Content warning: This article contains mentions of death and anti-Indigenous violence. On Nov. 29, 1864, Col. John Chivington led soldiers to kill about 230 Cheyenne and Arapaho people, who were trying to negotiate peace, in what is known today as the Sand Creek Massacre. Most of those who died were women, children or the elderly.
University President Michael Schill said he will prioritize strengthening mental health resources, emphasizing diversity and inclusion and promoting civil discourse during his tenure in a Friday speech to students and families. Attendees filled Cahn Auditorium to hear Schill speak, many for the first time since he assumed the position seven weeks before, during Family Weekend..
Northwestern is planning to redesign Norris University Center’s East Lawn, the University announced Monday. The makeover will be funded by two donations totaling $6 million, provided by two couples: Board of Trustees member Frank Cohen (Weinberg ’95) and his wife Julie Cohen, and Jana and Ken Kahn. Each couple donated $3 million to the project..
University President Michael Schill has an extensive background in higher education, serving as dean of the University of Chicago Law School from 2010 to 2015 and as president of the University of Oregon from 2015 to 2022. During his time at Oregon, he reformed school policy on many fronts, including on-campus policing, diversity and inclusion,.