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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


An aerial view of the Harvard University campus in 2013. Harvard is facing a lawsuit  charging the university with discriminating against Asian-Americans that could have wide-ranging impacts on the use of race in college admissions.

As Harvard’s admissions trial begins, University officials say lawsuit won’t affect Northwestern

October 14, 2018

As the Harvard admissions lawsuit placing a microscope on the practice of affirmative action in higher education goes to trial, Northwestern officials say the outcome shouldn’t affect University admissions. The...

Provost Jonathan Holloway speaking this month to incoming students, the first class to include 20 percent of students who are Pell Grant eligible. Holloway and President Morton Schapiro announced the update in a welcome email to students.

With new freshman class, Northwestern reaches admissions goal of 20 percent low-income students

September 30, 2018

Northwestern has reached its goal of admitting a class of 20 percent Pell Grant-eligible students, a step toward increasing access for underrepresented students. Amid notes on the University’s U.S....

Northwestern’s acceptance rate hits record low at 10.7 percent

March 23, 2016

Northwestern’s acceptance rate dropped once again this year, with the University only admitting 10.7 percent of applicants. NU accepted 2,690 students to the class of 2020 from the Regular Decision...

Northwestern will hire a new assistant director for Native American student outreach and inclusion. The new hire will work closely with Undergraduate Admissions and Campus Inclusion and Community to improve recruitment initiatives and campus-based programs.

Northwestern to hire associate director for Native American student outreach, inclusion

October 15, 2015

Northwestern will hire a new assistant director for Native American student outreach and inclusion, following recommendations that the University improve Native American student recruitment. The new...

Christopher Watson, dean of undergraduate admissions, discusses diversity in admissions in 2015. Watson will succeed Michael Mills as dean of undergraduate enrollment and associate vice president for student outreach in April.

Students, administration discuss diversity, inclusion initiatives at town hall event

May 29, 2015

Students and administration discussed Thursday the state of diversity and inclusion efforts on campus, including the search for a new diversity and inclusion administrator, the Native American Outreach...

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