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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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Caregiver faculty, students reflect on University childcare aid, voice concerns around return to in-person work

May 28, 2021

For much of the past year, Asian American and African American Studies Prof. Nitasha Tamar Sharma said she felt like she failed her son. While her daughter has managed to independently finish fourth...

Rebecca Crown Center, which includes the office of the Provost. The new hiring policy aims to increase diversity in University staffing.

Faculty voiced concerns about budget, transparency during January Faculty Senate meeting

January 14, 2021

Concerns about a lack of transparency and the University budget sparked debate during the January Faculty Senate meeting. Faculty Senate President Therese McGuire delivered the Executive Committee’s...

Rebecca Crown Center, which includes the office of the VP for Business and Finance. University administrators emphasized the Community Safety Advisory Board as a “clean slate.”

Organization of Women Faculty talks equity amid COVID-19 with Provost, deans

October 27, 2020

The Organization of Women Faculty held a discussion Tuesday with Provost Kathleen Hagerty, as well as the undergraduate and Pritzker School of Law deans, about gender equity for faculty in the pandemic.  This...

In Focus: As NU goes global, professors raise concerns of pay, gender equity among non-tenure language faculty

In Focus: As NU goes global, professors raise concerns of pay, gender equity among non-tenure language faculty

November 21, 2017

At Northwestern, not all faculty feel they are treated equally. According to a survey on faculty compensation, 50 percent of all instructional or clinical faculty — who are ineligible for tenure —...

Organization of Women Faculty responds to University’s pay equity study

June 8, 2017

Northwestern's Organization of Women Faculty proposed solutions to achieving pay equity among faculty, which included regularly bringing in outside parties to analyze the pay system and consistently monitor...

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