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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 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...

Northwestern alum receives Presidential Medal of Freedom

November 17, 2016

Northwestern alumnus Newton Minow (Speech ‘49, Law ‘50) received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the White House announced Wednesday. The prize, considered the highest civilian honor in the...

President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to Abner Mikva during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in 2014. Mikva died on July 4 at age 90.

Liberal icon Abner Mikva initiated legacy of Democratic activism in Evanston

July 11, 2016

Abner Mikva moved to Evanston at the right time. In 1971, the progressive politician and former federal judge — who died last week at age 90 — rented an apartment just around the corner from where...

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