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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


NU gradually removed terms, resources and pages that didn’t comply with the Trump administration’s demands.

The Daily Explains: What Northwestern has changed on DEI-related websites since Trump orders

October 3, 2025

In recent decades, Northwestern has touted its efforts to support students through Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives.  “At Northwestern, we believe that diversity — of background, identity,...

The Weekly: University President Michael Schill stands against Trump, ETHS responds to federal administration threats, Northwestern Lacrosse dominates

April 28, 2025

How is President Michael Schill standing against the Trump Administration? How is the federal government affecting ETHS? What is Northwestern lacrosse’s secret to success? The Daily answers these questions...

University Hall glows orange in the fading sunlight.

Trump signs executive order targeting universities’ accreditation process

April 24, 2025

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to change the collegiate accreditation process, which could affect which students qualify for federal aid — such as student loans and Pell Grants. The...

In an internal National Institutes of Health email, a senior official said the NIH was instructed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services not to inform universities “whether or why the funds are frozen.”

U.S. Health Department instructs staff to pause NIH awards to elite universities, according to internal agency email

April 22, 2025

Officials in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have instructed the National Institutes of Health staff to pause all agency awards to universities whose funding the Trump administration froze,...

A University spokesperson confirmed to The Daily that the meeting had been scheduled for some time, and that the University is “eager to share the progress Northwestern has made on many areas over the past year with Secretary McMahon.”

President Schill to meet with Education Sec. Linda McMahon amid Northwestern’s federal funding freeze

April 11, 2025

University President Michael Schill is in Washington D.C. for a meeting today with U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon amid the Trump administration’s Tuesday freeze on $790 million in federal...

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