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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


Cooper: Former University President Bienen wrong on foreign policy suggestion

Cooper: Former University President Bienen wrong on foreign policy suggestion

May 18, 2016

At an event earlier this week, former University President Henry Bienen criticized President Barack Obama’s foreign policy as not assertive enough. Bienen identified Obama’s reluctance to use force...

Former Northwestern president Henry Bienen (left) speaks at a Political Union event Monday. Bienen and Political Science Prof. John Rielly, former president of the Chicago Council of Global Affairs, discussed Obama’s foreign policy.

Former NU president, Political Science professor discuss Obama’s foreign policy

May 16, 2016

Former Northwestern president Henry Bienen said President Barack Obama hasn’t been assertive enough abroad, despite issuing many bold executive orders domestically. “Sometimes, force really matters,”...

 The Buffett Institute, which will be under the leadership of former ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry starting September. Faculty are protesting Eikenberry’s appointment, calling on the University to withdraw the offer for his position.

More than 40 Northwestern faculty call for withdrawal of Karl Eikenberry’s appointment as Buffett Institute executive director

February 11, 2016

Forty-six Northwestern faculty members called on University administrators to withdraw their appointment of Karl Eikenberry as executive director of the Buffett Institute due to his incompatibility with...

Letter to the Editor: Open letter by Northwestern faculty in support of academic integrity

February 9, 2016

The undersigned 46 Northwestern faculty urge University President Morton Schapiro and Provost Daniel Linzer to withdraw the appointment of retired Lt. Gen. and former ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry...

Former Ambassador Karl Eikenberry prepares for new role as Buffett Institute director

Former Ambassador Karl Eikenberry prepares for new role as Buffett Institute director

January 10, 2016

Karl Eikenberry does not have a Ph.D., an endless cache of academic papers or a CV chock-full of scholarly designations. Instead, his background includes two tours in Afghanistan, two years as an ambassador...

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