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

The Daily Northwestern

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

The Daily Northwestern

LTE: NU Faculty across schools respond to President Schill: Protect academic freedom and the right to dissent

LTE: NU Faculty across schools respond to President Schill: Protect academic freedom and the right to dissent

November 16, 2023

Dear President Michael Schill, As faculty at Northwestern, we are seriously dismayed and concerned by the email you sent on Nov. 13, “Announcing new committee on antisemitism and hate.” We join...

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Wen-fai Fong to receive the 2024 Lancelot M. Berkeley–New York Community Trust Prize

November 7, 2023

Weinberg physics Prof. Wen-fai Fong will receive the 2024 Lancelot M. Berkeley – New York Community Trust Prize for Meritorious Work in Astronomy, according to a Tuesday news release. The award recognizes...

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Northwestern reclaims No. 9 spot in U.S. News college rankings

September 19, 2023

Northwestern retained the No. 9 spot in U.S. News & World Report’s annual National Universities rankings after dropping to 10th last year. NU previously ranked ninth three years in a row. The...

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Jonathan Bailey Holland named Bienen School of Music Dean

May 31, 2023

Jonathan Bailey Holland will serve as the dean of Bienen School of Music beginning Sept. 1, according to a Northwestern news release.  Holland, whose music has been commissioned by leading orchestras...

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Legal experts say upcoming Supreme Court decisions could threaten diversity in universities

May 22, 2023

Prior to 1966, an average of five Black students per year enrolled at Northwestern. That year, NU’s race-based recruitment infrastructure changed with the inception of two new programs: the NU Chicago...

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