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The Daily Northwestern

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

The Daily Northwestern


Students and faculty listen to SMU history Prof. Johan Elverskog’s talk on how the Uyghurs began practicing Buddhism before adopting Islam.

Johan Elverskog discusses the Uyghurs’ gradual transition to Buddhism over 1,000 years ago

February 15, 2024

Southern Methodist University religious studies and history Prof. Johan Elverskog came to Northwestern Thursday to give a lecture on the historic Uyghur transition to Buddhism in Harris Hall.  About...

Three columns labeled "Electives," "Lit + Fine Arts" and "Social and behavioral sciences" with green and red boxes.

The Best of Distros: 12 classes you should consider to fulfill your degree requirements

August 12, 2022

Still trying to figure out what to take in the fall, or perhaps an easy way to breeze through distribution requirements? Or maybe you’re trying to plan out all of your undergraduate courses until you...

Gates: Consider a religion class to expand understanding

Gates: Consider a religion class to expand understanding

January 25, 2015

When choosing courses, students often pick the ones they need in order to complete their majors and minors, to fulfill distribution requirements or to simply fulfill interests. The conventional wisdom...

Northwestern professor speaks about progress in Israeli-Palestinian conflict

May 27, 2014

A visiting religious studies professor gave a talk Wednesday on challenging traditional perspectives and sparking dialogue on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Yakir Englander spoke to a crowd of...

Rae Moses, founder of NU’s women’s studies program and former linguistics professor, passed away Feb. 7. She is remembered by colleagues for her strong interest in gender equality.

Rae Moses remembered for persistent character, passion for gender equality

February 17, 2013

Northwestern women’s studies program co-founder Rae Moses’ colleagues remember her as a fighter with a heart of gold. “She was a staunch feminist, but funny, generous, made everyone feel comfortable,...

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