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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


“Palestine Lives” is the first of six guest lectures this quarter organized by the MENA Studies Program as part of its Palestine in Context series.

UCLA Prof. Nour Joudah speaks on generational survival of Palestinians for MENA speaker series

January 8, 2024

Nour Joudah said when she accepted an invitation to speak at Northwestern about Palestine in late November, she thought, in a “rare moment of optimism,” that she would be speaking after a ceasefire.  Joudah,...

In Focus: Community members say Northwestern is neither a safe nor free space for conversations about Palestine and Israel

In Focus: Community members say Northwestern is neither a safe nor free space for conversations about Palestine and Israel

March 2, 2023

Content warning: This piece includes mention of Islamophobia, racism, antisemitism and death. Throughout this story, some names have been changed to protect students’ safety. Many sources who requested...

Numbers in purple fly off a calendar over a blue background.

NU profs create their own contact tracing systems to ensure COVID-19 safety in the classroom

February 10, 2022

Some Northwestern professors have created their own contact tracing systems to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in their classrooms amid unclear University guidelines. NU’s current contact tracing protocol...

The Rock, with gold siding and words “Free Palestine” among others. The background is dark blue with silhouettes of people with signs in the bottom right corner.

Student groups host teach-in on Palestine’s past, present and future amid campus-wide discussion on Palestinian human rights

June 15, 2021

Multiple Northwestern student groups hosted a series of presentations discussing Palestine’s past, present and future at a June 1 virtual teach-in. Groups that organized and co-sponsored the event...

Political Science Prof. John Bullock speaking over Zoom on what the Trump presidency means for U.S. politics. Bullock and several other members of the Political Science Department were part of a Tuesday panel.

Northwestern Political Science Faculty forecast future Republican strength in panel on Trump presidency

January 20, 2021

Northwestern Political Science Faculty reflected on the Trump presidency and its implications on future U.S. politics in a Tuesday event. The virtual event, moderated by political science Prof. Wendy...

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