Eric Andre enthralls audience with zany anecdotes and sound effects
Three quarters of the way into his show — a debauched performance in which he reminded the audience of their parents’ sex lives and reveled in President Trump’s “Mario starpower” — comedian Eric Andre...
View ArticleSchapiro addresses Jeff Sessions protest, praises University response at...
University President Morton Schapiro on Friday praised the University’s response to former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ speech on campus, while at the same time questioning Northwestern...
View ArticleCollege sports show interactions with people from other backgrounds affects...
Prof. James Druckman spoke Monday afternoon in Chambers Hall about a recent paper he co-authored which utilizes college athletics as a case study for how identity and social interaction affect opinions...
View ArticleCambridge professor talks about the threat to academic research in Egypt
University of Cambridge professor Khaled Fahmy discussed the Egyptian government’s crackdown on media and academic research at a lecture in Kresge Centennial Hall on Tuesday. The event was hosted by...
View ArticleMuslim scholar Hamza Yusuf Hanson visits Northwestern, discusses scholarship...
One of the country’s most influential Muslim scholars, Hamza Yusuf Hanson, spoke about his experiences studying the Islamic sciences with Mauritian scholars on Monday in Lutkin Hall. Hanson is the...
View ArticleResearchers discuss the state of Kurds in Turkey and their portrayal in U.S....
Anthropologists Deniz Duruiz and Zeynep Oguz discussed preconceptions about the Kurdish people and their relationship with Turkey this Monday at Kresge Centennial Hall. Around 25 people attended “The...
View ArticleNorthwestern Law Prof. Deborah Tuerkheimer speaks about the rise in informal...
Prof. Deborah Tuerkheimer spoke on Tuesday in Harris Hall about the rise of informal reporting in the #MeToo movement. The Center for Awareness, Response & Education and the Women’s Center hosted...
View ArticleRetired Col. Liam Collins: Russian withdrawal from Ukraine unlikely
Retired Col. Liam Collins discussed Thursday how Russia perfected its technique of hybrid warfare, culminating in the invasion of Ukraine in 2014. Collins spoke in Scott Hall at a Russia Policy Forum...
View ArticleActivist and recording artist Sparkle speaks about testifying against R....
Recording artist Sparkle discussed her experience coming forward about R. Kelly’s history of sexual abuse at an event Monday in Fisk Hall. Sponsored by the Northwestern University Center for Awareness,...
View ArticleUniversity of Illinois Prof. Hogarth talks eugenics and its roots in slavery
University of Illinois Prof. Rana Hogarth discussed her new research into eugenicist movements in University Hall on Monday. Her talk argued that — contrary to common views of American history —...
View ArticleNorthwestern College Republicans invite David French to speak about free speech
David French spoke about the First Amendment clash on college campuses on Tuesday in Seabury Hall. French was invited by Northwestern College Republicans. He is an attorney, an Iraq War veteran, and...
View ArticleWashington Post investigative reporter Aaron Williams speaks about the...
Washington Post investigative reporter Aaron Williams spoke about the importance of data visualization, statistics and journalism at the McCormick Foundation Center Forum Tuesday. At the Post,...
View ArticleSNL cast members Bowen Yang, Chloe Fineman headline A&O Winter Speaker event
When Communication freshman Sam Buttress was asked to join SNL cast member Bowen Yang on stage at the A&O Productions’ winter speaker event Sunday, he said he was nervous. “My legs were shaking a...
View ArticleTamar Manasseh talks Mothers Against Senseless Killings, intersection of...
Tamar Manasseh, founder of Mothers Against Senseless Killings and a rabbinical student, discussed her efforts to rebuild her community in Englewood through violence prevention Monday. Manasseh spoke at...
View ArticleJeremy Gilbert talks Washington Post, media engagement strategies
Jeremy Gilbert, the director of strategic initiatives at the Washington Post, spoke to students and faculty about how educational leaders can transform future media strategies in a Medill-sponsored...
View ArticleRabbi Dov Hillel Klein becomes a certified Holocaust educator on college...
Rabbi Dov Hillel Klein became a certified Holocaust educator on college campuses after completing a 65-hour training session at Yad Vashem this year, a holocaust museum in Jerusalem. During the...
View ArticleBody Acceptance Week speaker and Chicago dietitian Megan Campbell talks food...
Chicago-based dietitian Megan Campbell discussed how societal messaging shapes internal relationships with food and body image at a Thursday event in Harris Hall. Northwestern University College...
View ArticleDave Eggers talks education, entrepreneurship at The Garage
Author and entrepreneur Dave Eggers began his talk this Thursday at The Garage with a shoutout to his flip phone. The San Francisco-based novelist, who said he abstains from smartphones and even home...
View ArticleFormer NYT reporter Justin Gillis gives talk on climate change
Justin Gillis, a former New York Times environmental reporter and author of the award-winning Times series Temperature Rising, discussed factors that contribute to climate inaction Wednesday in the...
View ArticleA&O re-announces virtual Q&A on May 25 with John Mulaney
A&O confirmed Thursday that comedian and writer John Mulaney will be participating in a Zoom Q&A to Northwestern students on May 25, after taking down announcement posts shortly after their...
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