Northwestern University President Michael Schill believes he may have “erred” in his decision to suspend NU football coach Pat Fitzgerald for two weeks, he wrote in an email to community members Saturday night. Fitzgerald’s suspension came after an investigation into reports of hazing in NU’s football team concluded Friday. After receiving an anonymous complaint from.
The recent fatal shooting near Northwestern’s campus intensified local attention on gun violence. It came approximately two weeks after national outrage and angry demonstrations sparked by the Nashville school shooting, but despite the death tolls of both incidents, it seems likely that Congress and many state legislatures won’t pass meaningful gun safety legislation … thanks.
Julio Ottino will step down as dean of the McCormick School of Engineering at the end of the academic year, Northwestern announced Friday. “As dean, my goal was to change the culture of the McCormick School,” Ottino said in a news release. “Working with an outstanding team of faculty, staff and students, I am delighted.
Why does Northwestern plan to spend a nine-figure fortune to redesign its football stadium with a seating capacity one-quarter lower than it currently holds? I raise this question after learning my alma mater wants to spend up to $800 million for a renovated Ryan Field with 35,000 seats — 12,000 fewer than its current capacity..