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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

An adversity score will be added to SAT college entrance test results, rating applicants on environmental factors meant to offer admissions officers a glimpse into a students socioeconomic background, the College Board said Thursday. Northwestern was among the schools who participated in a pilot program.

Northwestern was a pilot school for SAT’s adversity score to assess a student’s privilege

May 21, 2019
Northwestern was among the 50 schools that participated in a pilot program, though it said Monday that it did not use the score to make admission decisions. The reaction to the news was mixed.
A security camera atop an emergency Blue Light on the Evanston campus. The University uses a number of cameras to surveil the campus, both indoors and out.

What we know — and don’t know — about campus surveillance

May 14, 2019

When walking around Northwestern’s campus, students can expect to be watched, and not just by their classmates. The University uses an unknown number of closed-circuit television cameras and other...

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order to require colleges and universities to support free speech on campus or risk loss of federal research funds during an event in the East Room of the White House on Thursday, March 21, 2019.

Trump issues executive order on free speech, though impact at Northwestern remains unclear

April 10, 2019

President Donald Trump last month issued an executive order directing colleges that receive federal funding to promote “free inquiry” or lose the funding, a clear step in addressing what the Trump...

Rebecca Crown Center. Administrators Thursday announced the launch of a search committee to find a new vice president and general counsel

Search committee launched to find new vice president and general counsel

February 12, 2019

Northwestern administrators launched a committee Thursday to search for a new vice president and general counsel to take the place of Philip Harris, according to a University news release. Harris, who...

Ratings agency identifies bleaker financial outlook for Northwestern

Ratings agency identifies bleaker financial outlook for Northwestern

February 4, 2019
Standard & Poor’s, one of the Big Three credit rating agencies, revised its outlook on NU’s long-term revenue bonds to “negative” from “stable,” citing worries about the school’s increasing debt.
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