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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


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...

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.”

Northwestern’s lobbying spending balloons to more than $1 million in 2024

March 2, 2025

Northwestern’s lobbying spending swelled to more than $1 million in 2024, the most it’s spent in nearly three decades and a roughly 150% increase from the previous year. It comes as no surprise...

SESP expunged its prominently-featured “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice” page from its website. The page detailed the school’s commitment to DEI-related research, coursework and civic engagement programs.

SESP removes DEI research and coursework page from website

February 28, 2025

As the Trump administration’s entreaties escalate for federally-funded institutions to strike down diversity, equity and inclusion programs, Northwestern’s School of Education and Social Policy is...

A Department of Education memo released Feb. 14 argues that DEI programs violate the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by discriminating based on race.

NU’s Office of Civil Rights eliminates DEI programs from website

February 28, 2025

After a slew of Northwestern schools eliminated mentions of diversity, equity and inclusion programs from their websites in recent days, Northwestern’s Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance...

Researchers have noticed missing DEI-related datasets from some government websites.

Data removal from government websites concerning scientists, including NU researchers

February 27, 2025

Almost immediately after President Donald Trump entered office in January, he released executive orders intended to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs across the nation. Now, researchers are...

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