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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


Around 400 students gathered on Tech Plaza for the start of MSAB’s Engineering Week.

MSAB’s Engineering Week celebrates McCormick students and clubs

May 20, 2024

Engineering Week kicked off Monday with the McCormick Student Advisory Board handing out “island adventure” themed shirts, smoothies, stickers and goodie bags to around 400 students on Tech Plaza. McCormick...

A pile of multi-colored letters with phrases of encouragement and congratulations to future freshmen.

Letter-writing campaign to underrepresented McCormick freshmen builds community

May 7, 2024

In late summer, incoming McCormick freshmen of underrepresented communities open their mailboxes to find words of congratulations and encouragement. The annual letter-writing campaign is organized by...

Kristen Cotton is a biomedical engineering major  in the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Though underrepresented, black STEM students at Northwestern said they find support through programs like EXCEL and the National Society of Black Engineers.

Facing underrepresentation, black STEM students find support in one another

October 20, 2016

John Franklin is taking five McCormick classes this quarter. In three of them, he’s the sole black student. In one, it’s just him and a friend. “I’ll see him during class and say, ‘Hey Steven,...

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