Noam Chomsky speaks in Chicago on nuclear armament, climate change
CHICAGO — The decision to go extinct or not is ours, said Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor and linguist Noam Chomsky at a talk Monday in Chicago. Chomsky spoke on the threat of nuclear...
View ArticleIMF director Christine Lagarde defends globalism in Kellogg lecture
Christine Lagarde had sharp words for economic policy makers around the world. “Restricting trade is a clear case of economic malpractice,” the director of the International Monetary Fund said...
View ArticleArt critic speaks on relation between art, race, debt
Art critic Yates McKee stressed the contribution of contemporary art to social movements such as Black Lives Matter during a talk Wednesday. Additionally, he discussed a connection between art and the...
View ArticleNate Silver talks data, baseball in One Book keynote address
Nate Silver said it’s crucial for society to use big data responsibly and discern truths from it during his One Book One Northwestern keynote address on Thursday. Silver, author of “The Signal and the...
View ArticleKraft Heinz CEO tells students to build their own career paths in Kellogg talk
Macaroni and cheese with ketchup might be a bad food combination, but Kraft Heinz CEO Bernardo Hees thinks the businesses behind each are a perfect match. “If you see the whole equation of value,” Hees...
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Religious protesters raise hell near The Arch
Wielding a large wooden cross and a banner warning “pot-heads” and “porno freaks” that they’re headed for hell, members of The Campus Ministry USA clashed with Northwestern students at The Arch on...
View ArticleMcCormick alumnus explores electric car technology, space research during talk
SpaceX and Tesla executive Charles Kuehmann (McCormick ‘94) spoke to faculty and students Thursday about innovations in technology, such as electric cars and space exploration. Kuehmann is the vice...
View ArticleOscar winner Gary Rydstrom teaches students about sound in film
Seven-time Oscar winner Gary Rydstrom stressed the importance of sound in storytelling, particularly in films, in a speech to students Thursday. Rydstrom, who has designed and mixed sound for films...
View ArticleIntersex activist calls for increased awareness about ‘corrective surgeries’
Intersex activist Pidgeon Pagonis called for increased awareness on the impact of sex assignment surgeries on intersex individuals Thursday. “It’s a social emergency,” Pagonis said during Rainbow...
View ArticlePresident Obama’s former aide discusses importance of exploring opposing...
President Barack Obama’s former digital director Caleb Gardner spoke to more than 30 people Friday about the importance of exploring opposing viewpoints on social media. Gardner, who is now a digital...
View ArticleAlumni panel touches on progress in racial, gender equality in Northwestern...
During a panel moderated by University President Morton Schapiro, Isola Jones (Bienen ‘71) reflected on a “major influx” of black students enrolling at Northwestern during her freshman year. “That same...
View ArticlePolitical speechwriter discusses Asian-American civic engagement
Political speechwriter and author Eric Liu called for higher Asian-American civic engagement at a talk Thursday night, drawing on his experience as a second-generation Chinese American. At a Chinese...
View ArticleCosta Rica’s former minister of foreign trade talks free trade
Former Northwestern Prof. Alberto Trejos, Costa Rica’s former minister of foreign trade, stressed the importance of trade agreements in globalization, economic growth and international politics during...
View ArticlePanelists discuss impact of social movements on 2016 election
Speakers discussed how groups like Occupy, Black Lives Matter and the anti-Dakota Access Pipeline movement have changed the rhetoric of the upcoming presidential election at a panel Thursday night. The...
View ArticleMcSA apologizes for rapper Lupe Fiasco’s joke involving transgender people at...
Chicago-born rapper Lupe Fiasco took the stage in Galvin Hall Thursday night as the Muslim-cultural Student Association’s fall speaker and ended his speech with a joke involving transgender people as...
View ArticleBlack representation in music discussed during State of the Black Union
Hip-hop and punk came together at Lutkin Hall on Thursday night as Grammy Award-winning rapper Kool Moe Dee and Afropunk Festival co-founder and tattoo artist James Spooner spoke about black...
View ArticleCampus faith communities gather to discuss sacred spaces, allyship
Following this year’s presidential election, it is more important now than ever to find strength in community, University President Morton Schapiro said Monday at Fall Faith Fest. The annual event,...
View ArticleFormer U.S. treasurer discusses Trump’s economic, social influence
Former U.S. Treasurer Angela “Bay” Buchanan expressed support for President-elect Donald Trump’s “bold” rhetoric and discussed its social implications during a talk Thursday night. “Trump has broken...
View ArticleNAISA, community members commemorate Sand Creek Massacre
Members of Northwestern and Chicago’s Native American communities gathered Saturday to discuss the importance understanding the history of the Sand Creek Massacre at its annual commemoration. More than...
View ArticleWriter Ta-Nehisi Coates coming to speak at Northwestern
Award-winning writer and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates will speak at Northwestern on Jan. 31 at an event hosted by the Contemporary Thought Speaker Series. Coates, who is a national correspondent for The...
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