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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


Office of Fellowships appoints new director as inaugural director retires

May 26, 2016

When Sara Anson Vaux, the director of the Office of Fellowships, hired Elizabeth Lewis Pardoe to the office roughly 10 years ago, Vaux knew Pardoe could one day be the office’s director. “I had...

Leslie Ureña (Graduate School ‘09) is the assistant curator of photographs at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. She was recently appointed to the position because of her extensive background in art history.

A portrait of success

April 7, 2016

A&E Growing up in a Dominican neighborhood in Manhattan, Leslie Ureña (Graduate School ‘09) said she spent weekends accompanying her older siblings to New York City’s famous museums. She never...

Stocker: Emphasizing interdisciplinary study and academic rigor at Northwestern

Stocker: Emphasizing interdisciplinary study and academic rigor at Northwestern

February 22, 2016

As the end of my Northwestern undergraduate career rapidly approaches, I find myself frequently reflecting on my college education. I honestly believe I have learned and grown a lot here at NU, through...

New York Times Magazine writer Emily Bazelon discusses the distinction between journalists and advocates in Harris Hall on Thursday night. Bazelon, who also co-hosts Slate’s “Political Gabfest” podcast, was the Contemporary Thought Speaker Series’ second speaker of this quarter.

New York Times Magazine writer Emily Bazelon discusses difference between journalists, advocates

February 5, 2016

Be careful whose voice you trust when it comes to news, New York Times Magazine writer Emily Bazelon told a crowd of about 30 students and professors on Thursday. The journalist, author and legal expert...

Residential colleges will carry the title of Faculty Chairs instead of Masters. The change comes in response to criticisms against the old title for its historical connotations.

Residential college faculty leaders change title from ‘master’ amid national debate on racial sensitivity

January 14, 2016

The faculty leaders of Northwestern’s 11 residential colleges have changed their title from “faculty master” to “faculty chair” after feeling the previous title did not accurately embody their...

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