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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


Paul Begala, political commentator for CNN, and Michael Steele, former Lt. Gov of Maryland and former chairman for the Republican National Committee, discussed the 2024 election and the current political climate on a panel moderated by Jason DeSanto, senior lecturer at Pritzker.

Pritzker School of Law hosts panel on 2024 election and current political climate

October 17, 2024

Northwestern’s Pritzker School of Law hosted two political experts for a panel Thursday on the 2024 presidential election and the country’s political climate.  The event, titled “The Knox Conversations:...

From left to right: University President Morton Schapiro, vice president for business and finance Craig Johnson, provost Jonathan Holloway and vice president for global marketing and communications Jeri Ward. The panel engaged in a moderated conversation on the Chicago campus.

President Schapiro, top administrators discuss budget, diversity in conversation at Chicago campus

April 3, 2019

President Morton Schapiro boasted about Northwestern’s research and apologized for the University’s incorrect information on the budget during a moderated conversation with top administration officials...

Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor and linguist Noam Chomsky speaks at the University of Chicago on Monday. Chomsky was selected as the first speaker in a series of talks to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Haymarket Books.

Noam Chomsky speaks in Chicago on nuclear armament, climate change

September 26, 2016

CHICAGO — The decision to go extinct or not is ours, said Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor and linguist Noam Chomsky at a talk Monday in Chicago. Chomsky spoke on the threat of nuclear...

United States Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan speaks at the Northwestern School of Law on Tuesday. During the talk, Kagan discussed the state of law schools and shared anecdotes about her experiences as a judge.

Justice Elena Kagan visits law school, discusses law school model

February 4, 2015

CHICAGO — Justice Elena Kagan spoke at the Northwestern School of Law on Tuesday about diversity in the court system and life as a justice. Kagan spoke to a packed Thorne Auditorium and School of...

Bascom: Celebrities should use their positions for advocacy

Bascom: Celebrities should use their positions for advocacy

October 7, 2014

You might be surprised to hear that Lena Dunham spoke at Northwestern on Monday night (kind of). In promotion of her new book, “Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's ‘Learned,’”...

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