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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

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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...

“NBWays” is a column that discusses the trials and tribulations of transgender and nonbinary student life on NU’s campus.

Parker: My Wildcard is a lie

April 19, 2023

  I hate my Wildcard. Not because my photo is outdated or cringeworthy, but because Northwestern misspelled my preferred name so completely that the letters on the card actually spell my legal...

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Head of engagement department at the Block continues to impact Northwestern community

April 18, 2023

Erin Northington did not spend much time in art museums growing up — she originally thought she would become a doctor. Now, she’s the head of the engagement department at the Block Museum of Art. It...

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