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Students find community as non-residential members of residential colleges

May 2, 2024

Weinberg freshman Asha Mehta walks from Elder Hall, where she lives, to Chapin Hall more than five times a week for one reason: the community. Mehta is a non-residential, or “non-res,” member of...

Shepard Residential College, a tan building with many reflective blue windows. The building is situated in the middle of the photo with green shrubbery in the front and blue sky in the background.

Some students say community service officers, a branch of UP, do not make residence halls feel safe

May 2, 2021

When Communication sophomore and former Shepard Residential College president Zach Forbes saw his residential college’s community service officer without a mask, he asked her to comply with Northwestern's...

Rob Arthur talks about voter suppression in the McCormick Foundation Center Forum at a Tuesday event. Arthur found that recent changes made to voting procedures have been more detrimental to communities of color.

Journalist says 2013 Supreme Court ruling gutted Voting Rights Act

February 19, 2019

After examining data from 18 counties and looking at travel times between residences and polling places, journalist Rob Arthur discovered what he expected: polling place closures hit people of color harder....

The outside of Allison Hall, which forms a “residential neighborhood” with Shepard Hall and 1838 Chicago. During seven town hall meetings last month, administrators addressed students’ concerns about the neighborhood model.

Residential experience committee moves closer to submitting report

November 6, 2016

Following seven town hall meetings in October, a University committee is moving closer to finalizing a report with recommendations for improving the residential experience on campus. The Undergraduate...

To improve the student’s dining experiences, Northwestern is working on hiring a new dining director. Residential Life asked students on the Residential College Board to interview potential candidates for the position.

Northwestern searches for new dining director

January 23, 2015

The Division of Student Affairs is looking to create a new position and hire a University dining director. This is the second time this academic year that the Division of Student Affairs is conducting...

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