Elizabeth Byrne, Assistant Campus Editor
November 21, 2017
Filed under Administration, Campus, Latest Stories
The Office of the Provost has created two new staff positions, Provost Jonathan Holloway announced in an email to faculty and staff Monday.
The two new positions are vice provost for academics and vice provost for administration....
July 22, 2016
Benjamin Din, Digital Projects Editor
March 3, 2016
Filed under Campus, Faculty, Latest Stories
Faculty members discussed Wednesday regarding the appointment of Karl Eikenberry as the first-ever executive director of the Buffett Institute for Global Studies.
Eikenberry, a former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, was na...
April 27, 2015
Olivia Exstrum, Assistant Campus Editor
November 13, 2014
Filed under Administration, Campus, Latest Stories
Northwestern faculty and administrators are involving more students in the search for the next dean of the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences after students voiced concerns about their lack of involvement in the process at an open forum in October.
A student interview group, chosen by the Weinberg College Student Adv...
Olivia Exstrum, Assistant Campus Editor
October 31, 2014
Filed under Academic, Administration, Campus
Northwestern is undertaking an institutional reaccreditation review this academic year that will conclude in a visit to the University in April 2015 by a seven-member evaluation team, the University announced Monday. The review...
October 8, 2014
Rebecca Savransky, Campus Editor
May 19, 2014
Filed under Academic, Administration, Campus, Latest Stories
Northwestern announced Monday the names of the members of the search committee to choose the next dean of Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences.
The candidate the group chooses will take the place of Sarah Mangelsdorf, wh...
Cat Zakrzewski, Reporter
April 15, 2014
Filed under Academic, Campus, Latest Stories
After its first experiment in for-credit online courses for undergraduates failed, Northwestern is now shifting its focus to developing Web courses for its graduate programs and building up its Massive Open Online Courses.
Jake...
Cat Zakrzewski, Assistant Summer Editor
August 8, 2013
Filed under Blogs, Latest Stories, On Campus, The Summer Northwestern 2013
The deadline to register for Northwestern's first online courses for credit has been extended three weeks, the University announced Tuesday.
Jake Julia, NU associate provost for academic initiatives, said undergraduate students...
May 14, 2013
Cat Zakrzewski, Assistant In Focus Editor
February 22, 2013
Filed under Academic, Administration, Campus, Science & Technology
Northwestern announced Wednesday that it has partnered with Coursera, a digital platform for massive open online courses.
The University’s foray into the growing field of MOOCs, along with 28 other American and global institutions,...
