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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


The Supreme Court building, a large marble structure with columns in front. A large stairway leads up to the building.

Professors, students discuss divided Supreme Court on three historic LGBTQ employment discrimination cases

October 14, 2019

During its first week back in session, the Supreme Court heard arguments for the most important LGBTQ rights cases since the legalization of same-sex marriage in Obergefell v. Hodges four years ago. Two...

A University Police vehicle. UP Chief Bruce Lewis said the Chicago Police Department arrested a suspect in connection with the two March 12 strong-arm robberies on NU’s Chicago campus.

Police investigating two strong-arm robberies on Northwestern Chicago campus

March 13, 2019

University Police received two reports of strong-arm robberies on the Chicago campus on Tuesday, according to crime alerts sent to the Northwestern community. The first robbery took place at 12:11...

Northwestern Career Advancement. NCA Director Mark Presnell cautioned students that PSLF is federally funded and may be entirely scrapped under the current administration.

Public interest experts, workers undeterred by initial low acceptance for loan forgiveness program

November 30, 2018

Over 28,000 public servants applied for a loan forgiveness program between last September and this April, and only 96 were accepted. The statistic is daunting, but public interest experts and workers said...

The School of Law will eliminate vacant jobs and end contracts with some short-term professors next year, according to an email from Dean Kimberly Yuracko to faculty reported by Law.com.  The move is one of the most drastic measures taken by an academic department, which was directed by Northwestern administrators to reduce its spending by five percent this fiscal year

Pritzker School of Law plans workforce cuts

November 8, 2018

The Pritzker School of Law is planning to cut its staff and faculty workforce amid a disruptive budget deficit that is already hitting major University functions this year, according to a legal news site. The...

Laura Nirider and Steven Drizin. The two are heavily featured in the second season of “Making a Murderer” as the lawyers for Brendan Dassey.

Pritzker lawyers featured in second season of “Making a Murderer” talk Brendan Dassey appeals

November 1, 2018

A&E Laura Nirider (School of Law ‘08) was a third-year law student intending to pursue a career in commercial litigation before she enrolled in Steven Drizin’s class on wrongful convictions in...

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