Northwestern University has received a generous gift from an anonymous donor to support the Jewish studies program and enhance activities for Jewish student life. The gift will enable the University to increase its undergraduate course offerings and to bolster activities...
Northwestern’s Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies was tapped to program a series of nine CityTalk conversations designed to explore the themes of history, identity and survival in Joshua Harmon’s 2022 award-winning play “Prayer for the French Republic.” Fresh off a Broadway...
After a war that stretched through more than two decades, the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in a matter of days. The U.S. was set to finish withdrawing its military troops by Aug. 31, but now, rescue efforts may extend...
The 2021 John Nicholas Brown Prize for best first book in medieval studies was unanimously awarded by the selection committee to Professor David I. Shyovitz for A Remembrance of His Wonders: Nature and the Supernatural in Medieval Ashkenaz. Shyovitz is a Professor...
The Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities promotes expansive, interdisciplinary discussion and debate. The Institute cultivates ideas that transform into cutting-edge research and dynamic courses. Each year the Institute invites faculty members working in the humanities and humanistic social sciences...
