news release. Since Sunday evening, Evanston Police Department has responded to three reports of burglary. Twelve...

Robinson: If racism and injustice have always existed, why speak out now?

Robinson: If racism and injustice have always existed, why speak out now?

June 2, 2020

This past week, I have been asked multiple times, “How are you?” From close friends, sympathetic and passionate toward me and what’s happening in this country, I’ve been given the space to air...

The University released a statement about the recent killings of Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor by police in a Sunday email sent to students.

University administrators, student organizations respond to protests spurred by George Floyd’s death

June 1, 2020

Northwestern student groups and administrators posted messages in response to a white police officer killing George Floyd, a black man, on May 25. Over the weekend, student groups and individual students...

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