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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

People line the sidewalks at the intersection of Ridge Avenue and Church Street for the annual “Stand Against Racism” action.

Participants find personal connection during fifth annual ‘Stand Against Racism’ march

May 1, 2016

Thousands of people joined YWCA Evanston/North Shore in a demonstration to fight racism on Friday, an event that some locals said carried particular weight in light of three homicides of black men in the...

The Women’s Center, 2000 Sheridan Road, facilitates the Change Makers program. Change Makers, now in its third year, trains faculty and staff to create a more inclusive environment on campus.

NU Change Makers receives positive feedback in improving inclusion, diversity efforts

February 10, 2016

Faculty and staff who went through a Northwestern University Women’s Center program designed to create inclusive environments on campus said they left the program feeling “confident” or “very confident,”...

Graduate student Matilda Stubbs holds her son, Cosmos. Stubbs is part of the NU Student Parent Alliance, a group concerned about its lack of representation on a University-appointed task force formed to examine the problems that graduate student parents face.

Graduate student parents raise concerns about representation on task force

October 22, 2015

A coalition of graduate student parents say they are not represented by a task force formed this quarter to examine the experience of graduate student parents. Announced this month, the task force does...

Mikki Hebl, a psychology professor at Rice University, speaks to students in Harris Hall. Hebl discussed how unconscious bias can influence treatment of minority groups.

Rice professor discusses impact of unconscious biases

May 13, 2015

Rice University psychology professor Mikki Hebl spoke at Northwestern on Tuesday night about the prevalence of unconscious biases and the impact they have on the lives of social minorities. Hebl presented...

Award-winning journalist and author Brigid Schulte urges an audience of about 200 to reassess how they think about time. Schulte spoke about her book, “Overwhelmed: Work, Love and Play When No One Has the Time” at an event co-sponsored by the Women’s Center.

Award-winning journalist Brigid Schulte talks overcoming busyness to find happiness

May 12, 2015

Award-winning Washington Post reporter and author Brigid Schulte urged people to prioritize their happiness and use their time more consciously in a speech Monday at New Trier High School sponsored in...

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