Distinguished civil rights activist Diane Nash to address Northwestern
Distinguished civil rights activist and movement leader Diane Nash will address Northwestern on Jan. 25 in honor of the late humanitarian, Martin Luther King Jr. Nash, a co-founder of the Student...
View ArticleSouth African Justice discusses law, civil rights in a post-apartheid society
The law can be both a force to liberate and a force to oppress, South African Constitutional Court Justice Edwin Cameron said Wednesday, calling on Northwestern students to be forces of progress....
View ArticleAuthor Mary Barr discusses Evanston civil rights history
It was a photo of close friends that inspired Mary Barr to write a book about civil rights in Evanston, the author said during a talk Wednesday. Barr’s 2014 book, “Friends Disappear: The Battle for...
View ArticleFirst female black senator Carol Moseley Braun recounts years of public service
Former Illinois Sen. Carol Moseley Braun — the first and only U.S. African American female senator — spoke at Northwestern on Wednesday night in honor of the political science department’s centennial....
View ArticlePanelists discuss the power of consumer choices to combat human trafficking
College students can do more than merely hope for change — they can help create it, lawyer Chipo Nyambuya said in a talk as part of Northwestern’s Human Trafficking Awareness Week. About 20 people...
View ArticlePulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Diaz discusses his experience as an...
Immigrants of this generation should dig deeper into their parents’ experiences in order to comprehensively understand their identity, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Diaz said in a speech Thursday...
View ArticleOrthopedic surgeon discusses making a difference in local communities
Orthopedic surgeon and humanitarian Daniel Ivankovich (Feinberg ‘95) said he hopes more young people will take the initiative to make a difference in the community during a talk Thursday. Ivankovich...
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Comedian Hasan Minhaj discusses power of satire, solidarity
Having love as a driving force motivates people to support those who are hurting, Hasan Minhaj, a senior correspondent on The Daily Show, told an audience of more than 200 on Friday night. “A lot of...
View ArticlePalestinian journalist discusses conditions in Gaza
Gaza journalist Wajeh Abuzarefah called Gaza a “small open air prison” with 2 million Palestinians at an event Monday hosted by Northwestern Students for Justice in Palestine and Northwestern Divest....
View ArticleAuthor Naomi Klein discusses climate change, capitalism at Buffett Center event
Climate change goes far beyond planetary science, said author Naomi Klein at an event hosted by the Buffett Institute for Global Studies on Wednesday night. “Capitalism vs. The Climate,” co-sponsored...
View ArticleSpike Lee stirs opinions, emotions at ‘Chi-Raq’ screening and discussion
A discussion with film director Spike Lee sparked conversation about the satire in his latest film, “Chi-Raq,” and incited controversy among the sold-out crowd in Cahn Auditorium on Wednesday night....
View ArticleVampire Weekend, Ben & Jerry’s founder to campaign for Bernie Sanders at...
Members of the indie-rock band Vampire Weekend and one of the founders of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream will campaign for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Friday morning...
View ArticleFormer Fed Chair Ben Bernanke to speak at Northwestern in April
Ben Bernanke, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve who served during the height of the Great Recession, will speak and take questions at Leverone Hall later this month. Bernanke will sit down...
View ArticleComedian Nathan Fielder talks behind-the-scenes of TV show, turns questions...
Comedian Nathan Fielder discussed the process behind his work while joking with an audience of more than 600 on Saturday night as A&O Productions’ spring speaker. Fielder, who started his career...
View ArticleAuthor Peggy Orenstein talks her new book, ‘Girls & Sex’
New York Times best-selling author Peggy Orenstein described the challenges girls face establishing their sexual identities as they enter high school and college at a talk Monday in the McCormick...
View ArticleInterfaith leader Eboo Patel to speak on campus Friday
Eboo Patel, a speaker who focuses on interfaith cooperation, will speak at Alice Millar Chapel on Friday, almost a month after two Northwestern students allegedly vandalized the building with racist...
View ArticleLeader in Chicago youth poetry scene speaks at Global Engagement Summit
Kevin Coval, a leader in Chicago’s poetry scene, spoke about how hip-hop can inspire and unify the city’s youth during an hour-long talk at the Global Engagement Summit on Friday. Speaking to more than...
View ArticleGlobal Engagement Summit final speaker addresses methods to tackle...
Passion is not something you can pursue directly, but rather it is a consequence of building intimacy with and curiosity about what you want to spend the rest of your life doing, said Teju Ravilochan,...
View ArticleInterfaith advocate Eboo Patel encourages continued work toward inclusivity...
Eboo Patel, an advocate for interfaith cooperation, spoke at Alice Millar Chapel on Friday about the importance of maintaining an inclusive community at Northwestern after the chapel was vandalized...
View Article‘Spotlight’ journalists to speak at Northwestern next Tuesday
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Walter Robinson and Sacha Pfeiffer, who were depicted in the movie “Spotlight,” will visit Northwestern next Tuesday to speak about their careers in journalism....
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