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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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After a whirlwind transition, University President Michael Schill looks to make his mark on NU

October 17, 2022

His appointment and arrival was unlike that of any of his predecessors. But Michael Schill, Northwestern’s 17th University president, is taking everything in stride.  Schill, a New York native, came...

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Five things to know about University President Michael Schill

October 16, 2022

University President Michael Schill has served in his role for just over a month after president-elect Rebecca Blank stepped down this summer. But what can his past tell us about what he might do as University...

The Arch, one of Northwestern’s most recognizable symbols. Provost Jonathan Holloway said the school will have to confront demographic changes in the decade to come.

Northwestern sets its eyes on a new decade

April 29, 2019

When University president Morton Schapiro was appointed in 2008, he took the reins of a school about to embark on a new decade. Northwestern looked different then — it had a 26 percent acceptance rate,...

Lorraine Morton.

Lorraine Morton had many titles. Mayor was only one of them

September 25, 2018

In 1982, Evanston’s 5th Ward needed a new leader. The former independent alderman, Roosevelt Alexander, had resigned suddenly and went on to run as a Republican for circuit court judge. The mayor...

In Focus: As Feinberg surpasses initial ‘We Will’ fundraising goal, progress on tuition-free initiative lags behind

In Focus: As Feinberg surpasses initial ‘We Will’ fundraising goal, progress on tuition-free initiative lags behind

May 7, 2018

Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine made a rare announcement in 2014: It would create an endowment large enough to provide a tuition-free education to all medical students. The initiative is...

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