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The Daily Northwestern

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

The Daily Northwestern


Faculty Senate president Robert Hariman speaks during Faculty Senate in May. At Wednesday’s meeting, Senate passed a resolution encouraging The Graduate School to raise the amount of funding provided to STEM graduate students.

Faculty Senate passes resolution encouraging increased funding for STEM graduate students

June 9, 2018

Faculty Senate on Wednesday passed a resolution encouraging The Graduate School to raise the amount of funding provided to science, technology, engineering and mathematics graduate students. The proposal...

Faculty Senate President Robert Hariman speaks at Wednesday’s meeting. Senate discussed potential changes to the Grievances and Appeals policy.

Faculty Senate discusses possible changes to Grievance and Appeals policy

May 16, 2018

Faculty Senate on Wednesday discussed a revamp of the Grievances and Appeals process, which would include the creation of an ad hoc committee and stricter time limits for appeals. The process is used...

Communication Prof. Robert Hariman speaks during Wednesday’s Faculty Senate. At the meeting, Senate voted to support non-tenure eligible faculty.

Faculty Senate votes to support non-tenure eligible faculty, avoid unionization involvement

April 19, 2018

Faculty Senate voted during its Wednesday meeting to support non-tenure eligible faculty without getting involved in unionization efforts, after a contentious debate regarding an amendment that would recommend...

Linguistics Prof. Jennifer Cole speaks at Wednesday’s Faculty Senate meeting. Faculty discussed proposed updates to the University’s sexual misconduct policy.

Faculty Senate reviews sexual misconduct policy

February 15, 2018

Linguistics Prof. Jennifer Cole led a discussion about Faculty Senate’s proposed updates to Northwestern’s sexual misconduct policy at a meeting on Wednesday. After the policy was recently updated,...

Northwestern’s “We Will” campaign has currently raised $3.55 billion of its $3.75 billion goal. Despite the fundraising, the University is projected to have a deficit in the coming fiscal year.

Northwestern to defer projects, filling faculty positions to make up for projected deficit

January 15, 2018

Northwestern will need to be more “strategic” with spending moving forward to keep expenses in line with projected revenues, University President Morton Schapiro and Provost Jonathan Holloway announced...

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