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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


I’ve experienced how college is a hectic time packed with mistakes. It was important to experience those freshman-coded mishaps without it impacting another person, let alone someone I had just met.

Villaflor: The January Rule

December 4, 2024

When I was in high school, I obsessed over university life by reading an obscene number of online articles.  None impacted me as much as the admissions blog from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,...

The lawsuit also includes Stanford University, Yale University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Class-action lawsuit alleges Northwestern, College Board illegally raised tuition

October 9, 2024

A class-action lawsuit filed Monday by two former college students accuses College Board and 40 universities, including Northwestern, of violating antitrust law with a conspiracy to increase attendance...

U.S. News ranked Northwestern at 9th place last year.

Northwestern reaches historic high at 6th place in U.S. News college rankings

September 24, 2024

Northwestern vaulted to the No. 6 spot in the U.S. News & World Report’s annual National Universities rankings, a three-spot rise from last year and its highest placement in university history. NU...

A man in a suit, smiling, stands in front of a scientific research lab.

Chemistry Prof, NU scientist Dr. Chad Mirkin awarded 2024 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience

June 13, 2024

Chemistry professor, Northwestern nanoscientist and director of the International Institute for Nanotechnology Dr. Chad Mirkin was awarded the 2024 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience by the Norwegian Academy of...

Ahead of University President Michael Schill’s appearance at Congress on Thursday morning, The Daily has compiled a summation of the first two hearings on antisemitism on college campuses.

The Daily Explains: As NU President Michael Schill prepares to testify, here’s a look at how other college presidents have fared at antisemitism congressional hearings

May 23, 2024

The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, led by chairwoman U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), called University President Michael Schill and the leaders of two other universities to appear for...

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