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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


Letter to the Editor: Northwestern must “divest” from investment secrecy

February 2, 2016

The Daily recently reported that Northwestern is among three universities agreeing to sign the United Nations' Principles for Responsible Investment to create transparency for endowment fund allocations....

University President Morton Schapiro discusses the status of the “We Will” campaign at his annual address on the state of the University. Schapiro and two other administrators answered staff and audience questions at the Thursday morning event.

Schapiro, Linzer, Chinniah discuss inclusion and other initiatives at annual talk

April 16, 2015

University President Morton Schapiro highlighted the University’s efforts in fundraising and inclusion at his yearly address Thursday morning. Schapiro was joined by executive vice president Nim Chinniah...

Northwestern’s Chief Investment Officer William McLean discusses NU’s endowment and investments at the Roberta Buffett Center on Monday night. McLean addressed the investment committee’s response to recent divestment movements and the potential formation of a committee to examine the social implications of NU’s investments.

Northwestern considers creating a socially responsible investment committee

April 14, 2015

Northwestern may create a committee that would weigh the social implications of its investments to address issues brought up by Northwestern Divest, Fossil Free NU and other movements, the University’s...

Students march from Norris University Center to the Allen Center, where a Board of Trustees meeting took place Friday. The demonstration was organized by DivestNU to ask Northwestern to divest its endowment funds from the coal industry.

Students march outside Board of Trustees meeting to demand coal divestment

November 21, 2014

About 30 Northwestern students from the DivestNU movement demonstrated Friday morning before a Board of Trustees meeting, asking the University to divest its endowment money from the coal industry. “We...

Letter to the Editor: A true commitment to sustainability starts with divestment

November 18, 2014

Ten years ago, asking most people at Northwestern how climate change affects them personally would have gotten some pretty abstract answers. Maybe they would have expressed regret at the loss of snow on...

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