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

The Daily Northwestern


Kurtz: What little I've learned

Kurtz: What little I’ve learned

February 27, 2013

This is my penultimate column, so I figured that now would be as good a time as any for the obligatory retrospective on what I've learned during my time at Northwestern. The answer is: Not much. There...

Zaheer Ali, who was part of the Malcolm X project at Columbia University, speaks with (from left) Loyola Prof. Kim Searcy and Evanston resident Eric Basir.

Cultural groups host speaker to focus on Muslims’ role in society

February 20, 2013

Northwestern’s black and Muslim student organizations collaborated Wednesday night to highlight the role of Muslims in American society and their similarities with other ethnicities. As a part of...

Imam Siraj Wahhaj, leader of The Muslim Alliance in North America speaks at Thursday's panel sponsored by Muslim-cultural Students Association as University of Chicago and Loyola University Chicago Prof. Br. Omer Mozaffer looks on.

Muslim panelists emphasize faith, service

January 25, 2013

In the spirit of Monday’s presidential inauguration, the Muslim-cultural Student Association hosted a discussion about the importance of civic engagement. Three panelists, including a Northwestern...

Keynote speaker Arthur Boutellis, a research fellow at the International Peace Institute, kicks off the 10th annual Northwestern University Human Rights Conference on Thursday. About 100 people showed up to hear the talk in Harris Hall.

10th annual NUCHR highlights peacekeeping

January 18, 2013

The 10th annual Northwestern University Conference on Human Rights kicked off Thursday night with remarks from keynote speaker Arthur Boutellis, senior policy analyst at the International Peace Institute. Thursday’s...

Northwestern sociology Prof. Anthony Chen speaks to students, faculty and Evanston residents about the origins of race-based affirmative action and what research says of its benefits. Chen spoke Thursday as part of a panel discussion on the implications of the Supreme Court's Fisher v. University of Texas decision on the NU community.

Affirmative action panel discusses potential impact of Fisher v. University of Texas on Northwestern

December 5, 2012

An expert panel on Wednesday discussed the Supreme Court’s most recent review of affirmative action and its potential impact on the Northwestern community. About 100 people attended the event at...

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