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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


Northwestern trustee Donald Perkins dies at 88

March 31, 2015

Northwestern Trustee Donald Perkins died March 25 at his home in Northfield, Illinois, the school announced Tuesday. He was 88. Perkins, who joined the Board of Trustees in 1970 and was elected a Life...

Weinberg senior Anna Rennich speaks at Associated Student Government’s Senate meeting Wednesday night. An ASG-created task force will lobby the University to create an advisory committee that includes students to oversee its investments.

ASG task force to lobby for investment oversight committee

February 25, 2015

An Associated Student Government task force will lobby for the creation of a committee to oversee the University’s investment practices, following the passage of a Northwestern Divest-sponsored resolution...

Students march from Norris University Center to the Allen Center, where a Board of Trustees meeting took place Friday. The demonstration was organized by DivestNU to ask Northwestern to divest its endowment funds from the coal industry.

Students march outside Board of Trustees meeting to demand coal divestment

November 21, 2014

About 30 Northwestern students from the DivestNU movement demonstrated Friday morning before a Board of Trustees meeting, asking the University to divest its endowment money from the coal industry. “We...

Four Northwestern administrators appointed to vice president positions

October 15, 2014

Four Northwestern administrators were selected as vice presidents at the Board of Trustees’ recent meeting, the University announced Wednesday. Pamela Beemer, James Hurley, Ronald Nayler and Ingrid...

School of Continuing Studies to change name

June 17, 2014

Northwestern trustees voted this week to change the name of the School of Continuing Studies to the School of Professional Studies. The change will take effect Sept. 1 and is intended to reflect...

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