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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


Northwestern Board of Trustees Chair Peter Barris speaks to an audience including University President Michael Schill, the Faculty Senate and meeting attendees.

Board of Trustees Chair Peter Barris addresses Faculty Senate day after news of funding freeze

April 10, 2025

Northwestern Board of Trustees Chair Peter Barris heard news that surprised him Tuesday night, even after 24 years as a trustee: the Trump administration had frozen $790 million in federal funding for...

LTE: An Open Letter from 52 Faculty — Oppose NU Demonstration Policy

LTE: An Open Letter from 52 Faculty — Oppose NU Demonstration Policy

October 10, 2024

Dear Board of Trustees Chair Peter Barris, University President Michael Schill, Provost Kathleen Hagerty and Vice President of Student Affairs Susan Davis: We write as concerned Northwestern faculty...

Northwestern’s class of 2024 is made up of 7,720 undergraduate and graduate students.

Kathryn Hahn declares class of 2024 “worthy of celebration” in commencement address

June 10, 2024

“Special,” “golden,” “together” — all words used to describe the class of 2024 by various speakers during Northwestern’s 166th Annual Commencement Ceremony at the United Center Sunday. Many...

The protest outside the United Center in the University’s designated “free speech zone” saw over 100 people, including graduates who walked out, family members and community members.

Pro-Palestinian graduates walk out of 2024 Commencement Ceremony in solidarity with Gaza

June 9, 2024

Shortly after the procession of Northwestern’s class of 2024 into the United Center for the 166th Annual Commencement Ceremony, over 50 graduates, some holding Palestinian flags, silently stood up and...

University President Michael Schill will testify before Congress Thursday.

What to Watch For: University President Michael Schill gears up for congressional testimony

May 19, 2024

More than 700 miles east of Northwestern’s Evanston campus, University President Michael Schill will report to Capitol Hill on Thursday to testify at a hearing before Congress. The proceedings are slated...

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