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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


Charles Clarke, a seventh-year graduate student, said he planned to hunger strike until he received an apology from Weinberg Dean Adrian Randolph for the administration’s handling of political science Prof. Jacqueline Stevens’ now-lifted campus ban. Clarke, who ended his hunger strike on Sunday, said he was not offered information or guidance when Stevens was prohibited from contacting students at the end of July.

Graduate student hunger strikes for over seven days to spotlight impact of Prof. Jacqueline Stevens’ campus ban

October 4, 2016

Graduate student Charles Clarke was halfway into the eighth day of his hunger strike when his faculty adviser, political science Prof. Jacqueline Stevens, convinced him to eat again. Clarke, a seventh-year...

Letter to the Editor: President Schapiro erred in defending campus oversensitivity in convocation speech

September 25, 2016

I was dismayed to read about Northwestern president Morton Schapiro's remarks to the incoming freshman class in Wednesday's edition of the Daily. His full-throated defense of "safe spaces," and "trigger...

Political science Prof. Jacqueline Stevens speaks at a campus event last winter. The University lifted Stevens' ban from campus on Monday.

University drops campus ban on political science Prof. Jacqueline Stevens

September 21, 2016

Political science Prof. Jacqueline Stevens has been cleared to return to Northwestern’s campus immediately after completing a required fitness-for-duty evaluation, according to a letter from Weinberg...

Political science Prof. Alvin Tillery said he moved office buildings from Scott Hall in June to distance himself from his colleague Prof. Jacqueline Stevens. The professors were in a dispute about an altercation in Tillery's office from the beginning of March.

Prof. Alvin Tillery: My issue with Prof. Stevens wasn’t about her political activism

September 7, 2016

Political science Prof. Alvin Tillery is disputing Prof. Jacqueline Stevens’ blog post, in which she asserted she was banned from campus partly due to her role organizing opposition to former ambassador...

Brian Hanson, director of research and planning at the Buffett Institute, is leaving this week to begin work at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Hanson has been at the Buffett Institute for 12 years, where his colleagues say he helped better involve undergraduates and expand civic engagement.

Buffett Institute looks to fill two vacancies

July 14, 2016

The Buffett Institute for Global Studies will have a second vacancy to fill after its director of research and planning leaves this week for a job at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. After a...

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