Panelists discuss Asian-American political engagement in Trump era

May 17, 2017

Marketing leader discusses corporate experiences as part of Black History Month celebrations

February 23, 2017

Filed under Campus

Lizette Williams discussed her experiences as a woman of color in corporate America, celebrating the concept of “black girl magic” in a speech Wednesday. “Black girl magic is beauty and resiliency and tenacity,” Williams...

Black and Queer Panel discusses Black Lives Matter movement, inclusivity

January 11, 2017

University forms committee aiming to improve support for transgender students

Peter Kotecki, Campus Editor

November 1, 2016

Filed under Administration, Campus, Diversity and Inclusion, Latest Stories

Administrators have approved a committee to work toward improving support for transgender students at Northwestern, a University official said. Patricia Telles-Irvin, vice president for student affairs, told The Daily that...

Student panelists discuss challenges, experiences of disability

Matthew Choi, Assistant Campus Editor

February 23, 2016

Filed under Campus, Events, Latest Stories

Disability is not antithetical to ability, said SESP sophomore Scott Gerson at a student panel on disability Monday. The Student Panel on Disability, hosted by Gerson and SESP freshman Carrie Ingerman in University Hall, discussed...

Black student athletes discuss identity conflicts, share personal experiences at panel

Ben Pope, Reporter

February 18, 2016

Filed under Campus, Events, Latest Stories

When Derrick Thompson, a wide receiver for Northwestern football from 1996 to 2000, first walked into the Black House his freshman year, he said he felt an unexpected tension. Others saw him as an athlete, not a black student....

ASG shares findings from report on sexual assault

January 8, 2016

Stratton and Sawhney: Reviewing native and indigenous student awareness on campus

Asha Sawhney and Abigail Stratton

November 24, 2015

Filed under Columns, Opinion

This year’s One Book One Northwestern selection, “An Inconvenient Indian” by Thomas King has led to the expansion of Native American programming and inclusion efforts at Northwestern. Considering the role of NU founder and forme...

Students and staff honor victims of transgender violence at vigil

Rishika Dugyala, Reporter

November 21, 2015

Filed under Campus, Events, Latest Stories, Student Groups

Northwestern community members convened Friday night to commemorate lives lost to anti-transgender violence for the Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil. While chanting "Say their name” after each victim was identified,...

Letter to the Editor: Our Black House matters to everyone

Jeffrey Sterling

November 15, 2015

Filed under Letters to Editor, Opinion

In 1968, black students at Northwestern took action for survival and self-determination on campus. Then, as now, blacks represented a disproportionately low percentage of the student body and needed specific culturally sensitive...

MSA still looking for assistant director focused on Asian-American and Pacific Islander students

November 4, 2015

Administrators apologize during first Black House listening sessions

October 15, 2015

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