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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


Ao: Technological innovation should be used for greater good

Ao: Technological innovation should be used for greater good

November 2, 2014

It is hard to go about our daily lives without technology. I check my iPhone at least five times every hour, and my MacBook travels everywhere with me in my backpack. With the hyped release of the Apple...

Former PBS and NPR correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault speaks at Medill about growing up in the 1960s. Hunter-Gault was one of the first two black students to enroll at the University of Georgia during the civil rights movement.

Civil rights activist, journalist speaks on segregation

October 12, 2014

When Charlayne Hunter-Gault decided to study at the University of Georgia in the 1960s, she did not expect to become a figure in the civil rights movement.  “I think that wanting to be a journalist...

YWCA sponsors Illinois art exhibit focused on race

October 8, 2014

The YWCA Evanston/North Shore has partnered with the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center to bring an exhibit about race and its origins to the museum starting Sunday. The exhibit, called...

New York University economics Prof. William Easterly gives a talk at Harris Hall on Thursday night. The lecture, part of the One Book One Northwestern program, discussed the problems with the organization of economic development around the world.

Economist, author talks international development, aid policies

May 22, 2014

An economist and author spoke Wednesday on human rights and foreign aid in a talk titled, “The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor,” based on his book of...

Jillian Reilly, a global aid worker, addresses NU in a speech about her discoveries in her work in humanitarianism. She said through her career, she found many shortcomings in the aid industry and is now attempting to increase awareness regarding these issues.

Northwestern alum shares criticisms of global aid industry

May 6, 2014

Jillian Reilly returned to Northwestern Tuesday evening after more than two decades in the global aid industry to share a skeptic eye on humanitarianism. The event, titled “Confessions of an Aid...

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