Tag: Morton Schapiro

Sports

Northwestern Faculty Alarmed by Hiring of Controversial Athletic Director

Six female Northwestern University faculty have sent an open letter to Provost Kathleen Hagerty regarding Northwestern’s announcement of Mike Polisky as its next athletic director. They are also planning to protest Friday with a march to President Morton Schapiro’s house, Chicago Tribune reported. Polisky – who had been Northwestern’s deputy athletic director for external affairs, […]

May 6, 2021

News Roundup

Northwestern University President Dr. Morton Schapiro to Step Down in August 2022

Northwestern University President Dr. Morton Schapiro has announced that he will step down on Aug. 31, 2022. Schapiro came to the school for an initial five-year term in 2009 as Northwestern’s 16th president, after serving nine years as president of Williams College. But his contract has since been extended first by another five years, then […]

March 5, 2021

News Roundup

Northwestern University to Resume Retirement Plan Contributions in January

Northwestern University will resume 5% automatic and up to 5% matching contributions to faculty and staff actively on the University’s Retirement Plan, beginning Jan. 1, 2021, the Daily Northwestern reported. Back in May, University President Morton Schapiro announced the suspension of plan contributions to help offset the 2020 fiscal year’s $90 million shortfall, the Daily […]

October 22, 2020

COVID-19

Northwestern Abruptly Changes Re-Opening Plans, Prompting Apology From President

As Northwestern University’s president Morton Schapiro watched COVID-19 cases rising in Chicago’s Cook County, he made the last-minute decision on Friday to allow only third- and fourth-year students back on campus for in-person classes and residence living. That way, the school “could increase its capacity to quarantine students based on estimates from the state,” reports […]

September 2, 2020