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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

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Faculty Senate passes resolution supporting academic freedom related to racial and social justice education

March 10, 2022

Northwestern’s Faculty Senate passed a resolution Wednesday supporting academic freedom at universities and K-12 institutions impacted by state and federal critical race theory legislation. The resolution,...

Feinberg Prof. Philip Greenland, chair of the Advisory Committee on Investment Responsibility. The ACIR has received its first investment proposal over two years after the committee's founding.

Advisory Committee on Investment Responsibility gains traction two years after its founding

February 24, 2019

Having received its first proposal earlier this year, the Advisory Committee on Investment Responsibility began to gain traction nearly two years after it was founded with a mission to guide ethical investments...

Members of Fossil Free NU read a statement to chief investment officer Will McLean in 2015. The University created a socially responsible investment committee to improve communication and transparency with the Board of Trustees.

Faculty debate free expression, peaceful demonstration policy in first Senate

October 5, 2017

Members of Faculty Senate discussed concerns about Northwestern’s policy on free expression and peaceful demonstration during its first meeting of the quarter Wednesday at the Pancoe Life Sciences Pavilion. The...

Members of Fossil Free NU read a statement to chief investment officer Will McLean in 2015. The University recently created a socially responsible investment committee to improve communication with the Board of Trustees.

Socially responsible investment committee hopes to create transparency, expand community access

July 6, 2017

At its introductory meeting in May, Northwestern’s socially responsible investment committee took its first steps toward becoming a structured avenue for the community to reach the Board of Trustees...

(Noah Frick-Alofs/The Daily Northwestern) Jonathan Holloway, who will become Northwestern’s provost in July, addresses Faculty Senate during a Q&A session. Holloway, currently the dean of Yale College, discussed his plans for NU and the importance of liberal arts education.

Faculty Senate passes resolution encouraging mention of mental, physical health in syllabi

January 12, 2017

Faculty Senate passed a resolution Wednesday encouraging all faculty to include language regarding mental and physical health in their course syllabi. The resolution, presented by Medill Prof. Karen...

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