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

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

The Daily Northwestern


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Faculty Senate passes motion for update in academic freedom language of Faculty Handbook

July 14, 2021

Faculty Senate passed a motion to update academic freedom language in the University’s Faculty Handbook, which outlines the rights and responsibilities of University faculty, during its Wednesday meeting.  Some...

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Faculty Senate passes cheer team resolutions, talks language on academic freedom

June 4, 2021

Faculty Senate passed three resolutions calling for transparency amid ongoing investigations surrounding Northwestern’s cheer team in its Wednesday meeting. In a February investigation by The Daily,...

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Administrators discuss plans to reopen, lift testing mandate for vaccinated individuals at Faculty Assembly meeting

May 26, 2021

Northwestern plans to lift the testing mandate for fully vaccinated and asymptomatic community members this summer, according to Vice President for Operations Luke Figora. Figora was joined by Feinberg...

An image of the gray Rebecca Crown Center building. There is a lawn with white flowers in front of the building.

Faculty Senate resolutions call on NU to create rainy-day fund, restore lost retirement contributions

May 16, 2021

Faculty Senate passed a resolution calling for Northwestern and its Board of Trustees to provide benchmarks for University finances that would prompt a suspension of retirement contributions on Wednesday. Last...

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Community Safety Advisory Board chairs talk racial justice on campus at Faculty Senate

May 13, 2021

Feinberg Prof. Clyde Yancy and Chief Diversity Officer Robin Means Coleman discussed racial justice at Northwestern during Wednesday’s Faculty Senate meeting.  Yancy, co-chair of NU’s Community...

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