Matt Masterson
Associate Digital Producer at WTTW-TV (Chicago, IL)
Reporter covering education & criminal justice for @WTTW. Buffalo born. Wisconsin raised. @UWMadison. [email protected]
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Chicago Has Seen Significant Gun Violence Declines Under ‘Peacekeepers’ Program, New Study Finds Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks at an event at the Pullman Community Center on April 17, 2025. (WTTW News) The Peacekeepers program, an initiative that seeks to reduce harm in some of the Chicago neighborhoods most affected by gun violence, has led to significant reductions in shootings in recent years, a new report has found. Gov.
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Northwestern Plans to Fund ‘Vital’ Research Amid Federal Funding Freeze (Courtesy of Northwestern University) Northwestern officials say they intend to fund “vital” at-risk research themselves, days after the Trump administration announced plans to freeze nearly $800 million in federal funding for the university.
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Advocates Call for ‘Solidarity and Resistance’ From Northwestern Officials as University Faces ‘Attacks’ by Trump Administration (Courtesy of Northwestern University) More than 1,000 faculty members, alumni, students, attorneys and local community members have signed letters expressing their support for Northwestern University’s academic freedom and First Amendment rights as it faces accusations of civil rights violations from Washington.
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Ex-Northwestern Football Players Expected to Settle Hazing Scandal Lawsuit Against University, Coach Pat Fitzgerald (Joe Hendrickson / iStock) A group of former Northwestern football players who sued the university following allegations of a yearslong hazing scandal under ex-head coach Pat Fitzgerald are expected to settle their lawsuit.
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University of Chicago, Northwestern Ranked Among Top Grad Programs in the Nation on U.S. News List The campus of University of Chicago is pictured in a file photo. (Jacob Boomsma / iStock) The business and law schools at the University of Chicago and Northwestern were each ranked among the best in the country, according to a new list from U.S. News & World Report, which looked at the nation’s best grad school programs of 2025.
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