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The Daily Northwestern

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 is one of the biggest beneficiaries of Qatari money among Education City schools.

NU-Q ends collaboration with Al Jazeera

October 10, 2024

Northwestern University in Qatar has ended its collaboration with Qatar-based news network Al Jazeera, a University spokesperson confirmed to The Daily. The media conglomerate recently drew headlines...

Rep. Burgess Owens (R-Utah) displays a check for $600 million to Northwestern from “Qatar-related sources.” The Qatar Foundation, which fully funds NU’S Doha campus, said it doesn’t attempt to influence University decisions after University President Michael Schill’s Thursday congressional hearing.

Qatar Foundation denies influencing NU decisions after Congressional hearing

May 24, 2024

A day after Republican lawmakers grilled University President Michael Schill on Northwestern’s relationship with the Qatar Foundation, the state-led organization that fully funds NU’s Doha campus denied...

In Focus: As Northwestern considers another decade in Qatar, some NU-Q students say campus falls short of promises

In Focus: As Northwestern considers another decade in Qatar, some NU-Q students say campus falls short of promises

May 20, 2024

Muhammad, a junior at Northwestern University in Qatar, didn’t expect to be eating just one or two meals a day in college. He dreamed of attending NU-Q — Northwestern’s campus in Doha —...

A group of students gather together, with one student holding out a phone to take a photo. Behind them is an arch with the words “Northwestern University.”

Northwestern Qatar Comm Exchange students discuss newfound interests, isolation from Evanston students

April 5, 2023

The Northwestern Evanston Communication Exchange program allows 10 Communication students from NU’s Qatar Campus to study in Evanston for winter and spring quarter each year. For many Qatar-based students,...

A day in the life for two students at Northwestern University in Qatar

March 11, 2021

Founded in 2008, Northwestern University in Qatar serves as Northwestern’s first satellite campus overseas. Follow journalism sophomore Nesta Mwanansaluka and communication junior Nur Munawarah Binte...

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