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

The Daily Northwestern


Political science professor and Faculty Senate President Ian Hurd sat down with Athletic Director Mark Jackson to hold a Q&A for the assembled faculty members.

Faculty Senate meets with Athletic Director, overviews health care changes

November 13, 2025

Athletic Director Mark Jackson made an appearance at Wednesday’s Faculty Senate meeting for a question-and-answer session, over a year after his appointment.  Faculty members discussed Northwestern...

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‘A slap in the face’: Faculty, staff brace as Northwestern’s shift in health care administrators approaches

November 4, 2025

When Global Health Studies Prof. Noelle Sullivan heard that Northwestern was switching its employee health care administrator from Blue Cross and Blue Shield to UnitedHealthcare, her initial reaction was...

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‘We’re not listened to’: Faculty senators condemn summertime switch to UnitedHealthcare

October 9, 2025

The room fell silent as McCormick Prof. Michael Miksis took the floor at Wednesday evening’s Faculty Senate meeting to criticize Northwestern’s decision to switch healthcare providers for all faculty...

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Hundreds of Northwestern faculty sign letter to Board of Trustees requesting faculty representation in presidential search

September 22, 2025

Northwestern faculty members sent a letter to NU’s Board of Trustees on Wednesday morning, with 567 faculty signatories asking for faculty representation in the search for a new University president. The...

University President Michael Schill speaks behind a lectern.

Outgoing University President Michael Schill earned nearly $1.7 million in first full year, tax filings show

September 15, 2025

University President Michael Schill earned $1,683,023 in total compensation in 2023, according to tax returns filed this year by Northwestern. As stated in NU’s Form 990 filings, Schill, who recently...

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