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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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Faculty Senate president and Feinberg prof. Lois Hedman.

Northwestern Faculty Senate discusses Affordable Instructional Resources, remote learning in Spring Quarter

March 19, 2020

Northwestern University Faculty Senate’s first virtual meeting opened with remarks by Faculty Senate president and Feinberg Prof. Lois Hedman about the University’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Her...

Northwestern falls short of Canvas transition goal

Northwestern falls short of Canvas transition goal

March 31, 2015

Northwestern fell short of its goal to transition 75 percent of classes from Blackboard to Canvas by the end of Winter Quarter, but still hopes to have 90 to 100 percent of courses on Canvas by the end...

Canvas transition ahead of schedule

Canvas transition ahead of schedule

September 29, 2014

More than half of Northwestern's classes have transitioned to the new Canvas online course management system, according to NU Information Technology, putting NU slightly ahead of schedule for the department's...

Junior Alex Deitchman raises a point during a discussion on the implementation of Canvas at Northwestern next year. Victoria Getis, manager of faculty support services for NUIT, visited ASG to explain the forthcoming transition from Blackboard to Canvas.

ASG discusses lending support to bike lane on Sheridan Road, creating ad-hoc analytics committee

May 7, 2014

Associated Student Government discussed lending their support Wednesday to creating a bike lane running down Sheridan Road and facilitating the addition of an ad-hoc analytics committee that would send...

Source: Northwestern's Learning Management System Review Group, Infographic by Jackie Marthouse/Daily Senior Staffer

Canvas announced as Blackboard replacement

April 29, 2014

Northwestern will transition from Blackboard to Canvas, a course management system with more flexibility and user options, the University officially announced Tuesday. The transition, which has an expected...

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