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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

ETHS students start first year without class ranking

August 30, 2013

Evanston Township High School students started their first year without class ranking this week, the result of a nearly unanimous decision over the summer. On June 24, the District 202 board voted 6-1...

In this screenshot posted earlier this week on admissions message board College Confidential, Michael Mills, associate provost for university enrollment, shows off a fake internal database that groups Northwestern applicants by their parents and guidance counselors complaints. University spokesman Al Cubbage said Wednesday it was an ill-advised attempt at humor.

Northwestern apologizes after leaked emails show admissions official mocking counselors, parents

May 29, 2013

The University apologized this morning for a fake internal database that mocked parents and guidance counselors of Northwestern applicants. Screenshots of the phony classification system and email correspondence...

In Focus: Beyond the numbers: Recruitment push may not address diversity concerns

In Focus: Beyond the numbers: Recruitment push may not address diversity concerns

May 23, 2013

Even before she came to campus for an admitted student day last April, Weinberg freshman Karley Woods heard about the tense state of race relations at Northwestern, an issue that made her hesitant to enroll. “It...

Northwestern admissions office boasts highest yield rate to date

Northwestern admissions office boasts highest yield rate to date

May 12, 2013

Northwestern admissions passed another milestone with the highest percentage of admitted students on University record choosing to enroll this fall. The University expects to enroll 44.5 percent of...

Northwestern has largely avoided rising national trends in students dropping out of college.

Northwestern graduation rate double national average despite economic downturn

February 4, 2013

Although new reports show nearly half of students currently enrolled in college in the United States will not graduate within six years, enrollment numbers from the past several years show that Northwestern...

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