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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

The Daily Northwestern


The Faculty Senate will meet again Nov. 13.

Faculty Senate expresses concern about University investigation into Steven Thrasher

October 17, 2024

Several members of the Faculty Senate expressed concerns regarding Northwestern’s investigation into Medill Prof. Steven Thrasher at this year’s first formal Faculty Senate meeting Wednesday.  During...

LTE: An Open Letter from 186 Faculty — Stand up to pressure and reject calls for force

LTE: An Open Letter from 186 Faculty — Stand up to pressure and reject calls for force

May 2, 2024

To Chairman Barris, the Life Trustees, and the Charter Trustees of Northwestern University: We, the undersigned NU faculty of different backgrounds and political viewpoints, come together to salute...

LTE: An Open Letter from 158 Faculty — Let’s continue productive conversations

LTE: An Open Letter from 158 Faculty — Let’s continue productive conversations

April 28, 2024

To Mr. Peter Barris, chair, and other lifetime members of the Northwestern University Board of Trustees, We, the undersigned tenured Northwestern faculty of different backgrounds and political viewpoints,...

Scott Hall. The Faculty Senate passed resolutions to help ensure the safety of student athletes in 2021, but six faculty members say University leaders “did not deliver.”

Faculty call for systemic change within athletics department

July 13, 2023

Six Weinberg profs are urging reform to better ensure safety within the NU’s athletics department after former members of Northwestern’s football team came forward with allegations of hazing, including...

Illustration of women in a blue shirt working at a desk. There is a laptop open in front of her, and she is holding papers, while a baby sits to her left.

Caregiver faculty, students reflect on University childcare aid, voice concerns around return to in-person work

May 28, 2021

For much of the past year, Asian American and African American Studies Prof. Nitasha Tamar Sharma said she felt like she failed her son. While her daughter has managed to independently finish fourth...

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