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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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Sheehan Fisher named The Graduate School Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion

May 25, 2023

Feinberg Prof. Sheehan Fisher, who teaches in the psychiatry and behavioral sciences department, will serve as associate dean for diversity and inclusion starting June 1. He will lead the Office of Diversity...

Chemistry Ph.D. student, GoSTEM founder Nicolas Watkins dies

March 13, 2023

Chemistry Ph.D. student Nicolas Watkins has died, the University announced in a news release Friday. According to Chemistry Department graduate program administrator Jonathan Maendel, Watkins was an...

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Faculty Senate discusses graduate unionization efforts, endorses OWF letter

November 10, 2022

Student Affairs Committee Chair and Feinberg Prof. Ana Maria Acosta updated senators on the Northwestern University Graduate Workers’ union drive at Wednesday’s Faculty Senate meeting. Acosta said...

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Community members mourn deceased Kurdish woman, voice support for nationwide protests in Iran

September 26, 2022

Content warning: this story contains mentions of death. More than 50 community members gathered at The Rock on Friday for a vigil honoring Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman who died in police...

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Graduate students continue advocating for a dedicated lounge space on Chicago Campus

May 12, 2022

When sixth-year Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences student Patrick Madden arrived at Northwestern in 2016, students in The Graduate School could access two lounges in NU’s Chicago Campus. Just...

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