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

The Daily Northwestern


Office Hours: Debriefing the 2016 Election

Office Hours: Debriefing the 2016 Election

December 8, 2016

Office Hours features interviews with Northwestern professors about current events. This week, we sat down with Prof. Al Tillery, an associate chair of the Political Science Department who specializes...

Northwestern professors research race, class inequalities on national task force

November 13, 2016

Political science Prof. Alvin Tillery participated in a national task force on racial and class inequalities, co-editing a report released in September on the intersection of race and class in the Americas. The...

Gates: Unnecessary course prerequisites undermine student choice

Gates: Unnecessary course prerequisites undermine student choice

October 22, 2014

Every Northwestern student knows choosing courses can be a stressful process. That psychology class you really wanted to take fills up in ten minutes, your science lab conflicts with five of your desired...

Northwestern lawyer: Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action a ‘partial victory’

June 24, 2013

The Supreme Court's decision today to pass on a major ruling on affirmative action in college admissions is a "partial victory" for Northwestern and nine other schools that filed an amicus brief championing...

Political science professor emeritus H. Paul Friesema died Friday at the age of 77. Friesema was still actively working at Northwestern until last month.

Professor emeritus H. Paul Friesema remembered for environmental contributions, advice

March 12, 2013

Northwestern political science professor emeritus, environment aficionado and Native American studies scholar H. Paul Friesema was fittingly clad in his signature shoes until the end of his life. “He...

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