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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


International students struggle to find employment in age of ‘Buy American, Hire American’

May 25, 2017

When members of Yoni Pinto’s extended family came to the United States from Turkey about 20 years ago, they were able to find employment, get green cards and eventually become citizens, fulfilling the...

Vice President and General Counsel Philip Harris attends President Morton Schapiro’s state of the University talk. Harris said the University will connect students and faculty to immigration attorneys in light of new immigration policies.

Northwestern joins amicus brief opposing Trump executive order on travel restriction

April 28, 2017

Northwestern reaffirmed its opposition to President Donald Trump’s travel restrictions last week after an amicus curiae brief was filed in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Hawaii filed a lawsuit...

A member of the Iranian Student Association speaks at a protest Wednesday against President Donald Trump’s immigration executive order. Students from Muslim-majority countries targeted by Trump’s actions expressed concern and fear following the order.

Following executive order, international students at Northwestern express fear, confusion

February 2, 2017

Azza Akasha, a Feinberg School of Medicine graduate student, always imagined that her first interview with a reporter would be about a discovery she had made or a medical breakthrough she had done. “Anything,”...

Students launch language exchange program

October 26, 2015

When Weinberg senior Kate McCarter learned Northwestern had no on-campus club where she could practice Spanish, she started Campus Language Connection, a student-led group that serves as an informal language...

New Wildcats dash across Deering Meadow this Wildcat Welcome prior to taking their class photo. Among the incoming students, the proportion of international students hit a record high this year.

International student enrollment reaches all-time high

September 27, 2015

Before coming to the United States from Thailand, McCormick freshman Akhil Shanishetti had never attended an American football game. He finally got his chance at the game against Eastern Illinois University...

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