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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


In Spring Quarter, Greenwell showed a preview of the documentary to students at a South Area residential event.

‘Hearing Silences’ highlights experiences of Black female faculty at Northwestern

May 23, 2024

Medill Prof. Ava Thompson Greenwell (Medill ’84) doesn’t remember having any Black woman as her professor while she was an undergraduate student at Northwestern, she said.  Her latest project,...

Generations of singers from the NU community and Chicago area concluded the event with a full-group rendition of “Total Praise.”

Community choirs come together for musical celebration of L. Stanley Davis

February 19, 2024

Alice Millar Chapel was filled with joyful sounds Sunday afternoon as dozens of NU community members sang, clapped and danced to gospel music.  The concert was a tribute to L. Stanley Davis (Weinberg...

Charla Wilson stands in a black and white patterned dress, black cardigan and blue necklace in front of brown bookshelves.

Charla Wilson preserves history, uplifts student voices as Northwestern’s archivist for the Black experience

May 22, 2023

A San Diego native, Charla Wilson knew she wanted to write about the history of the city’s Black community for her master’s thesis at California State University San Marcos. Sifting through documents...

Three people standing in front of the Black House.

Social Justice Tour sheds light on history of race, feminism on campus

October 20, 2022

A group of 14 students and faculty participated in a Social Justice Tour of Northwestern’s campus Thursday, exploring the untold histories of the University and delving into NU's activist past. The...

A photo card with a quote on it sits next to a book inscribed with a photo and writing in it.

Deering Library debuts Frederick Douglass exhibition

June 19, 2022

When Charla Wilson and her colleagues reexamined the McCormick Library’s African American document collection, they were surprised to find a series of letters written by 19th century abolitionist Frederick...

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