President Barack Obama

Five million borrowers to be included in loan repayment program

November 17, 2015

A new loan repayment plan is launching next month, affecting 5 million people with student loans, including Northwestern students on financial aid. Beginning in December, an additional 5 million people...

Obama appoints Northwestern trustee to Kennedy Center board

May 3, 2015

A Northwestern trustee was appointed by President Barack Obama to the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Obama announced his intent to appoint W. James McNerney...

Gelman: Dissecting Obama’s State of the Union address

January 22, 2015

Emboldened with the knowledge that his approval rating is at 50 percent for the first time since Spring 2013, President Barack Obama delivered his annual State of the Union address Tuesday night with...

Former Pentagon official, visiting scholar discuss Middle East policy

October 15, 2014

A former Pentagon official and a visiting scholar debated on Tuesday the successes and failures of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East as part of an event hosted by different campus groups. Michael...

Barack Obama addresses the killing of Medill alum James Foley

August 20, 2014

President Barack Obama addressed the execution of Medill alumnus James Foley on Wednesday calling his killing “an act of violence that shocks the conscience of the entire world.” Foley (Medill ‘08),...

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