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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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McCormick Foundation donates $2.4 million to Medill local news program

September 27, 2022

The Robert R. McCormick Foundation has granted $2.4 million to support and strengthen local news outlets through the Medill Local News Accelerator program, Northwestern announced Tuesday.  The donation...

The back of Speaker of the Senate Dylan Jost facing a room full of senators who aren’t in focus. He wears a black shirt that says “ASG Senate 2020-21.”

ASG passes policy on meeting publicity and journalistic documentation

March 10, 2022

Associated Student Government unanimously approved a new policy Wednesday allowing senators to close certain meetings to create a safer environment for student activists speaking up. The new policy,...

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Northwestern task forces seek to create change on campus. Do they?

February 28, 2022

When reviewing Northwestern’s biennial senior survey with the Division of Student Affairs, Assistant Vice President for Inclusion Lesley-Ann Brown-Henderson noticed Black Students were less satisfied...

A silhouette of Nikole Hannah-Jones wearing a flower blazer, green shirt, necklace and hoop earrings.

Nikole Hannah-Jones delivers keynote address for MLK Dream Week

January 25, 2022

In Waterloo, Iowa, a young Black woman faced a crossroads at her predominantly white high school: tell the stories of her and her Black classmates or stay silent. Nikole Hannah-Jones, Pulitzer Prize-winning...

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New Medill scholarship memorializes social justice reporter and alum Darran Simon

January 12, 2022

Medill’s newest scholarship for graduate students dedicated to social justice reporting honors renowned journalist Darran Simon (Medill ’04), who died in April 2020.  Once the Darran Simon Memorial...

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