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It’s unclear if there were any surviving beavers. They reportedly began living on campus in 2018. “We plan to work with the county in the future should this unfortunate situation occur again,” Yates said. The beavers had likely migrated from the Chicago River and settled around the Lakefill on campus, according to Frisbie. She said beavers are making a comeback in the Chicago area. “There’s some real enthusiasm about beavers. Beavers can have real impact on their environments, particu...

We cannot solely focus our social mobility efforts on the talented few who might join the elite, to the exclusion of everyone else

After a Norris University Center employee tested positive for COVID-19, coworkers said management never informed them of the risk of exposure. They also said that neither Northwestern nor its food service provider Compass Group has provided workers with enough built-in COVID-19 testing access until this week. University and Compass Group spokespeople confirmed to The Daily...

Several individuals chipped layers of paint off the back left side of The Rock Thursday evening. The identities of these people are unknown.  The front of the Rock — which displayed “Free Palestine” messages painted by students Wednesday night — was left intact. Students had painted the rock after the Associated Student Government passed a resolution supporting Palestinian human rights. A University Police officer was on the scene shortly before 9 p.m., videographing the area around th...

Over 200 Northwestern faculty, staff, students, alumni and Evanston community members marched Friday to protest the appointment of Mike Polisky as the University’s next athletic director.  Faculty members, who organized the protest and signed a Wednesday letter, gave speeches at The Rock, before attendees walked up Sheridan Road to picket in front of University President...

The Daily Express Jon Yates, author of Fractured: Why our societies are coming apart and how we put them back together, said the people of Hartlepool might do the unthinkable and elect a Tory MP. “They are fed up and want change. That’s why seven out of 10 of them voted to leave the EU,” he said. “More than almost anywhere in the country, children in Hartlepool choose to learn a trade, picking apprenticeships over university, vocational courses over A-levels. Has the government in...

When Northwestern named Mike Polisky its next athletic director on Monday, some faculty members moved to organize.  Six professors co-signed a Wednesday open letter to Provost Kathleen Hagerty, calling on the University to increase transparency in the selection process.  “The hiring of Polisky… signals a troubling continuity in Athletic Department leadership that, while successful in some areas, failed the University and its students in significant ways,” the letter stated. “We are al...

UpdatedMon, May 3, 2021 at 2:59 pm CT Reply Northwestern Deputy Athletic Director of Athletics Mike Polisky was promoted to vice president for athletics and recreation. (Northwestern University) EVANSTON, IL — Mike Polisky has been appointed athletic director of Northwestern University, school officials announced Monday, days after attorneys for the university and Polisky filed a motion seeking to dismiss a federal lawsuit from a former cheerleader. Northwestern President Morton Schapiro anno...

President Morton Schapiro to conclude tenure in 2022 After 13 years at Northwestern, University President Morton Schapiro will end his tenure on August 31, 2022, according to a Thursday email. “It has been my great honor to work alongside our illustrious faculty, staff, students, trustees and alumni during my time here,” he said. “You have inspired me with your passion, dedication and resilience, especially during these most challenging times for our campus, our country and the world.” ...

FIRE Newsdesk by FIRE February 17, 2021 This year, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education is releasing its 10th list of the “worst colleges for free speech.” Since our first list in 2011, more than 70 institutions in 31 states have found themselves named and shamed for actively working to shut down student and faculty speech rights. Each year, hundreds of students and faculty members come to FIRE for help when their individual rights are ...