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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


University committee report proposes potential revisions to Weinberg degree requirements

April 2, 2017

A University committee released a report last quarter that proposed some changes to Weinberg graduation requirements, including a universal three-course language requirement. Ann Bradlow, the committee’s...

Northwestern retains 12th place in U.S. News rankings

September 14, 2016

Northwestern retained its position as the 12th best university in the nation, according to this year's rankings by U.S. News and World Report. The 2017 rankings, released Tuesday, placed NU behind Johns...

Economics Prof. Robert Gordon addresses students in his “Did Economics Win Two World Wars?” class. Gordon’s book arguing America’s years of prolific innovation have passed, “The Rise and Fall of American Growth,” was published in January.

Famed Northwestern macroeconomist Robert Gordon predicts end to life-changing innovation

February 9, 2016

The gloomy economist sits in a large office that reveals no inkling of his pessimistic predictions. Glass awards rest on his desk, model airplanes decorate the shelves and original photographs from India...

Residential colleges will carry the title of Faculty Chairs instead of Masters. The change comes in response to criticisms against the old title for its historical connotations.

Residential college faculty leaders change title from ‘master’ amid national debate on racial sensitivity

January 14, 2016

The faculty leaders of Northwestern’s 11 residential colleges have changed their title from “faculty master” to “faculty chair” after feeling the previous title did not accurately embody their...

Northwestern proteomics program receives grant

October 29, 2015

Northwestern was part of a group of universities awarded a $5.6 million grant by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to work on biomedical projects. The University’s program for top-down...

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