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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


Norris University Center. ASG said this week they would try to help student groups whose funding had been affected by the budget deficit.

Student groups struggle after five percent cut to academic budgets affect funding

October 19, 2018

Some student groups are facing slashes to their budgets after Northwestern administrators imposed University-wide cuts in response to an unexpected budget deficit. The groups, funded by schools and...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) speaks at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on August 31, 2018. McConnell blamed the deficit on failure to contain spending on entitlements like Medicare, though he predicted a solution to reducing the gap wouldn’t come soon.

Students, faculty question importance of U.S. economy’s budget deficit

October 18, 2018

Ahead of the November midterm elections, Daily reporters are speaking to students about issues they’ll take to the polls. In this article, students and faculty take on the United States’ budget deficit. The...

University President Morton Schapiro spoke at length on Wednesday about the budget deficit, which is expected to run until at least August 2019. In July, the University dismissed 80 administrators.

President Schapiro says the budget deficit was ‘substantially worse’ than he expected

October 4, 2018

University President Morton Schapiro said Wednesday that the current fiscal year that began a few weeks ago is expected to run a deficit, prolonging what he called the “unexpected” $62.5 million budget...

(Source: Northwestern University) Craig Johnson, who was appointed as the vice president for business and finance, served in the interim role since April. Johnson will oversee a budget that was projected to end the previous fiscal year in a deficit.

Craig Johnson named senior vice president for business and finance

September 25, 2018

Northwestern named Craig Johnson as the senior vice president for business and finance on Tuesday, months after it restructured its senior leadership amid a budget crisis that left 80 University administrative...

City manager Wally Bobkiewicz at a City Council meeting. The city released a survey for residents to give feedback on budget cuts.

City releases priority-based budget survey

May 10, 2018

As Evanston faces another multi-million dollar budget deficit, city staff released a survey Thursday asking residents to rank city programs so their feedback can be considered for the fiscal year 2019...

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