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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


In Focus: McCormick students allege misconduct, differential treatment from Segal shop professional

In Focus: McCormick students allege misconduct, differential treatment from Segal shop professional

May 21, 2024

Just over a month before she graduated from Northwestern, Emily Song (McCormick ’24) told her professor that Scott Simpson — a professional hired to help students manufacture projects in the Segal...

In Focus: Students detail harmful financial impact of NU scholarship displacement policies

In Focus: Students detail harmful financial impact of NU scholarship displacement policies

May 16, 2024

With triplets entering college at the same time, Jaida Hill’s parents were thrilled when she won an outside four-year, $80,000 scholarship just before graduating high school in 2021.  Though...

Schill’s email frustrated international students, who said the University is telling stories about their struggles without giving them support.

Schill’s Homecoming email sparks frustrations about tokenization, International Student Orientation

October 13, 2023

Northwestern University President Michael Schill sent an email to the NU community ahead of Homecoming Weekend, titled “Celebrating a sense of excitement and possibility.” He recounted a heartwarming...

A cellphone with the college board website pulled up and a mockup of an SAT score with the phrase “Who Cares?” in the space that the score would have been.

Students question impact of NU’s test-optional policies, propose elimination of any score reporting

May 23, 2023

Northwestern extended its test-optional policy through the 2023-24 admission cycle, meaning applicants will not have to submit standardized test scores for the fourth year in a row. But, some NU students...

A red and yellow sign that reads ‘Northwestern Department of Spanish and Portuguese’ inside of the Kresge building.

Northwestern language programs see enrollment across most programs decline

April 18, 2023

Between 2013 and 2016, the Modern Language Association of America reported that undergraduate and graduate enrollment in language classes other than English dropped about 9.2% nationwide.   Turkish...

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