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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


An illustration of a set of purple color-graded hands holding a photo promoting Northwestern’s sixth-place ranking and a set of green color-graded hands holding a photo of Scott Hall with a headline from The Daily Northwestern about NU’s increased ranking.

By the Numbers: Northwestern’s U.S. News & World Report ranking, by category

June 9, 2025

Alongside the usual back-to-school excitement, Northwestern undergraduate students had extra reason to celebrate on the first day of classes last September. Their University reached its highest-ever spot...

The Weekly: The Daily’s first campus poll, Moderna lawsuit, return of Gamma Phi Beta

October 28, 2024

What did The Daily’s first-ever campus poll reveal about the student body? The Daily answers this question and recaps other top stories from the last week. EDWARD SIMON CRUZ: From The Daily Northwestern,...

U.S. News ranked Northwestern at 9th place last year.

Northwestern reaches historic high at 6th place in U.S. News college rankings

September 24, 2024

Northwestern vaulted to the No. 6 spot in the U.S. News & World Report’s annual National Universities rankings, a three-spot rise from last year and its highest placement in university history. NU...

The three new members have led careers in a wide swath of industries.

Northwestern names three new members to Board of Trustees

September 11, 2024

Northwestern announced the naming of three new members to its Board of Trustees on Wednesday. They include David A. Helfand (Weinberg ’86), Jack Kang (McCormick ’90) and Rodney D. Priestley (McCormick...

Breaking the Silence Jewish Diaspora Coordinator Luiz Aberbuj and Education Director Tal Sagi spoke about their experiences serving in the Israel Defense Forces Tuesday evening.

Israel Defense Forces veterans call for an end to Israeli presence in Palestine in J Street U Northwestern speaker event

March 26, 2024

J Street U Northwestern hosted two Israel Defense Forces veterans from the anti-occupation group Breaking the Silence in a Tuesday speaker event. In their talk, the veterans called for an end to Israel’s...

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