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

The Daily Northwestern


Rep. Burgess Owens (R-Utah) displays a check for $600 million to Northwestern from “Qatar-related sources.” The Qatar Foundation, which fully funds NU’S Doha campus, said it doesn’t attempt to influence University decisions after University President Michael Schill’s Thursday congressional hearing.

Qatar Foundation denies influencing NU decisions after Congressional hearing

May 24, 2024

A day after Republican lawmakers grilled University President Michael Schill on Northwestern’s relationship with the Qatar Foundation, the state-led organization that fully funds NU’s Doha campus denied...

Kronenberg: The elephant in the room at NU-Q

Kronenberg: The elephant in the room at NU-Q

May 22, 2024

On Monday, The Daily’s Saul Pink and Samantha Powers published an In Focus highlighting the financial challenges students face at NU-Q, Northwestern’s campus in Doha, Qatar. The piece details how some...

In Focus: As Northwestern considers another decade in Qatar, some NU-Q students say campus falls short of promises

In Focus: As Northwestern considers another decade in Qatar, some NU-Q students say campus falls short of promises

May 20, 2024

Muhammad, a junior at Northwestern University in Qatar, didn’t expect to be eating just one or two meals a day in college. He dreamed of attending NU-Q — Northwestern’s campus in Doha —...

A building with the Northwestern Qatar logo on it.

NUQ establishes new Global South research institute

February 21, 2022

Northwestern University in Qatar will establish a new research institute focused on the Global South, NUQ’s Dean and CEO Marwan Kraidy announced in January.  The Institute for Advanced Study in the...

Northwestern University in Qatar. The Lebanese indie rock band Mashrou' Leila's event on the campus was cancelled over the weekend following anti-LGBTQ backlash.

Qatar Foundation: Lebanese band’s talk canceled due to conflict with mission and country’s customs, not safety concerns

February 5, 2020

After Northwestern University in Qatar canceled an event over the weekend featuring a prominent Lebanese band whose lead singer is openly gay, following online backlash to their appearance, the Qatar Foundation...

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