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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


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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Faculty Senate hears from Chair of the Board Peter Barris, passes legislation to reduce bird collisions

April 17, 2023

Peter Barris, chair of the Northwestern Board of Trustees, outlined his goals of supporting University President Michael Schill and improving the scale of research during Faculty Senate on Wednesday. Barris,...

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The Daily Explains: The Organization of Women faculty letter

November 21, 2022

In spring 2022, Northwestern’s Organization of Women Faculty co-chairs decided they wanted the University to finally improve its work toward gender equity. So they did something about it.  The organization...

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Q&A: University President Michael Schill talks student activists, Board of Trustees and transition to NU

October 16, 2022

The Daily sat down with University President Michael Schill earlier this month to discuss his rapid transition into the Northwestern presidency, his relationship with student activists and his general...

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McCormick Dean Julio Ottino to step down in 2023

October 16, 2022

Julio Ottino will step down as dean of the McCormick School of Engineering at the end of the academic year, Northwestern announced Friday.  “As dean, my goal was to change the culture of the McCormick...

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