Four Northwestern graduates from the class of 2021 have received Jazzy Johnson Waw-jashk Student Awards for their contributions as student activists. Three of these students, Karina Aguilar, Minna Ito, and Chloe Wong, graduated from Weinberg College.
The awards are presented …
In a press conference on Oct. 1, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin announced new grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to Northwestern University and the University of Chicago for gun violence prevention research. The event was held at the …
Three Weinberg College Alumni have been named Alumni Regents, who represent Northwestern in communities across the globe.
Alumni Regents exist in areas that are home to large alumni populations. They work to engage fellow alumni volunteers and represent the University …
After more than 800 homicides in 2020, gun violence levels in Chicago remain elevated. As part of the American Sociological Association’s (ASA) annual conference, Professor Andrew Papachristos appeared on a panel with distinguished sociologists, violence interrupters, and public officials to …
The 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games are underway, and Northwestern students and alumni can expect to see some familiar faces among the world’s top athletes. Three Weinberg graduates are competing in this year’s games, and they are prepared to give Tokyo …
As protestors took to the streets across the globe in 2020, it was hard to miss their calls for racial justice and equity for all. However, three Weinberg College faculty members who have studied social movements of the past and …
Mary Pattillo, the Harold Washington Professor of Sociology and chair of the Department of African American Studies, will be inducted as a fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (AAPSS).
Professor Mary Pattillo, the Harold Washington Professor of Sociology and chair of the Department of African American Studies was recognized as a leading Black urbanist and pioneer by the American Planning Association in the piece “11 Black Urbanists Every …
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.”
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 …