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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


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Three will receive Northwestern Alumni Medal

June 28, 2023

Roberta Buffett Elliott, Chris Galvin and Charles S. Modlin Jr. will receive the Northwestern Alumni Medal, the University announced Tuesday. The medal, which is NU Alumni Association’s highest honor,...

Northwestern trustee and former FCC chair Newton Minow dies at 97

May 8, 2023

Newton Minow (Communication ’49, Pritzker ’50), a Northwestern trustee and the Walter Annenberg Professor Emeritus, died Saturday at age 97. Minow, who received the Northwestern Alumni Medal in...

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Northwestern Alumni Medalist panel members reflect on careers, college experience

October 9, 2022

Recipients of the 2022 Northwestern Alumni Medal spoke in a Friday discussion about their college experiences and careers.  The Northwestern Alumni Association and University President Michael Schill...

Judd Weinberg, a namesake of Northwestern’s College of Arts and Sciences.

Judd Weinberg, trustee and College of Arts and Sciences namesake, dies at 93

February 26, 2020

Judd Weinberg, trustee, alum and College of Arts and Sciences benefactor, died Feb. 20 at the age of 93. The Chicago native received a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1947 from Northwestern’s...

Medill senior Louisa Wyatt, Director of Sports Journalism J.A. Adande and Mara Brock Akil speak at McCormick Foundation Center on Thursday. Adande said when he met Brock Akil, she was “just a girl from Kansas City” wearing overalls.

Creator of ‘Girlfriends’ show receives Medill Hall of Achievement award

October 6, 2017

When Mara Brock Akil (Medill ’92) first met Medill Prof. J.A. Adande (Medill ’92) during their new student orientation meeting, Adande said she was “just a girl from Kansas City” wearing overalls. “What...

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