Faculty

Aldon Morris, Leon Forrest Professor of Sociology and African American Studies and president of the American Sociological Association, explains how social justice movements succeed in the Scientific American article "From Civil Rights to Black Lives Matter." Read the full article by...

Professor Kate Masur of the Department of History is part of the PBS series, "Reconstruction: America After the Civil War" which explores years following the American Civil War. In the 4-hour documentary series the post-war Reconstruction era (1865-77) is explored: "A tumultuous...

Myrna García, assistant professor of instruction in Latina and Latino Studies, and the diversity, equity and inclusion committee of the physical therapy and human movement sciences department at Feinberg School of Medicine will receive the Daniel Linzer Award for Faculty Excellence in...

In this episode of the Global Lunchbox Podcast, Professor Geraldo Cadava explains his close connection to his grandfather, a Hispanic Republican, and his experience and research in politics within the American Hispanic community. He discusses how his own views differ...

Sociologist and Professor Wendy Griswold discusses how English novels came to be, their accessibility, and their current status within countries of various incomes in this episode of the Global Lunchbox Podcast. Wendy Griswold is Professor of Sociology and Bergen Evans Professor...

Professor Nitasha Sharma is known for her work in researching and comparing different societies and cultures. On this episode of Global Lunchbox Podcast, Sharma discusses these distinctions and their importance on the theme of "Conducting Comparative Race Studies: Black Studies,...

This episode of the Global Lunchbox Podcast features a conversation with Professor Kate Masur of the Department of History at Northwestern and author of Until Justice Be Done: America’s First Civil Rights Movement, from the Revolution to Reconstruction (2021). The point...

This episode of the Global Lunchbox features a conversation with Freda Love Smith, drummer with indie rock bands the Blake Babies, Antenna, The Mysteries of Life, and the Sunshine Boys, and author of "Red Velvet Underground: A Rock Memoir, with...

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences’s “Conversation with the Dean” is a faculty speaker series designed to deliver insights into the cutting-edge research and teaching from faculty experts around the College. The series is offered live to Weinberg College leadership...

Northwestern’s Center for the Study of Diversity and Democracy conducted a survey experiment focused on how #BlackLivesMatter messages on police reform affected the behaviors and attitudes of Democratic-leaning voters in Georgia. The researchers, Department of Political Science Professor Alvin Tillery and...