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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


Rep. Burgess Owens (R-Utah) questions University President Michael Schill at the House Committee on Education and the Workforce hearing in May.

End of partnership between NU-Q and Al Jazeera marks win for hardline politicians, stokes division in NU community

October 17, 2024

Northwestern University in Qatar and the Qatar-based news organization Al Jazeera recently ended their partnership, marking a win for politicians who have called for the move for months. However, the decision...

Schill said the University has made steady progress on the commitments laid out in the April “Agreement on Deering Meadow.”

Q&A: University President Michael Schill discusses free speech policies, campus climate, admissions diversity

October 14, 2024

For the first time since student protests erupted on campus calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and University divestment from Israel during Spring Quarter, Northwestern President Michael Schill sat down with...

 Thrasher said he learned about his class cancellations from students days after Cook County prosecutors dropped misdemeanor charges against him in July for his participation in the Deering encampment.

Thousands of colleagues sign petition supporting Medill professor after NU cancels his classes

September 23, 2024

More than 2,500 scholars, journalists and health professionals have signed a petition as of Sunday demanding that Northwestern reinstate Medill Prof. Steven Thrasher after the University canceled his classes...


A demonstrator records as Thrasher and others attempt to prevent University Police officers from dismantling the encampment. “You will not touch our students,” Thrasher repeatedly declared as officers attempted to break the human chain.

Medill investigates professor who participated in pro-Palestine encampment, cancels his classes

September 11, 2024

Medill Prof. Steven Thrasher faces investigation from Northwestern after his involvement in the pro-Palestine encampment on campus in April, and his Fall Quarter classes have been canceled, Medill officials...

Schill had prefaced a month early in an email to the NU community his efforts targeted to fight anti-semitism, Islamophobia and other forms of hate on campus.

Overnight stay ban, display zones, safety guidelines: What to know about Northwestern’s new demonstration policies

September 11, 2024

In May, when University President Michael Schill testified before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce about his decision to deescalate the pro-Palestinian encampment on Deering Meadow, he...

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