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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


Northwestern submits amicus curiae brief condemning travel ban with other research universities

February 13, 2017

Northwestern, along with 16 other American universities, signed an amicus curiae brief filed Monday supporting a lawsuit filed by New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman against President Donald Trump’s...

A member of the Iranian Student Association speaks at a protest Wednesday against President Donald Trump’s immigration executive order. Students from Muslim-majority countries targeted by Trump’s actions expressed concern and fear following the order.

Following executive order, international students at Northwestern express fear, confusion

February 2, 2017

Azza Akasha, a Feinberg School of Medicine graduate student, always imagined that her first interview with a reporter would be about a discovery she had made or a medical breakthrough she had done. “Anything,”...

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) poses for a picture alongside 98-year-old labor activist Beatrice Lumpkin at an event in Chicago. Schakowsky denounced Trump’s executive action to restrict immigration from seven countries and pledged to continue to advocate for immigrants.

State Democrats voice support for bill to nullify Trump’s executive order

February 1, 2017

In the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive order barring immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries, Illinois Democrats have voiced support for a bill that would nullify the order. If...

Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield in August. A spokesperson for Rauner said in a statement Monday the governor was urging "swift action" on concerns about Trump's immigration executive order.

Gov. Bruce Rauner urges ‘swift resolution’ of executive order concerns

January 30, 2017

Gov. Bruce Rauner is urging “swift resolution” of concerns related to President Donald Trump’s immigration executive order, a spokesperson said in a statement Monday. The order bars citizens of...

University President Morton Schapiro addresses new students in September. Schapiro released a statement Monday saying Northwestern will not be releasing the immigration status of members of its community.

Schapiro: University will not reveal immigration status of students, faculty, staff

January 30, 2017

University President Morton Schapiro announced Monday in an email to students that Northwestern will not reveal the immigration status of students, faculty or staff to the federal government. The announcement...

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