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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

Former University President Henry Bienen introduces a panel Tuesday night at Harris Hall. Panelists discussed ways to improve education in marginalized communities.

Former president Henry Bienen discusses educational disparities at panel

October 23, 2013

In the affluent Chicago suburb of Winnetka, New Trier Township High School boasts an average ACT score of 27.5. On the city's south side, students at the W.R. Harper High School average just 15 on the...

In Focus: Schapiros unconventional first 4 years marked by successes, controversies

In Focus: Schapiro’s unconventional first 4 years marked by successes, controversies

May 30, 2013

University President Morton Schapiro does not always know what he is going to say. Before Schapiro’s first speech as president of Williams College in 2000, the school’s presidential search committee...

In Focus: With court date set, rift persists between Klein, Northwestern

In Focus: With court date set, rift persists between Klein, Northwestern

February 12, 2013

This December, like many before, Rabbi Dov Hillel Klein led a group of Northwestern students on a Birthright trip to Israel. Sitting in the Tannenbaum-Chabad House in February, Klein explained how...

The Commission on Chicago Landmarks is expected to decide Thursday whether to recommend landmark status for the former site of Prentice Womens Hospital. The designation would make it harder for Northwestern to demolish the old building to make way for a new research facility.

In Focus: After decades-spanning strife, fate of former Prentice site nears

October 31, 2012

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday endorsed Northwestern’s plan to demolish the old Prentice Women’s Hospital and build a new biomedical research facility, lending one of the most authoritative...

Schapiro among top 10 most popular college presidents

October 22, 2012

University President Morton Schapiro has been named one of the top 10 most popular college presidents in the country, according to ratings released by a jobs and careers website. The site, Glassdoor,...

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