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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


Charla Wilson stands in a black and white patterned dress, black cardigan and blue necklace in front of brown bookshelves.

Charla Wilson preserves history, uplifts student voices as Northwestern’s archivist for the Black experience

May 22, 2023

A San Diego native, Charla Wilson knew she wanted to write about the history of the city’s Black community for her master’s thesis at California State University San Marcos. Sifting through documents...

A photo card with a quote on it sits next to a book inscribed with a photo and writing in it.

Deering Library debuts Frederick Douglass exhibition

June 19, 2022

When Charla Wilson and her colleagues reexamined the McCormick Library’s African American document collection, they were surprised to find a series of letters written by 19th century abolitionist Frederick...

Silhouettes of protestors standing in a line at night. They are facing police cars with flashing lights.

Organizing during the pandemic: Activist groups on campus fight for changes, spotlight institutional problems

April 3, 2022

Two years ago, despite soaring COVID-19 positivity rates, protests broke out nationwide after police killed George Floyd. At Northwestern that fall — on an otherwise mostly empty campus — community...

Deering Library on a sunny day.

NU Library Workers Union members vote on unionization, AAUP expresses support for the union

November 18, 2021

NU Library Workers Union members are currently voting on whether they will officially unionize. The NU chapter of the American Association of University Professors also published a letter supporting the...

Deering Library.

Northwestern University Library Workers Union seeks formal recognition

October 15, 2021

After more than a year of private deliberation, Northwestern’s library workers publicly announced their unionization Tuesday and are asking the University for formal recognition. The Northwestern...

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