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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Mikhail Baryshnikov, founder and artistic director of the Baryshnikov Arts Center, will impart his wisdom to the class of 2013 on Friday at Ryan Field. Baryshnikov's daughter currently attends NU.

13 facts about commencement speaker Mikhail Baryshnikov

June 18, 2013

I’ll admit it. When I heard Mikhail Baryshnikov would be Northwestern’s 2013 commencement speaker, my mind immediately went to “Sex and the City.” But years before he broke Carrie Bradshaw’s...

Updated: Ballet dancer, actor Baryshnikov named this year’s commencement speaker

January 30, 2013

World-renowned ballet dancer and Emmy-winning actor Mikhail Baryshnikov will give the main address and receive an honorary degree at Northwestern’s 155th commencement, according to a University news...

Yo-Yo Ma to speak at Northwestern

October 3, 2012

Cellist and virtuoso Yo-Yo Ma and ballet dancer Damian Woetzel will speak Oct. 14 on campus as a part of the Chicago Humanities Festival's Morry and Dolores Kohl Kaplan Northwestern Day. The duo will...

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