Sarah Jessica Parker tells new graduates ‘curiosity is more powerful than comfort’
Read the story
Campus Life
Reports and features on academics, arts, athletics, events, the student experience and more
Featured
Longtime staff hailed for dedication to Northwestern
June 30, 2026
University celebrates length-of-service milestones from 25 to 45 years
Read the story
The Latest
New Dittmar exhibition asks what ‘home’ means
October 6, 2026
Things to do at NU: Oct. 7 to 13
October 6, 2026
Ryan Field opens tonight. Here are some things you should know
October 2, 2026
Things to do at NU: Sept. 30 to Oct. 6
September 30, 2026
Northwestern student pays tribute to her ‘second home’ in Ryan Field mural
September 30, 2026
Northwestern’s new students soak it in
September 23, 2026
‘This is where it starts’ for new undergrads
September 17, 2026
Think you know Northwestern football?
September 16, 2026
Football is back on the lakefront: What to know about game days in September
September 2, 2026
Upcoming Arts Events
Oct
8
2026
Break Right Through That Line: Football at Northwestern
12:00 AM Evanston
With photographs, footballs, uniforms, and other materials drawn from University Archives, this exhibit turns Deering Library into…
Oct
8
2026
Dittmar Exhibition: The Names We Give to Home
10:00 AM Evanston
Featuring the works of artist Lelia Byron. On view in Dittmar Gallery October 8 - December 4, 2026.
This exhibition grew out of c…
Oct
8
2026
Picturing the Modern Metropolis: Prints and Photographs from The Block's Collection
12:00 PM Evanston
In the 20th century, many artists working in the United States were drawn to the city as subject matter. Towering skyscrapers, cro…
Oct
8
2026
Cristina Rivera Garza Reading: Litowitz Reading Series
5:00 PM Evanston
Please join the English Department for a reading with Pulitzer Prizewinner Cristina Rivera Garza. Tickets are FREE, but please res…
Oct
8
2026
Rootwoman Staged Reading
7:00 PM Evanston
Engage in a staged reading of the play Rootwoman, presented by Northwestern Theater undergraduates in Wirtz Center room 101 at 7pm…
Oct
8
2026
THE LONG DAY CLOSES in 35mm with guest Nick Davis
7:00 PM Evanston
With his second feature film THE LONG DAY CLOSES, ciné-memoirist Terence Davies reconjures the rainswept, working-class Liver…