Northwestern University
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| Motto | Quaecumque sunt vera (Latin) Ὁ Λόγος πλήρης χάριτος καὶ ἀληθείας- Ho logos pleres charitos kai aletheias (Greek) |
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Motto in English | Whatsoever things are true (Philippians 4:8 AV) The word full of grace and truth (Gospel of John 1:14) |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1851 |
| Endowment | US $6.3 billion[1] |
| President | Morton O. Schapiro |
| Provost | Daniel I. Linzer |
Academic staff | approximately 3,108 full-time faculty |
| Undergraduates | 8,425 (10–11) |
| Postgraduates | 10,759 (10–11) |
| Location | Evanston and Chicago , , U.S.A. |
| Campus | Evanston main campus, Suburban, 240 acres (97 ha); Chicago campus, Urban, 25 acres (10 ha) |
| Colors | Purple |
| Athletics | NCAA Division I, Big Ten Wildcats |
| Affiliations | Association of American Universities, COFHE |
| Mascot | Willie the Wildcat |
| Website | northwestern.edu |
Northwestern University is a university in Evanston, Illinois, and Chicago, Illinois. It is very prestigious and selective. It has many people who learn and also people who teach.
The university is known most for providing a strong education in economics (the study of the economy), linguistics (the study of language), political science (the study of politics), and mathematics (the study of numbers). There is also a Medical school named Feinberg School of Medicine.
Northwestern University Media
Aerial photograph of Northwestern University from Lake Michigan
A postcard of Northwestern University from 1907
Deering Library, which is named in memory of Charles Deering
University Hall (1869), the second building constructed on campus, and the oldest building still standing
Recently renovated Alice Millar Chapel
Garrett–Evangelical Theological Seminary, which resides in Northwestern's Evanston campus
The Montgomery Ward Memorial Building (1927) at Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, America's first academic skyscraper
The entrance of Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law's Levy Mayer Hall on the Chicago campus
"The Arch" at the main entrance to Northwestern University's Evanston, Illinois campus
Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center
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References
- ↑ Claire Brown (October 7, 2010). "In Focus: Northwestern's endowment bounces back". Daily Northwestern. http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/in-focus-northwestern-s-endowment-bounces-back-1.2357836. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
Other websites
Media related to Northwestern University at Wikimedia Commons
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