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Elite University Profs Hit With Obstruction Charges Months After Pro-Palestinian Protests
Four Northwestern University educators have been arrested for allegedly obstructing law enforcement during a pro-Palestinian encampment in April, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The instructors are being charged…
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About Northwestern University
Northwestern University (NU) is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1851, it is the oldest chartered university in Illinois. Northwestern was initially affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church but later became non-sectarian. Northwestern became a founding member of the Big Ten Conference in 1896 and joined the Association of American Universities in 1917.
Everything about Northwestern University →- Country
- United States
- Headquarters
- Evanston
- Inception
- 1851
- Website
- https://www.northwestern.edu/





