Editing Northwestern University (section)

=== 21st century ===
[[File:Kellogg Global Hub.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|The Kellogg Global Hub was constructed in 2017.]]
As admissions to colleges and universities grew increasingly competitive in the 1990s and 2000s, President [[Henry Bienen|Bienen]]'s tenure saw an increase in the number and quality of undergraduate applicants, continued expansion of the facilities and faculty, and renewed athletic competitiveness. In 1999, Northwestern student journalists uncovered information exonerating Illinois death-row inmate [[Anthony Porter]] two days before his scheduled execution. The Innocence Project has since exonerated 10 more men.<ref>{{cite news |title=A New Ending To an Old Story; Journalism Students Rewrite the Case Of an Innocent Man Set to Die |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=February 17, 1999 |first=Jon |last=Jeter}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.medill.northwestern.edu/journalism/undergrad/page.aspx?id=59507 |title=Medill Innocence Project |access-date=August 26, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514052350/http://www.medill.northwestern.edu/journalism/undergrad/page.aspx?id=59507 |archive-date=May 14, 2011 }}</ref> On January 11, 2003, in a speech at Northwestern School of Law's Lincoln Hall, then [[Governor of Illinois]] [[George Ryan]] announced that he would [[Commutation (law)|commute]] the sentences of more than 150 death-row inmates.<ref>{{cite news |title=Decision day for 156 inmates; Ryan poised to make history after 3 years of debate on death penalty |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2003/01/12/decision-day-for-156-inmates/ |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |first1=Steve |last1=Mills |first2=Maurice |last2=Possley |date=January 12, 2003 |access-date=May 22, 2015 |archive-date=September 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906131958/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2003-01-12/news/0301120040_1_madison-hobley-blanket-commutation-death-penalty |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the 2010s, a five-year capital campaign resulted in a new music center, a replacement building for the business school, and a $270 million athletic complex.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Northwestern wins eight building design awards from local non-profit – Northwestern Now|url=https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2017/november/northwestern-wins-eight-building-design-awards-from-local-non-profit/|access-date=August 9, 2018|website=news.northwestern.edu|language=en-US|archive-date=August 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809215358/https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2017/november/northwestern-wins-eight-building-design-awards-from-local-non-profit/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Rhodes|first=Dawn|date=July 9, 2018|title=NU sports complex opens as student center stalls; some projects hinge on donor enthusiasm|language=en-US|website=Chicago Tribune|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-university-fundraising-donors-20180731-story.html|access-date=August 9, 2018|archive-date=August 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809111631/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-university-fundraising-donors-20180731-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014, [[Barack Obama|President Barack Obama]] delivered a seminal economics speech at the Evanston campus.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 2, 2014|title=Remarks by the President on the Economy – Northwestern University|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2014/10/02/remarks-president-economy-northwestern-university|access-date=January 6, 2021|website=[[White House]]|language=en|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109213658/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2014/10/02/remarks-president-economy-northwestern-university|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, [[Queen Máxima of the Netherlands|Queen Máxima]] and [[Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands|King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands]] visited Northwestern to announce research collaborations between Northwestern and several Dutch institutions focused on the study of aging.<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 4, 2015|title=Feinberg Welcomes Dutch King and Queen to Campus|url=https://news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2015/06/feinberg-welcomes-dutch-king-and-queen-to-campus/|access-date=October 31, 2021|website=News Center|language=en-US|archive-date=October 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031040903/https://news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2015/06/feinberg-welcomes-dutch-king-and-queen-to-campus/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021, an additional $480 million, the largest donation in the university's history, was donated to Northwestern by the [[Pat Ryan (executive)|Ryan Family]] to be applied to research at the [[Kellogg School of Management]] and [[Feinberg School of Medicine]], as well as for renovating [[Ryan Field (stadium)|Ryan Field]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 22, 2021|title=Billionaire Couple Breaks Record With $480 Million Donation To Northwestern University|url=https://patch.com/illinois/evanston/billionaire-couple-breaks-northwestern-record-480m-donation|access-date=December 11, 2021|website=Evanston, IL Patch|language=en|archive-date=December 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211222320/https://patch.com/illinois/evanston/billionaire-couple-breaks-northwestern-record-480m-donation|url-status=live}}</ref>  In a partnership with [[Oakton College]] and the [[Illinois Department of Corrections]] in 2023, Northwestern awarded the first bachelors degrees in the United States to a graduating class of prisoners from a top-ranked university.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cox |first=Eric |date=November 15, 2023 |title=For the first time, US prisoners graduate from top university |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/first-time-us-prisoners-graduate-top-university-2023-11-16/ |access-date=February 10, 2024 |work=Reuters |archive-date=December 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205045441/https://www.reuters.com/world/us/first-time-us-prisoners-graduate-top-university-2023-11-16/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In April 2024, Northwestern University students joined [[List of pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses in the United States in 2024|other campuses across the United States]] in protests against the [[Gaza war]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 26, 2024 |title=Northwestern students set up pro-Palestinian encampment, joining protesters nationwide |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/israel-hamas-war/2024/04/25/northwestern-students-set-up-palestine-solidarity-camp-on-campus |access-date=September 12, 2024 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |language=en |archive-date=April 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425144651/https://chicago.suntimes.com/israel-hamas-war/2024/04/25/northwestern-students-set-up-palestine-solidarity-camp-on-campus |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hirsh |first=Bill Smith, Jeff |date=April 25, 2024 |title=Students set up Gaza 'encampment' at NU |url=https://evanstonnow.com/students-set-up-gaza-encampment-at-nu/ |access-date=September 12, 2024 |website=Evanston Now |language=en-US |archive-date=September 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912143055/https://evanstonnow.com/students-set-up-gaza-encampment-at-nu/ |url-status=live }}</ref>  The student protestors demanded [[Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions|divestment from companies with ties to Israel]] and that the administration protect [[freedom of speech]], [[Civil and political rights|civil rights]] and be transparent with their investments moving forward.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Cox |first1=Jake |last2=Preziosi |first2=Lucia |date=April 28, 2024 |title=Northwestern students set up camp for Gaza |url=https://depauliaonline.com/69934/news/time-was-of-the-essence-northwestern-students-set-up-camp-for-peace-in-gaza-2/ |access-date=September 12, 2024 |website=The DePaulia |archive-date=September 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912142125/https://depauliaonline.com/69934/news/time-was-of-the-essence-northwestern-students-set-up-camp-for-peace-in-gaza-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The university administration came to an agreement with the protestors  which permitted peaceful demonstrations, gave students representation on an investment committee and pledged to bring Palestinian students to campus.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Treisman |first=Rachel |date=May 7, 2024 |title=What we can learn from 4 schools that have reached agreements with Gaza protesters |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/05/07/1249368151/gaza-college-protest-deal-brown-rutgers |access-date=September 12, 2024 |work=NPR |archive-date=September 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911112319/https://www.npr.org/2024/05/07/1249368151/gaza-college-protest-deal-brown-rutgers |url-status=live }}</ref>