A recent study found that a staggering amount of violence intervention workers in Chicago have been exposed to or victims of gun violence while at work.
The study was co-led by Professor Andrew Papachristos along with faculty from the University …
History Professor Daniel Immerwahr, recently wrote a piece in The Guardian on why a complacent attitude about nuclear weapons is dangerous.
In the article, Immerwahr details the history of nuclear weapons and the discussion surrounding their use in the …
History Professor Kate Masur is a finalist for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in History for her book Until Justice Be Done: America’s First Civil Rights Movement, from the Revolution to Reconstruction.
Before the Civil War, the United States implemented
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Eva Jefferson Paterson ’71 will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws from Northwestern University during this year’s commencement on June 13. Paterson graduated from Northwestern with a B.A. in political science and was elected the first African American student body …
Gina Lawrence graduated from Northwestern University in 2008, studying African American Studies and Psychology. A Harvard Law School graduate, Lawrence now serves as Associate General Counsel of the Noble Network of Charter Schools, combining her passion for law and community.…
Folayemi Agbede graduated from Northwestern in 2009, studying African-American Studies. She has since earned her Master’s of Arts in International Development at American University and held multiple positions in the public sector – including at the Center for American …
Kumasi Vines graduated from Northwestern in 2000, studying African-American Studies and economics. From government administration, to K-12 education, to founding his own construction firm, Vines has accomplished much since his time at Northwestern.
What inspired you to pursue a …
Susan J. Pearson, professor of History at Weinberg, recently published an op-ed in The Atlantic in protest against Oklahoma’s decision to restrict nonbinary gender markers on birth certificates.
In the article, Pearson argues that the inclusion of nonbinary status …
Kelle Hutchinson graduated in 1996 from Northwestern’s African American Studies Department. She now serves as Director of the Foundation Program Unit at Gulf University for Science and Technology in Kuwait City. Hutchinson attributes her career success, and the many …
Carolyn Strong graduated from Weinberg in 1999 in African-American Studies. Now a Doctor of Education, Dean of Students, and President of her own education consulting company, Strong has dedicated her life and career to equity for the Black community.…