Chances are that Northwestern University will get its wish on Monday, Nov. 20, by winning City Council approval for its Ryan Field rebuild and zoning amendment to host concerts at […]
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David Braun named head football coach at Northwestern
David Braun has been named Northwestern University’s Dan and Susan Jones Family Head Football Coach, President Michael Schill and Vice President for Athletics & Recreation Dr. Derrick Gragg announced today. The new title takes effect immediately. Braun becomes the 30th head football coach in University history.
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United Center will be site of NU’s 2024 commencement
Northwestern will hold its 166th Commencement ceremony Sunday, June 9, 2024, at the United Center in Chicago, the University has announced.
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District 65 appoints Bessie Rhodes interim principal, assistant principal
After going several months without an assigned principal, District 65’s Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies will have a new interim principal and assistant principal in place when students […]
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City Council tables Ryan Field votes to special meeting next week
Keep holding your breath, Evanston. The City Council voted 6-2 on Monday evening to table three final votes on Northwestern University’s Ryan Field rebuild proposals, punting them to a special […]
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Analysis: Most District 65 students not ready for next grade level in reading and math
Results on the 2023 Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) show that by one measure, District 65 students may have recovered the learning lost in English Language Arts (ELA) due to […]
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Guest essay: It was never about 6 concerts
For months, Northwestern spread two false narratives framing the most consequential issue in Evanston’s history. The Evanston Land Use Commission exposed and exploded the first. The other endures.
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Analysis: What’s changed in new Ryan Field agreement?
Evanston’s City Council will consider a revamped Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Northwestern University’s Ryan Field proposals Monday evening, slightly less than 48 hours after it was sent to council […]
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District 65 warns of continued decline in enrollment
Evanston/Skokie School District 65 now enrolls 5,974 students, down from 7,396 in the 2019-2020 school year, a 19% decrease in four years, according to a school board report from Manager […]
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Northwestern rejects call to test concert volume at Ryan Field
Northwestern University has turned down a request to perform a live simulation of estimated sound levels produced by concerts at Ryan Field, citing its sound engineer’s feedback that such an […]