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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


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Incoming Northwestern doctoral student killed Sunday in Rogers Park

September 3, 2018

An incoming Northwestern doctoral student was shot and killed Sunday night after being caught in crossfire in Rogers Park. Shane Colombo, 25, was walking on the 7500 block of North Clark Street at...

Letter to the Editor: A response to Joel Harrison and an Open Letter to Northwestern Graduate Students

May 23, 2018

Dear Joel and colleagues: Let me begin by thanking you for engaging with me in a conversation about funding models for graduate education. My goal is to ensure that you, and all graduate students,...

Rebecca Crown Center, home of The Graduate School. The school announced it will no longer grant interdisciplinary assistantships to sixth-year graduate students.

The Graduate School moves to limit sixth-year student funding

May 22, 2018

The Graduate School is barring some students from using interdisciplinary assistantships to fund their sixth year of study, prompting condemnation from students as some struggle to offset the newly imposed...

Letter to the Editor: An open letter to The Graduate School Dean Teresa Woodruff

May 22, 2018

Dear Dean Woodruff, In your recent email to The Graduate School community, you tried to clarify the school’s decisions to deny funding requests for students beyond their fifth years, emphasizing that...

NU professors create animated music videos to teach children about reproductive health

September 25, 2017

Olivia the Ovary and Timothy the Testis star alongside a host of other cartoon characters in “A New You, That’s Who” — a series of music videos aiming to teach children about reproductive health. Feinberg...

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