Professor Daniel Immerwahr, of the Department of History, discussed the environmentalism of “Dune” in a guest essay for The New York Times.
Immerwahr notes that the “parched wasteland” that author Frank Herbert created in the novel feels all too familiar. …
Two Weinberg College alumni have been awarded the American Council of Learned Societies’ Emerging Voices Fellowship. The fellowship was created in response to the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and it aims to support early-career scholars who will …
Professor Ed Muir, of the Department of History, was elected as the new president of the American Historical Association. He is the first professor at Northwestern to receive this honor, and it is indicative of his high esteem as …
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 …
In March of 2021, History Professor Kate Masur published her new book, Until Justice Be Done. The work examines the restrictive codes called Black laws or Black codes that constrained the lives of Black people in northern free states, …
Professor Kate Masur, of the Department of History, wrote about the history of slavery and Juneteenth in a guest essay for The New York Times Opinion section.
Masur said that in order to truly commemorate Juneteenth, Americans need to …
“Reaching Your Dream” series tells stories of Northwestern alums who found their dream careers thanks to Chicago Field Studies, an academic internship program that matches over 500 students every year with over 250 employer partners. CFS participants receive guidance on …
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 …
Three doctoral students in Weinberg have been awarded the Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowship for 2021-2022. The recipients of this prestigious award are Ashley Dennis, Andrea Rosengarten, and Azadeh Safaeian.
This fellowship supports a year of research and writing to …
Professors and students were asked the question, “What has led to the current divisiveness within the United States, and how has that impacted civility and the ability to compromise?”
James Druckman ’93, Payson S. Wild Professor in the Department of …