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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


Nunes: Northwestern should not be a nursery

Nunes: Northwestern should not be a nursery

October 4, 2024

Does University President Michael Schill know what academic freedom means? In a letter he released last month, Schill wrote: “We embrace the values of free expression because they are integral to...

University President Michael Schill speaks at Parent & Family Orientation 2024. Schill has released several statements clarifying his views on free expression over the past year.

Northwestern to limit official statements on political matters

September 27, 2024

Northwestern will limit official statements on “public or geopolitical matters except those related to the operation of the University,” University President Michael Schill and Provost Kathleen Hagerty...

Kronenberg: Northwestern’s encampment resolution legitimizes tactics that undermine free speech

Kronenberg: Northwestern’s encampment resolution legitimizes tactics that undermine free speech

May 6, 2024

In the aftermath of a stand-off between pro-Palestine and pro-Israel demonstrators at the Deering Meadow encampment on the morning of Sunday, April 28, those at the “Northwestern Liberation Zone” formed...

Several signs and banners on the fence between Deering Meadow and Sheridan Road called out Schill by name as the encampment entered its fifth day.

Interim addendum about protests comes as Schill’s tenure stresses free speech

April 29, 2024

Shortly after pro-Palestinian demonstrators set up an encampment on Deering Meadow Thursday morning, Northwestern enacted an interim addendum to its demonstration policy. In an email, University President...

The dialogue was moderated by Caitlin Flanagan (second to right), a staff writer at The Atlantic.

Greg Lukianoff, Yascha Mounk and Rikki Schlott weigh in on free speech at Chicago Humanities Festival

October 15, 2023

A panel of free speech advocates discussed liberal values in higher education and cancel culture at the Ryan Center for the Musical Arts Saturday afternoon as part of the Chicago Humanities Festival’s...

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