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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


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Fact check: Was Rebecca Blank the first woman tenured in NU’s economics department?

October 13, 2021

University President-elect Rebecca Blank was the second woman tenured in Northwestern’s economics department, not the first.  According to multiple sources in the economics department, the first...

The Kellogg School of Management, 2211 Campus Dr., home of Northwestern’s economics department. Economics could be recognized as a STEM major as soon as Friday, International Office director Ravi Shankar said.

Economics department may gain STEM recognition, pending Department of Homeland Security approval

May 25, 2018

Northwestern’s economics department could be classified as a science, technology, engineering and mathematics major as soon as Friday, International Office director Ravi Shankar said. The department...

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