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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


Northwestern athletic director Mark Jackson holds up an honorary No. 24 jersey during his introductory press conference on Tuesday.

New Northwestern athletic director strives for ‘open door’ at introductory press conference

September 4, 2024

Northwestern formally introduced new athletic director Mark Jackson at a press conference in Welsh-Ryan Arena Tuesday afternoon. University President Michael Schill and Jackson — the former Villanova...

The move places Jackson atop an athletic department that made two national championship appearances — in field hockey and lacrosse — and experienced widespread success in the last year.

Mark Jackson named Northwestern’s next athletic director

August 29, 2024

Villanova University Athletic Director Mark Jackson will serve as Northwestern’s next athletic director effective Sept. 1, the University announced in a Thursday morning news release. Jackson held...

Northwestern is expected to finalize a deal with Villanova’s Mark Jackson within the next 24 hours.

Northwestern expected to tap Villanova’s Mark Jackson as next athletic director

August 28, 2024

Northwestern is expected to hire Villanova’s Mark Jackson as its next athletic director, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported Wednesday evening. Jackson served as Villanova’s athletic director since 2015...

Members of the Ryan family pose at the Ryan Field groundbreaking ceremony Monday.

Northwestern hosts groundbreaking ceremony at Ryan Field construction site

June 25, 2024

Northwestern formally broke ground at the construction site of the new Ryan Field, set to open for the 2026 season, in a ceremony Monday morning. With University officials, city councilmembers, benefactors...

Before coming to Northwestern, Derrick Gragg had served as athletic director at both the University of Tulsa and Eastern Michigan University.

Derrick Gragg appointed as Northwestern’s vice president for athletic strategy, search for new athletic director begins

June 13, 2024

Nearly three years after beginning his tenure as Northwestern’s athletic director, Derrick Gragg will transition to the newly created role of vice president for athletic strategy, according to a Thursday...

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