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The Daily Northwestern

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

The Daily Northwestern

LTE: Preserve the Faculty Assembly’s legislative power

LTE: Preserve the Faculty Assembly’s legislative power

October 19, 2021

The Faculty Senate leadership announced this fall a plan to eliminate the legislative powers of the Faculty Assembly. The proposed changes to the Faculty Assembly bylaws would cancel the only channel through...

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Northwestern must act now on all-gender bathrooms, some Faculty Senate members say

October 7, 2021

City policies and a lack of University action have put the push for universal all-gender bathroom access on hold — and some Faculty Senate members emphasized at a Wednesday meeting that Northwestern...

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

July 15, 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...

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