On November 29th, 1864, while John Evans was governor of Colorado and territorial superintendent of Indian Affairs, a Cheyenne and Arapaho village along Sand Creek in the Colorado Territory was ...

Dear members of the Northwestern community, More than five months ago, the University, with the support of the Board of Trustees, committed to sustaining critical research after federal actions froze ...

Stephen Colbert donn ed a skintight speedskating suit last year at age 45 for the cover of Sports Illustrated, modeling an outfit only slightly more forgiving than a thong. In 2006 he mercilessly ...

Dear members of the Northwestern community, With the start of the Fall Quarter on the Evanston campus, the academic year is now underway across all our campuses. I am honored to return to the ...

Living on campus at Northwestern provides students with unique opportunities to engage with their residential communities. One of the ways students can get involved is through the Area Councils. These ...

I write on behalf of the Board of Trustees to announce today’s election of President Emeritus Henry S. Bienen to the role of interim president of the University, effective Sept. 16, 2025. Henry was ...

Over the past three years, it has been my profound honor to serve as President of Northwestern University. In that time, our community has made significant progress while simultaneously facing ...

Dear members of the Northwestern community, The past several months have been among the most difficult in our institution’s 174-year history. Northwestern faces pressures that have weighed deeply on ...

The Office of Fellowships is excited to announce that Eleanor Bergstein (WCAS ’27) and Ethan Abisellan (WCAS ’28) have been selected as the 2025 Clark and Hinman Foundation fellows! Since 2007, the ...

Northwestern’s Office of the Provost has appointed Constance Wright to serve as the inaugural Assistant Provost for Undergraduate Education, effective Aug. 15. Reporting to the Associate Provost for ...

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Dear members of the Northwestern community, As we have communicated since our financial update message in January, rising costs related to compliance requirements, health care expenses, litigation, ...