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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


The entrance to the Student Enrichment Services office, located in Foster-Walker Complex. SES serves as a resource for first-generation, low-income and undocumented students.

Emergency Aid Fund, previously filed under SES, now administered through financial aid office

October 8, 2019

The Emergency Aid fund — formerly known as the SEEN Fund and previously administered through Student Enrichment Services — is now being processed through the Office of Undergraduate Financial Aid,...

Attendees at the National Association of Black Journalists conference in Miami. Student journalists of color said their experience at summer conferences like NABJ, NAHJ and AAJA was invaluable.

Student journalists of color say summer conferences helped connect them with job opportunities

October 1, 2019

Growing up, Rupa Palla said she didn’t come across many journalists who looked like her. Palla, who aspires to be a morning anchor, said the lack of Indian broadcast journalists she watched was disheartening...

Students at the town hall. Northwestern students spoke out about mental health resources

‘Fund Our Care’ hosts town hall on mental health resources, students share stories

April 26, 2019

Medill sophomore Cayla Clements said even though the University “appears” to give help to students, seeking mental health resources is actually a process students must do on their own. “Things...

Fund Our Care Collective will host a town hall on April 25 for students to voice concerns about well being on campus. Higher administration has been invited but has not confirmed that members will attend.

Fund Our Care Collective urges admin to create resources that ‘help students stay alive’

April 22, 2019

On March 17, Dean of Students Todd Adams emailed students, wishing “good thoughts” during finals week. He said that “it is normal, at times, to struggle with academic work, find balance among competing...

Yasmine Diara. Diara is one of many students frustrated with the hypocrisies of the elite college admissions scandal.

First-generation, low-income students discuss hypocrisies of the college admissions scandal

April 19, 2019
Rick Singer, the head of the college-admissions preparation business implicated in the nationwide admissions scandal, spoke of a "side door" to gaining admissions. Only one of those three doors was available to SESP junior David Guirgis, a first-generation, low-income student — albeit barely.“I had to kick down the front door to get here,” he said.
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