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The Daily Northwestern

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


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Faculty Senate resolutions call on NU to create rainy-day fund, restore lost retirement contributions

May 16, 2021

Faculty Senate passed a resolution calling for Northwestern and its Board of Trustees to provide benchmarks for University finances that would prompt a suspension of retirement contributions on Wednesday. Last...

Letter to the Editor: A (counter) report on university finances

January 13, 2021

As we look back on 2020, a year with record unemployment and financial ruin for many, it is clear the ultra-wealthy had a banner year. Despite claims from the university that it, too, was struggling financially,...

The Weber Arch. The University announced on Wednesday it expects a budget surplus of $83.4 million for fiscal year 2020.

University announces $83.4 million surplus for fiscal year 2020

January 13, 2021

Northwestern University generated a $83.4 million surplus for fiscal year 2020, according to a Wednesday email by President Morton Schapiro.  This is the second consecutive year Northwestern has generated...

The Weber Arch. The University announced five new testing centers in Evanston in a Tuesday email.

Northwestern expects budget surplus for FY 2020 after laying off hundreds of service workers

November 6, 2020

Northwestern expects a budget surplus for the 2020 fiscal year despite a previously anticipated revenue shortfall of about $90 million due to the pandemic. University President Morton Schapiro told...

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