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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 probes allege NU and other colleges violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bars discrimination based on “race, color or national origin.”

Federal investigation of NU sparks academic censorship concerns

March 11, 2025

WASHINGTON — Political science lecturer emeritus Jeff Rice (Weinberg ’72) was a sophomore at Northwestern at the height of anti-Vietnam War protests. The day after students voted to end a schoolwide...

On Tuesday, Trump threatened on Truth Social to withhold federal funding from universities that allow “illegal protests.”

NU professors denounce Trump’s threat to cut federal funding for universities with ‘illegal protests’

March 10, 2025

Immediately after taking office, President Donald Trump launched a deluge of executive actions against universities, particularly in response to alleged antisemitism. Northwestern professors condemned...

Hernandez Gonzalez: Do we really need ‘Gold Card’ citizenship?

Hernandez Gonzalez: Do we really need ‘Gold Card’ citizenship?

March 4, 2025

President Donald Trump decided to add a whole lot of fuel to the fire currently raging in the United States on Feb. 25, 2025. While signing an Executive Order alongside U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard...

Fourth Wall is a weekly opinion column covering politics and culture, from Medill sophomore Aidan Klineman. Please forward questions and comments to aidanklineman2027@u.northwestern.edu.

Fourth Wall: Democrats can put themselves back in the narrative

March 4, 2025

My Democratic vote has little effect on the outcome of state and federal elections where I come from. Donald Trump beat Kamala Harris by nearly 20 points in Indiana, a margin comparable to Mississippi....

NU’s Feinberg School of Medicine was the first to show signs of falling in line with Trump’s executive order.

The Daily Explains: How Northwestern has responded to Trump’s anti-DEI orders

March 3, 2025

Over the past few weeks, Northwestern, like other universities nationwide, has been complying with the new Trump administration’s hefty diversity, equity and inclusion initiative crackdowns. In President...

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