Northwestern University

4227: 1277: 4147: 951:(1929–1941) had a severe impact on the university's finances. Its annual income dropped 25 percent from $ 4.8 million in 1930–31 to $ 3.6 million in 1933–34. Investment income shrank, fewer people could pay full tuition, and annual giving from alumni and philanthropists fell from $ 870,000 in 1932 to a low of $ 331,000 in 1935. The university responded with two salary cuts of 10 percent each for all employees. It imposed hiring and building freezes and slashed appropriations for maintenance, books, and research. Having had a balanced budget in 1930–31, the university now faced deficits of roughly $ 100,000 for the next four years. Enrollments fell in most schools, with law and music suffering the biggest declines. However, the movement toward state certification of school teachers prompted Northwestern to start a new graduate program in education, thereby bringing in new students and much-needed income. In June 1933, 2452: 2466: 3995: 2110: 4208: 2334: 2389: 967: 4168: 2363:, the four-month siege of Paris, and the violent civil war that ended the Commune uprising. The core of the collection was acquired in 1971, the centenary year of the Commune's end, when the library's astute staff purchased most of the offerings of a well-known French book dealer. Since then, many other acquisitions have been added to the collection. The Franco-Prussian War was among the earliest conflicts to be photographed, and the collection includes many such images, along with depictions of the devastated Parisian landscape and some of the earliest examples of manipulated photographs created for propaganda purposes. The collection also encompasses a significant amount of material that covers military activities during the 4107: 4073: 3957: 3881: 4033: 3900: 4014: 1159: 3430: 3049: 940: 14573: 865: 4092: 3550: 4187: 2289: 3938: 2930: 11309: 510: 2559: 3497: 468: 2277: 482: 3976: 4126: 3919: 4052: 1050: 538: 742: 4246: 47: 11231: 2512: 3114: 2858: 12707: 2942:"Alma Mater" is the Northwestern Hymn. The original Latin version of the hymn was written in 1907 by Peter Christian Lutkin, the first dean of the School of Music from 1883 to 1931. In 1953, then Director-of-Bands John Paynter recruited an undergraduate music student, Thomas Tyra ('54), to write an English version of the song, which today is performed by the Marching Band during halftime at Wildcat football games and by the orchestra during ceremonies and other special occasions. 959:, proposed a merger of the two universities, estimating annual savings of $ 1.7 million. The two presidents were enthusiastic, and the faculty liked the idea; many Northwestern alumni, however, opposed it, fearing the loss of their alma mater and its many traditions that distinguished Northwestern from Chicago. The medical school, for example, was oriented toward training practitioners, and alumni feared it would lose its mission if it were merged into the more research-oriented 1651: 11245: 2995: 1445: 3627: 2492:

over 90 school-based and 40 university-wide research institutes and centers. Northwestern also supports nearly 1,500 research laboratories across two campuses, predominantly in the medical and biological sciences. Also, Northwestern houses more than 50 University Research Institutes & Centers (URICS), which consists of institutes and initiatives that combine multiple areas of study to pursue research across domains such as

2265: 1369: 2546:. Proceeding in cooperation with these laboratories, the Center for Applied Physics and Superconducting Technologies (CAPST) and the Initiative at Northwestern for Quantum Information Research and Engineering (INQUIRE) have attracted attention in recent years. Northwestern's investment and collaboration areas include particle physics, quantum physics, quantum information technologies, and superconducting technologies. 3799: 1835: 1797: 1770: 1748: 1726: 1702: 1672: 545: 517: 489: 3373: 1816: 1194:, athletics facilities including the Henry Crown Sports Pavilion and Norris Aquatics Center, the Technological Institute, Dearborn Observatory, the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Hall for Nanofabrication and Molecular Self-Assembly, and the Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center among others. South Campus is home to the university's humanities buildings, music buildings like the 3287:) is a 7,200-watt radio station that broadcasts to the north side of Chicago, as well as the northern suburbs of Evanston and Skokie. WNUR's programming consists of music (jazz, classical, and rock), literature, politics, current events, varsity sports (football, men's and women's basketball, baseball, softball, and women's lacrosse), and breaking news on weekdays. 1300:, the part-time MBA program, and the School of Professional Studies. Medill's one-year graduate program rents a floor on Wacker Drive, across the river from Streeterville and separate from the rest of the campus. Northwestern's professional schools and a number of its affiliated hospitals are located approximately four blocks east of the 2106:

academic year and are required to complete at least twelve quarters on campus to graduate. Northwestern offers honors, accelerated, and joint degree programs in medicine, science, mathematics, engineering, and journalism. The comprehensive doctoral graduate program has high coexistence with undergraduate programs.

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The Wildcats have participated in a total of 16 bowl games, including appearances in 10 seasons between 2008 and 2020. During the 2016–2018 seasons, they secured victory in three consecutive bowl games. In 2020, the Wildcats claimed the title of Big Ten West Champions and were champions in their bowl game.

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as the only other school to three-peat. The run started in 2005, when the team enjoyed a perfect season and defeated many long-established east-coast schools after only five years as a varsity sport to capture the school's first national championship since 1941. In doing so, it became the westernmost

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at the NCAA Championships. Additionally, the team set the program record for most wins in a season with 47 and the program record for longest win streak at 25. The 2018–19 season saw more milestones for the Wildcats including a 39–5 record, an 11th-place finish at the NCAA Championships, and a second

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team had two teams qualify for the 2018 National Championship Tournament hosted by the American Mock Trial Association, making Northwestern one of seven schools in the nation to be represented by multiple teams at the competition. One of the two teams finished 9th in their division and is ranked 20th

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from both sides of the conflict. In addition, the collection showcases the impact of warfare on civilians who were displaced or killed in various parts of Spain, including any interactions with France and Germany during that period. The collection also features various other topics that offer insight

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This collection is one of the largest and most diverse of its kind in the world and contains a captivating range of original photographs, posters, caricatures, lithographs, manuscripts, books, newspapers, and other artifacts that were created in response to the significant events that occurred during

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with the academic year beginning in late September and ending in early June. Under the regular academic calendar, each quarter contains a four-day Reading Period in between the end of classes and the beginning of finals. Undergraduates typically take four courses each quarter and twelve courses in an

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In April 2016, Northwestern became one of 15 Illinois universities to sign on to the Chicago Star Partnership, a City Colleges initiative aimed at increasing opportunities for students in the city's public school district. Through this partnership, the university provides scholarships to students who

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donated $ 8 million to the campaign to finance the construction of the Montgomery Ward Memorial Building, which would house the medical and dental schools, and create endowments for faculty chairs, research grants, scholarships, and building maintenance. The building would become the first university

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The Northwestern Wildcats wrestling program hosts home matches in Welsh-Ryan Arena and practices in the Ken Kraft Wrestling Room, located in Anderson Hall. The Wildcats are led by Matt Storniolo, a role that he has been in since 2016. The Wildcats have had 40 Big Ten individual champions in addition

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The Northwestern Field Hockey team plays its home games at Lakeside Field, adjacent to Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium on the lakefront. The Wildcats are led by head coach Tracey Fuchs, a role that she has been in since 2009. Fuchs has led the Wildcats to two Big Ten titles and three NCAA tournament

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The Wildcats single national championship is from 1931, retro-picked by the Helms Athletic Foundation and, later, by the Premo-Porrett Power Poll. Since then, the Wildcats have played in the National Invitation Tournament seven times, most recently in 2012. The men's basketball program was the first

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In 1882 as a group of Northwestern men played a "football heat" against a group of Lake Forest men. The Wildcats have since achieved an all-time-high rank of No. 1 during the 1936 and 1962 seasons, which has thus far not been duplicated. The team plays home games at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois.

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has made 73 appearances in the top 10 of the AP poll since 1936 (including 5 at #1) and has won eight Big Ten conference championships since 1903. At one time, Northwestern had the longest losing streak in Division I-A, losing 34 consecutive games between 1979 and 1982. They did not appear in a bowl

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March Through the Arch is a tradition at Northwestern University that symbolically marks a student's start to the university. This event takes place during Wildcat Welcome week. Students pass through the Weber Arch on campus, representing their entry into a new chapter of their academic and personal

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attacks occurred at Northwestern University. Relations between Evanston and Northwestern became strained throughout much of the post-war era because of episodes of disruptive student activism, disputes over municipal zoning, building codes, and law enforcement, as well as restrictions on the sale of

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and has a tenured history of success. Zach Moss is the programs head coach, a role that he has been in since 2016. Following a historic 2017–18 season, Moss was named the Midwest Fencing Conference Coach of the Year as the Wildcats captured their fifth-ever conference championship and finished with

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The Wildcats men's basketball team is under the direction of Sullivan-Ubben head men's basketball coach Chris Collins, a role that he has been in since 2013. Collins led the Wildcats to heights never before reached during the 2016–17 season when the program saw a school-record 24 wins and its first

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named Furpaw, who was brought to the playing field on game days to greet the fans. After a losing season, the team decided that Furpaw was to blame for its misfortune and decided to select a new mascot. Willie the Wildcat made his debut in 1933, first as a logo and then in three dimensions in 1947,

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Many Northwestern students participate in the Freshman Urban Program, an initiative for students interested in community service to work on addressing social issues facing the city of Chicago, and the university's Global Engagement Studies Institute (GESI) programs, including group service-learning

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In Fall 2014, 40.6% of undergraduate students were enrolled in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, 21.3% in the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, 14.3% in the School of Communication, 11.7% in the Medill School of Journalism, 5.7% in the Bienen School of Music, and 6.4% in

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as an R1 university, denoting "very high" research activity. Northwestern's schools of management, engineering, and communication are among the most academically productive in the nation. The university received $ 923.8 million in research funding and $ 421 million in NIH funding in 2022 and houses

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Northwestern is home to the Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics, Northwestern Institute for Complex Systems, Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center, Materials Research Center, Center for Quantum Devices, Institute for Policy Research, International Institute for

963:. The merger plan was ultimately dropped. In 1935, the Deering family rescued the university budget with an unrestricted gift of $ 6 million, bringing the budget up to $ 5.4 million in 1938–39. This allowed many of the previous spending cuts to be restored, including half of the salary reductions. 5078:

establish a university under the patronage of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Throughout most of its history, Northwestern kept a strong Methodist tie. Regional church conferences chose a member of the board of trustees, and until 1890 every University president was an ordained Methodist minister.

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The team has achieved success, winning three Big Ten championships or co-championships since 1995. Additionally, they have been eligible to participate in bowl games five times between 2015 and 2020. Northwestern takes pride in its academic achievements as well, consistently ranking among the top

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Northwestern is a prolific producer of successful entertainers and a nationally reputed hub for collegiate performing arts. The Student Theatre Coalition, or StuCo, organizes nine student theater companies, multiple performance groups, and over sixty independent productions each year. Productions

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Purple became Northwestern's official color in 1892, replacing black and gold after a university committee concluded that too many other universities had used these colors. Today, Northwestern's official color is purple, although white is something of an official color as well, being mentioned in

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Northwestern enrolls more than 8000 undergraduate students and more than 8000 graduate students each year, as mentioned on the "About Our Students: Recruit at Northwestern" page on Northwestern's website. The freshman retention rate for that year was 99%. Eighty-six percent of students graduated

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is a scholarly legal publication published annually by an editorial board of Northwestern undergraduates. Its mission is to publish interdisciplinary legal research, drawing from fields such as history, literature, economics, philosophy, and art. Founded in 2008, the journal features articles by

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boulder donated by the Class of 1902, originally served as a water fountain. It was painted over by students in the 1940s as a prank and has since become a popular vehicle of self-expression on campus. By tradition, students must guard it for twenty-four hours before painting it. To fulfill this

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Approximately 35–40% percent of the incoming students of the Class of 2027 have been admitted through the Early Decision application round. Northwestern's early decision admission numbers for the Class of 2027 reveal an early acceptance rate of about 20%, with approximately 1,000 students being

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Although the founders were strong Methodists — three of them were Methodist ministers and before the meeting all those in attendance joined in prayer — they also firmly believed that Northwestern should be an institution that would serve all people. At that time in history, particularly in the

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is the oldest law school in Chicago. As the university's enrollments grew, these professional schools were integrated with the undergraduate college in Evanston; the result was a modern research university combining professional, graduate, and undergraduate programs, which gave equal weight to

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Northwestern's own religious identity stretches back to its genesis. The University began with a prayer — the school's nine founders (all of them Methodists, three of them ministers) knelt in worship before launching their first organizational meeting. During that meeting, they agreed to

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The Northwestern Community Development Corps (NCDC) is a student-run organization that connects hundreds of student volunteers to community development projects in Evanston and Chicago throughout the year. The group also holds a number of annual community events, including Project Pumpkin, a

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Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections include an extensive collection on The Long 60s, Social History, Political History, Literature, Arts, Journalism, Twentieth Century Music, Theatre, Performance, and Women's History. The Special Collections department at Charles Deering

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In 2013, Northwestern researchers disclosed 247 inventions, filed 270 patent applications, received 81 foreign and US patents, started 12 companies, and generated $ 79.8 million in licensing revenue. The Innovation and New Ventures Office (INVO) has been involved in creating the Center for

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Northwestern files hundreds of patents each year, ranking among the top 20 universities in the world in terms of U.S. utility patents. One of the university's most successful current patents is pregabalin, a synthesized organic molecule developed at the university by chemistry professor

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of the Netherlands visited Northwestern to announce research collaborations between Northwestern and several Dutch institutions focused on the study of aging. In 2021, an additional $ 480 million, the largest donation in the university's history, was donated to Northwestern by the

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and be transparent with their investments moving forward. The university administration came to an agreement with the protestors which permited peaceful demonstrations, gave students representation on an investment committee and pledged to bring Palestinian students to campus.

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after four years and 96% graduated after six years. These numbers can largely be attributed to the university's various specialized degree programs, such as those that allow students to earn master's degrees with a one- or two-year extension of their undergraduate program.

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to open the renovated Welsh-Ryan Arena on November 2, 2018, in an exhibition game against McKendree. The state-of-the-art facility was built to be the most accessible arena in college athletics and seats 7,039. The team is cheered on by the Wildside student section.

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programs by enrollment. With 2,446 students enrolled in science, engineering, and health fields, the largest graduate programs by enrollment include chemistry, integrated biology, material sciences, electrical and computer engineering, neuroscience, and economics.

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The foundation of Northwestern University can be traced to a meeting on May 31, 1850, of nine prominent Chicago businessmen, Methodist leaders, and attorneys who had formed the idea of establishing a university to serve what had been known from 1787 to 1803 as the

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and the respective national professional organizations for chemistry, psychology, business, education, journalism, music, engineering, law, and medicine. Northwestern conferred 2,190 bachelor's degrees, 3,272 master's degrees, 565 doctoral degrees, and 444

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team the 1931 National Champion. In 2017, the men's basketball team earned an NCAA berth for the first time in the program's history. They won their first-round matchup against Vanderbilt University but lost to number-one seed Gonzaga in the second round.

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The Northwestern Wildcats field hockey team has gathered 6 regular-season Big Ten titles and 1 tournament title in addition to 14 NCAA tournament appearances. In 2021, the team won the NCAA tournament, followed by a championship game appearance in 2022.

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Northwestern alumni have included numerous prominent figures in journalism, government, literature, business, science, performing arts, education, and medicine. Among U.S. universities, Northwestern ranks eighth in the number of billionaires produced.

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is an online undergraduate magazine established in September 2006 by students at the Medill School of Journalism. Published on weekdays, it consists of updates on news stories and special events throughout the year. It also publishes a quarterly print

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campus, to house the professional schools. In addition, James Gamble Rogers designed a library in accordance with the gothic architectural style on the Evanston campus in order to make use of the $ 1 million donated to the school after the death of

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is the university's undergraduate yearbook. It is distributed in late May and features a culmination of the year's events at Northwestern. First published in 1885, the yearbook is published by Students Publishing Company and edited by Northwestern

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is the university's main student newspaper and is published on weekdays during the academic year. It is directed entirely by undergraduate students and owned by the Students Publishing Company. Although it serves the Northwestern community, the

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is currently the only student-run production company in the nation to create feature-length films for charity. It was founded in 2010 and has raised over $ 5,000 to date for various local and national organizations across the United

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of $ 14.1 billion, an annual budget of around $ 2.9 billion, and research funding of over $ 1 billion, making it one of the largest research universities in the world. The university fields 19 intercollegiate athletic teams, the

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in games against three other Big Ten schools during the 1995 season. The football team became embroiled in a different betting scandal later that year when federal prosecutors indicted four former players for perjury related to

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Founded or affiliated at varying points in the university's history, the professional schools originally were scattered throughout Chicago. In connection with a 1917 master plan for a central Chicago campus and President

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Northwestern's Evanston campus, where the undergraduate schools, the Graduate School, and the Kellogg School of Management are located, runs north–south from Lincoln Avenue to Clark Street west of Lake Michigan along

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the School of Education and Social Policy. The five most commonly awarded undergraduate degrees are economics, journalism, communication studies, psychology, and political science. The Kellogg School of Management's

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Charles Deering Memorial Library: built in 1933, and named for Charles Deering, the library houses the art library, the Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections, the Music Library and University

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The admission requirements, degree requirements, courses of study, and disciplinary and degree recommendations for each of Northwestern's 12 schools are determined by the voting members of that school's faculty

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The photographs in the collection were sourced from international press outlets and private collections and are accompanied by captions that provide historical background and context for the subjects depicted.

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is the university's undergraduate literary magazine. Established in 1979, it is published twice a year: a web issue is released in the winter and a print issue with a web complement is released in the spring.

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Transportation Library: one of the largest transportation information centers in the world with a collection of over 500,000 items covering air, rail, highways, pipeline, water, urban transport and logistics.

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team in 1882, later becoming a founding member of the Big Ten Conference. In the 1870s and 1880s, Northwestern affiliated itself with already existing schools of law, medicine, and dentistry in Chicago. The

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banned by the NCAA, in his system, which prompted Northwestern to investigate the prevalence of stimulants and other banned substances across all of its athletic programs. In 2006, the Northwestern women's

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Northwestern University's main campus is located in the suburb of Evanston, Illinois, just north of Chicago. The campus spans an area of 240 acres and is characterized by its blend of modern and historic

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Before 1924, Northwestern teams were known as "The Purple" and unofficially as "The Fighting Methodists." The name Wildcats was bestowed upon the university in 1924 by Wallace Abbey, a writer for the

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consecutive conference championship. The Wildcats achieved the highest ranking in program history during the season at second in the country and amassed 39 victories at the conference championships.

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publishes six issues each year. Student editors make the editorial and organizational decisions and select articles submitted by professors, judges, and practitioners, as well as student pieces. The

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Boas Mathematics Library: the library serves primarily the Mathematics Department and Statistics Department and has a research collection in pure mathematics and statistics of around 34,000 volumes.

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and sciences, sometimes referred as distribution requirements, are required for all majors; individual degree requirements are set by the faculty of each school. The university heavily emphasizes

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to house the School of Law. The new campus comprising these three new buildings was dedicated during a two-day ceremony in June 1927. The Chicago campus continued to expand with the addition of

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in journalism and communications respectively. However, some have questioned whether NU-Q can truly offer a comparable journalism program to that of its U.S. campus given Qatar's instances of

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The Music Library: contains extensive holdings of printed music and archival materials documenting music composed since 1945. The collection includes more than 300,000 items, including the

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communities. Its studios and newsroom are located on the fourth floor of the McCormick Tribune Center on Northwestern's Evanston campus. NNN is funded by the Medill School of Journalism.

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Nanotechnology, Center for Catalysis and Surface Science, Buffet Center for International and Comparative Studies, the Initiative for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern, and the

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two days before his scheduled execution. The Innocence Project has since exonerated 10 more men. On January 11, 2003, in a speech at Northwestern School of Law's Lincoln Hall, then

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is a scholarly legal publication and student organization at Northwestern University School of Law. Its primary purpose is to publish a journal of broad legal scholarship. The

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collection in existence. The collection includes more than 400,000 volumes (including 20,000 in African languages), 250 current newspapers and 6,000 non-circulating rare books.

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Northwestern offers both traditional residence halls and residential colleges for students who share a particular intellectual interest. The residential colleges include

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The Art Library: the Art Library holds over 160,000 books and journals about art, architecture, and design, with particular strength in 19th-century art and architecture.

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The university provides instruction in over 200 formal academic concentrations, 124 undergraduate programs, and 145 graduate and professional programs, including various

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In the 2010s, a five-year capital campaign resulted in a new music center, a replacement building for the business school, and a $ 270 million athletic complex. In 2014,

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professors, law students, practitioners, and undergraduates. It is funded by the Buffett Center for International and Comparative Studies and the Office of the Provost.

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learning, with 72% of undergrads combining two or more areas of study. Northwestern's full-time undergraduate and graduate programs operate on an approximately 10-week

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alcohol near campus until 1972. Northwestern's exemption from state and municipal property-tax obligations under its original charter has historically been a source of

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Northwestern fields 19 intercollegiate athletic teams (8 men's and 11 women's) in addition to numerous club sports. Twelve of Northwestern's varsity programs have had

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in fall 2022. The president maintains a staff of vice presidents, directors, and other assistants for administrative, financial, faculty, and student matters.

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college football team and member of the Big Ten Conference. The team has a history dating back to 1882. They are known as the Wildcats, a nickname given by a

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Northwestern maintains a student-to-faculty ratio of 6:1. 77% of the classes have less than 20 students while 5.5% of the classes have more than 50 students.

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The men's golf team has won eight Big Ten Conference championships: 1925, 1937, 1939, 1948, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006. They have twice placed second in the

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NCAA tournament berth and victory in program history. Collins was named as one of four finalists for the Naismith Men's Coach of the Year award in 2017.

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is held every quarter at 9 p.m. on the Sunday before finals week. Students lean out of windows or gather in courtyards and scream to help relieve stress.

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Barnes, Sarah (August 1999). "A Lost Opportunity in American Education? The Proposal to Merge the University of Chicago and Northwestern University".

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program proved to be a boon to the university as it trained over 36,000 sailors over the course of the war, which led Northwestern to be called the "

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composite scores for the middle 50% ranged from 33 to 35 out of 36, and 96% ranked in the top ten percent of their respective high school classes.

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five straight times, from 2005 to 2009, and then again in 2011 and 2012, giving them seven championships in eight years. In 2007, the team joined

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Bumiller, Elisabeth (November 9, 1981). "The Streak! Northwestern Sets Football Record, 29 Demoralizing Losses in a Row; Northwestern's Streak".

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in 2023, Northwestern awarded the first bachelors degrees in the United States to a graduating class of prisoners from a top-ranked university.

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Metra station is near Ryan Field. Pace Suburban Bus Service and the CTA have several bus routes that run through or near the Evanston campus.

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on Lake Michigan, growth of the faculty and new academic programs, and polarizing Vietnam-era student protests. In 1978, the first and second

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The undergraduate population is drawn from all 50 states and over 75 foreign countries. Twenty percent of students in the Class of 2024 were

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is a literary magazine published twice a year featuring poetry, fiction, nonfiction, drama, literary essays, reviews, blog posts, and art.

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The Montgomery Ward Memorial Building (1927) at Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, America's first academic skyscraper

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reporter in 1924 after observing a game where the players displayed a strong and fierce presence, akin to a "wall of purple wildcats."

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The Northwestern division of Student Multicultural Affairs supports a number of publications for particular cultural groups including

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In 2018, the school opened the Walter Athletics Center, a $ 270 million state-of-the-art lakefront facility for its athletics teams.

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admissions policy, believing that Northwestern should serve all people in the newly developing territory by bettering the economy in

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Jeter, Jon (February 17, 1999). "A New Ending To an Old Story; Journalism Students Rewrite the Case Of an Innocent Man Set to Die".

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Studio 22 is a student-run production company that produces roughly ten films each year. The organization financed the first film

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By the turn of the century, Northwestern had grown in stature to become the third-largest university in the United States after

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The university also runs The Garage, and interdisciplinary innovation and entrepreneurship space and community for student-run

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Northwestern has an extensive history of producing prominent businessmen and entrepreneurs. Companies founded by Northwestern

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Seeley G. Mudd Library: Located on North Campus, Mudd Library was renovated in 2017 with collaboration and technology in mind.

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football teams in graduation rates. They have been honored with the AFCA Academic Achievement Award four times since 2002.

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Northwestern's performing arts scene also includes Boomshaka, which is the university's drum, dance, and rhythm ensemble.

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quads. In the 1960s, the university created an additional 84 acres (34 ha) for the campus by filling in a portion of

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founded the Program of African Studies at Northwestern, the first center of its kind at an American academic institution.

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All incoming undergraduates at Northwestern University are required to live on campus for their first two years.

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directed, and many of its films have featured students who would later go into professional acting, including

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is an undergraduate satirical magazine. Founded in 2009, it publishes a weekly issue both in print and online.

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expeditions in Asia, Africa, or Latin America in conjunction with the Foundation for Sustainable Development.

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was commissioned to create a master plan for the principal buildings on the new campus, which he designed in

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to extend the operations of the NU-Q branch for an additional decade, through the 2027–2028 academic year.

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As admissions to colleges and universities grew increasingly competitive in the 1990s and 2000s, President

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Northwestern, along with 15 other universities, participates in digitizing its collections as part of the

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Midwest, many religious denominations founded colleges aimed at educating only members of their religion.

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won the NCAA Individual Championship in 1999. He was Big Ten Conference Player of the year in 1999, and

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appearances. Under Fuchs' direction, the Wildcats have posted winning seasons in 10 of her 11 seasons.

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recipients and 12.56% were first-generation college students. Northwestern also enrolls the ninth-most

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institution to ever win the title. Soon after, the team made national news when members appeared in a

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This article is about the private research university in Illinois, United States. For other uses, see

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The Northwestern library system consists of four libraries on the Evanston campus including the Main

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The university employs 3,781 faculty members across its eleven schools, including 18 members of the

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Northwestern is composed of eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools which includes

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or bowl postseason appearances. Northwestern is one of five private AAU members to compete in NCAA

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was able to stabilize university finances, which led to a revitalization of its campuses. In 1996,

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visited Northwestern's Evanston and Chicago campuses to raise money for the university hospital's

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include University Library, the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, the

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in 1939. In October 2013, Northwestern began the demolition of the architecturally significant

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The university also shares collaborative research efforts with other universities such as the

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Sassatelli, Roberta (March 2010). "A Serial Ethnographer: An Interview with Gary Alan Fine".

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Pomerantz, Gary (September 25, 1982). "Northwestern: Paradise Found After 34 Lost Weekends".

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Schwanitz, Charles (November 23, 1952). "Future Expansion of N.U. to Bring Zoning Problems".

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team was suspended and coach Jenny Haigh resigned following the release of images of alleged

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Pritzker Legal Research Center: the library is located on the Chicago campus and serves the

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when members of the Alpha Delta fraternity dressed as wildcats during a Homecoming Parade.

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celebration that provides over 800 local children with carnival events and a safe venue to

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published by an independent student organization at Northwestern University School of Law.

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developed plans for what would become the city of Evanston, Illinois. The first building,

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Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies: established in 1954, and named after

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Although government support for universities declined in the 1970s and 1980s, President

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led the university from 1939 to 1949, and after the war, surging enrollments under the

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neighborhood near Lake Michigan. The Chicago campus is home to the nationally ranked

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In addition, Northwestern University cooperates with research institutions such as

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International Association of Methodist-related Schools, Colleges, and Universities

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stations are within walking distance of the southern end of the campus, while the

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is a satirical website that often publishes content on Northwestern student life.

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drove the dramatic expansion of both campuses. In 1948, prominent anthropologist

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Some of Northwestern's alumni include U.S. Senator and presidential candidate

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is a student television news and sports network, serving the Northwestern and

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has no business ties to the university and is supported wholly by advertisers.

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Developmental Therapeutics (CDT) and the Center for Device Development (CD2).

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Northwestern University's admissions are characterized as "most selective" by

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Students are formally involved in the university's administration through the

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players were charged and convicted for sports bribery, having been paid to

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Frontage of the Deering Library, which houses the art and music collections

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Like other American research universities, Northwestern was transformed by

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Northwestern maintains an endowment of $ 16.1 billion, the eighth-largest

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Fernando Filgueira, and the founder of the presidential prayer breakfast

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In 2017, the Wildcats saw its highest draft pick in program history with

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Universities and colleges affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church

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in the United States. In addition to the Ward Building, Rogers designed

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and built several prominent buildings on the Evanston campus, including

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Universities and colleges accredited by the Higher Learning Commission

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Powerful Voices: The Musical and Social World of Collegiate A Cappella

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The most popular and prominent majors at Northwestern in 2021 include

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delivered a seminal economics speech at the Evanston campus. In 2015,

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assumed the role of provost for the university on September 1, 2020.

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among others. In addition to the Evanston campus, it has campuses in

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university endowment among private universities in the United States

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station serves the Northwestern campus in downtown Evanston and the

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a magazine and blog on Asian and Asian-American culture and issues.

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Damer, Roy (April 18, 1972). "Purple Haze Won't Go Away At N.U.".

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in the country out of roughly 750 teams for the 2018–2019 season.

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McCormick Library holds approximately 8,000 items related to the

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Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development

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A city and its universities: Public policy in Chicago, 1892–1919

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The percentage of students who received an income-based federal

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is Northwestern's first radical feminist and LGBTQ+ publication.

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a magazine about Hispanic and Latino/a culture and campus life;

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on the evidence-based reading and writing (EBRW) section of the

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project. Northwestern University Library is a partner with the

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on their own games. In August 2001, Rashidi Wheeler, a senior

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Current uniform of Northwestern's football team sponsored by

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Northwestern is privately owned and governed by an appointed

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and strict limits on journalistic and academic freedoms. The

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Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

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Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

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lives. When graduating students march back through the arch.

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was a combined (verbal and math) 1500–1560 out of 1600; the

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Deering Library, which is named in memory of Charles Deering

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to 10 NCAA individual champions and 75-plus All-Americans.

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Regenstein Hall of Music, which houses the A Cappella clubs

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World Health Imaging, Informatics and Telemedicine Alliance

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In April of 2024, Northwestern University students joined

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Woman's Christian Temperance Union Administration Building

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An estimated 20% of undergraduates are affiliated with a

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Side entrance to the Northwestern Technological Institute

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Spain's cultural and social dynamics throughout history.

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that year. These events included France's defeat in the

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Seabury Hall houses some sections of the Styberg Library

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station is close to the northern end of the campus. The

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in 1851, Northwestern was initially affiliated with the

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Front Plaza of the Northwestern Technological Institute

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in 2012–2013. Since 1951, Northwestern has awarded 520

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Northwestern's Chicago campus is located in the city's

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provides analysis of current events and public policy.

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Slivka Residential College for Science and Engineering

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Northwestern University Institute for Policy Research

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have founded companies and organizations such as the

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Residential College of Cultural and Community Studies

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Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

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