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

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Arthur Brooks, president of American Enterprise Institute, urges nation to unite through love

Arthur Brooks, president of American Enterprise Institute, urges nation to unite through love

November 8, 2018

Arthur C. Brooks, president of the conservative public policy think tank American Enterprise Institute, doesn’t want everyone to agree with his political views. He wants them to disagree with him. “Together...

Annenberg Hall. A SESP economist co-authored Institute for Policy Research working paper studying the effects of sexism on women from childhood to adulthood.

Institute for Policy Research findings say sexism from childhood shadows women into adulthood

September 30, 2018

Sexist attitudes in the place a woman grows up can affect their socioeconomic outcomes long after childhood, even after they have migrated to another state, says a new Institute for Policy Research working...

The Donald P. Jacobs Center, 2001 Sheridan Rd. Construction on the Jacobs Center could begin next summer at the earliest.

Jacobs Center to house social sciences; construction could begin summer 2019

May 22, 2018

The recently vacated Donald P. Jacobs Center will become a social sciences “hub” in the coming years, but construction won’t begin until summer 2019 at the earliest, Provost Jonathan Holloway told...

Northwestern study finds no change in discrimination against black job applicants between 1990, 2015

September 18, 2017

A Northwestern study found no change in hiring discrimination against black job applicants from 1990 to 2015. Sociology Prof. Lincoln Quillian, senior author of the study, said the results were “both...

Dawes Elementary, 440 Dodge Avenue, is one of ten elementary schools in Evanston/Skokie School District 65. A report released last month showed some progress, but consistent racial disparities, in the district.

D65 academic progress report indicates persistent racial disparities

February 17, 2017

A report released by Evanston/Skokie School District 65 last month cited overall progress in academic performance but persistent racial disparities in student achievement. The “achievement and accountability”...

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