Diversity isn’t what it used be. According to Alvin Tillery, Jr., the founding director of Northwestern University’s Center for the Study of Diversity and Democracy (CSDD), “diversity” has become increasingly complex, nuanced, broader, and more contested. Over the last five decades, diversity,...
Northwestern’s Center for the Study of Diversity and Democracy launched a new business forum committed to discussing issues of diversity, equity and inclusion in international markets. The program, spearheaded by political scientist and Northwestern professor Alvin B. Tillery Jr., aims to...
Black History Month not only recognizes past accomplishments but also offers a reflection on issues that need to be addressed in the future. “Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the founder of Black History Month, envisioned that a focus on Black history would...
One year after a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol and disrupted electoral vote proceedings, Northwestern historians and political scientists provide analysis on the national climate and ongoing threats to American democracy. Northwestern Now spoke with professors Alvin Tillery, Kevin Boyle,...
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...
In an effort to go beyond the "diversity, equity, and inclusion box check," Dr. Alvin Tillery has created a "Leading Diversity, Equity and Inclusion" course which incorporates his findings from over 30 years of work in the field. "A lot of...
