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The Daily Northwestern

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

The Daily Northwestern


LTE: An Open Letter from 186 Faculty — Stand up to pressure and reject calls for force

LTE: An Open Letter from 186 Faculty — Stand up to pressure and reject calls for force

May 2, 2024

To Chairman Barris, the Life Trustees, and the Charter Trustees of Northwestern University: We, the undersigned NU faculty of different backgrounds and political viewpoints, come together to salute...

LTE: An Open Letter from 171 Faculty — Do not ban protest at NU

LTE: An Open Letter from 171 Faculty — Do not ban protest at NU

April 24, 2024

Dear President Schill and Provost Hagerty, Northwestern’s University Mission declares its commitment to encourage debate; champion access, diversity and belonging; strengthen our community; and care...

Jennifer Cole speaks at Faculty Senate. Cole presented concerns regarding the newly-formed Bias Incident Response Team to the Senate.

Faculty Senate notebook: Faculty members consider change to academic freedom definition

May 9, 2019

Religious Studies Prof. and faculty handbook committee chair Richard Kieckhefer discussed proposals for altering the faculty handbook, including revisions to its definition of academic freedom. Kieckhefer...

Provost Jonathan Holloway. A motion requiring faculty to conduct due diligence before granting scholars or researchers official status passed unanimously at Faculty Senate’s Wednesday meeting.

Faculty Senate notebook: Scholar review policy passes; email policy draws concern

January 17, 2019

The first Faculty Senate of 2019 met on Jan. 16. Here’s a look at some of the issues discussed. For our main story about the budget deficit, click here. Official status for scholars requires ‘due...

Faculty Senate President Robert Hariman speaks at Wednesday’s meeting. Senate discussed potential changes to the Grievances and Appeals policy.

Faculty Senate discusses possible changes to Grievance and Appeals policy

May 16, 2018

Faculty Senate on Wednesday discussed a revamp of the Grievances and Appeals process, which would include the creation of an ad hoc committee and stricter time limits for appeals. The process is used...

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