Parneshia Jones Named Director of Northwestern University Press

by Arrman Kyaw | September 17, 2020 Parneshia Jones, editor of the Northwestern University Press (NUP) for the last two decades, ha Read more

COVID-19 Cases Rise in Rutgers Football, Northwestern Pauses Football Workouts

| August 5, 2020
COVID-19 cases in people associated with the Rutgers University football team have risen from 1 [...] Read more

Students from 8 Chicago Higher Ed Institutions Come Together to Advocate for Police-Free Campuses

| August 3, 2020
Students from eight Chicago colleges and universities came together on Saturday to advocate for [...] Read more

Chicago Mayor to Receive Honorary Degree From Northwestern U

| May 5, 2020
Chicago’s mayor Lori E. Lightfoot will be awarded an honorary degree from Northwestern Univer [...] Read more

Illinois Higher Ed Leaders Call on Congress to Address Visa Delay, Denial Increase

by Jessica Ruf | February 18, 2020
Presidents and chancellors from nearly 30 colleges and universities throughout Illinois are cal [...] Read more

Dr. Jonathan Holloway Appointed First Black President of Rutgers University

by Shailaja Neelakantan | January 20, 2020
Dr. Jonathan Holloway, provost of Northwestern University, was named president of Rutgers Unive [...] Read more

Film Producer Gifts $2 Million to Northwestern University, Establishes Dramatic Writing Professorship

by Jessica Ruf | January 6, 2020
A $2 million gift from the Berlanti Family Foundation will establish a dramatic writing profess [...] Read more

Summit Puts Qatar’s Education Efforts in Global Spotlight

by Jamal Eric Watson | November 20, 2019
While the United States is largely considered an international leader in higher education, when [...] Read more

VSU President’s Contract Extended Until 2024

by Sarah Wood | November 19, 2019
Virginia State University (VSU) President Dr. Makola M. Abdullah’s contract was extended [...] Read more

Northwestern Journalism School Announces Scholarship Program

by Sarah Wood | October 30, 2019
Alongside Reuters and the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), Northwestern Univer [...] Read more

Dr. Dwight McBride Named President of The New School

by Janet Kline | October 13, 2019
Dr. Dwight A. McBride, a prominent literary scholar who is currently the provost and executive [...] Read more

Northwestern Opening First University Museum in Qatar

by Sara Weissman | August 8, 2019
Northwestern University in Qatar is opening the first museum in the Gulf focused on journalism, [...] Read more

Study Examines Stereotypes of Biracial Groups in US

| July 10, 2019
Although the fastest-growing youth demographic in the U.S. is biracial individuals, there is li [...] Read more

Charles Whitaker Named Dean at Medill

by Tiffany Pennamon | May 29, 2019
Charles Whitaker will become the ninth dean of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Jou [...] Read more

Art Historian Explores African Diaspora, Intersections

| April 16, 2019
Dr. Huey Copeland, an associate professor of art history and the Arthur Andersen Teaching and R [...] Read more

Live Panel Discussion Ensuring Equitable Access and Inclusion During a Pandemic

October 22, 1 p.m. Eastern Time

The Fight for Tenure: An Uphill Battle for Minoritized Faculty

Recorded on July 1, 2020

Addressing Racism and Structural Inequity in America— What Role Does Higher Education have to play?

Recorded on June 19, 2020

Live Panel Discussion
Ensuring Equitable Access and Inclusion During a Pandemic

October 22, 1 p.m.
Eastern Time

Addressing Racism and Structural Inequity in America—
What Role Does Higher Education have to play?