University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

How Northwestern’s peer schools are planning for the fall

April 29, 2020

In a Tuesday interview with CNBC’s The Exchange, University President Morton Schapiro said while he would like to open campus for Fall Quarter, safety concerns regarding COVID-19 will determine whether...

Following standardized test cancellations, Class of 2021 faces uncertain college process

April 26, 2020

On April 4, Evanston Township High School junior Ellie Gavelek was scheduled to take the ACT for the first time. Ten days later, on April 14, Gavelek and hundreds of other ETHS juniors were supposed to...

UIUC professor talks feminism, child morbidity in Zimbabwe

October 1, 2015

University of Illinois sociology Prof. Assata Zerai drew from her latest book on Zimbabwean humanitarian crises to address solutions to children’s health problems at an event at Northwestern on Wednesday. During...

Avant CEO talks Chicago entrepreneurship

May 5, 2015

The co-founder and CEO of online consumer lender Avant spoke Tuesday at Northwestern about what it means to be an entrepreneur in Chicago. Al Goldstein spoke to a crowd of about 25 students, Evanston...

Breaking the silence: Northwestern’s LGBT athletes struggle to find their voices amid a lacking support system

November 7, 2014

Tara Gordon did not want to be just another stereotype. For Gordon, a Northwestern field hockey player, coming out as lesbian would validate the stereotype that female athletes tend to identify as LGBT. “I...

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