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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

The University’s new application asks applicants which backgrounds and identities have impacted how they see themselves engaging with the NU community.

Northwestern adapts new application process in wake of Supreme Court affirmative action ruling

September 26, 2023

For the first time in more than a decade, Northwestern’s undergraduate admissions application will not feature a version of the perennial “Why Northwestern” essay this 2023-24 admissions cycle. The...

An April and May calendar are displayed next to each other. The May calendar has stacks of bills on it.

Biden offers student loan reform but stops short of full cancelation

March 1, 2022

David Gaines (Bienen ’83, Weinberg ’84) was the principal euphonium player in the Connecticut all-state band before he came to Northwestern to study music and philosophy. He went on to pursue a master’s...

The Evanston/Skokie District 65 Education Center

A D65 drama teacher sued the district over antiracism programming. Here’s how it has unfolded so far.

February 28, 2022

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 drama teacher Stacy Deemar filed a lawsuit in June challenging the district's antiracism programming. Deemar, who is white, is represented by the Southeastern Legal...

The University of Chicago’s campus.

Who CARES?: Why UChicago accepted federal CARES Act money and Northwestern didn’t

June 25, 2020

The University of Chicago accepted the more than $6.2 million awarded by the Department of Education through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, a decision announced earlier this month....

The new federal Title IX regulations will bolster the rights of the accused and limit the ability of colleges nationwide to investigate sexual assault allegations.

NU sexual health educators concerned about new federal Title IX regulations

May 13, 2020

Last week, the U.S. Department of Education released new Title IX regulations on college campuses that narrowed the definition of sexual misconduct and bolstered the rights of the accused. Title IX,...

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