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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


A UP officer works outside of Crowe Hall, home to the African-American Studies department. Prof. Barnor Hesse, who works in the African-American Studies department, teaches a course called “Unsettling Whiteness.”

UP investigating racist hate mail sent to Prof. Barnor Hesse

May 8, 2019

University Police is investigating an instance of racist hate mail sent to African American studies Prof. Barnor Hesse on May 2. On May 3, Hesse, who teaches a class called “Unsettling Whiteness,”...

University president Morton Schapiro, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and dean of Feinberg School of Medicine Dr. Eric Neilson tour the Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center in January. The center is set to open in June.

With Simpson Querrey about to open, research administrators struggle with grant proposal backlog

May 1, 2019

After seven years of planning, four years of construction worth $455 million and a planned investment totaling $1 billion, Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center is set to open in June. The new...

Jonathan Holloway, center. The provost is implementing a new review process for deans.

Northwestern to implement new review process for Deans of schools

May 1, 2019

Northwestern will implement a new review process for deans, the school announced last week. In an email to the Northwestern community, Provost Jonathan Holloway said this review will evaluate a dean’s...

Tucker: High tuition increases are indefensible

Tucker: High tuition increases are indefensible

April 30, 2019

On April 12, Northwestern announced that the 2019-2020 academic year would see a 3.9 percent rise in tuition, bringing it to a record high of $56,232. This follows the 3.6 percent tuition hikes for both...

The Arch, one of Northwestern’s most recognizable symbols. Provost Jonathan Holloway said the school will have to confront demographic changes in the decade to come.

Northwestern sets its eyes on a new decade

April 29, 2019

When University president Morton Schapiro was appointed in 2008, he took the reins of a school about to embark on a new decade. Northwestern looked different then — it had a 26 percent acceptance rate,...

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