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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


Globe with purple arrows pointing from North America toward where Egypt and Palestine are located. Flags of Morocco, Egypt, Lebanon, Kuwait are pictured at the bottom in left to right order.

New petition calls on Global Learning Office to increase study abroad programs in MENA region

March 31, 2023

In 2011, Northwestern suspended its study abroad programs with The American University in Cairo and American University in Beirut after the start of the Arab Spring movement. Though the closings came...

Two people examine one of three paintings on the wall of the Block Museum of Art.

Block Museum exhibition ‘Taking Shape: Abstraction from the Arab World’ redefines modernism

October 2, 2022

Two and a half years after its originally scheduled inauguration in spring 2020, “Taking Shape: Abstraction from the Arab World, 1950s–1980s” has arrived at the Block Museum of Art. Students, faculty...

The Commonwealth Running Company store interior.

“InSidewalk Sale” promotes Evanston Businesses during pandemic

January 30, 2022

Downtown Evanston businesses hosted the “InSidewalk Sale” this weekend, featuring discounts and special offers from 11 local vendors. Participating stores included Gearhead Outfitters, Ayla’s Originals,...

Map of the Middle Eastern area with surrounding areas fading out into the background.

Middle Eastern and North African studies scholars discuss solidarity politics, Palestinian activism

November 1, 2021

Middle Eastern and North African studies scholars discussed different framings of Palestinian and Israeli relations and solidarity between activist groups in a Monday roundtable. The virtual event,...

The Mather in Evanston. The Mather was one of the participating Life Plan Communities in the Age Well study.

Mather Institute study finds link between resident personality and health

February 5, 2020

For Life Plan Community residents, personality traits like extroversion are associated with engagement in healthy behaviors such as exercise, researchers at the Mather Institute found. Life Plan Communities...

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