In the aftermath of the two major earthquakes and aftershocks that struck Turkey and devastated parts of Syria and the Middle East on February 6th, Northwestern students and alumni with ties to the region are taking action to support those …
Despite the advent of anti-discrimination laws and a shift in social norms favoring diversity, hiring discrimination persists against racial and ethnic minorities, according to a new study from Northwestern sociologists Lincoln Quillian and John J. Lee.
Data from six North …
Karen Alter, the Norman Dwight Harris Professor of International Relations and professor of political science, and Leslie Harris, professor of history, are faculty members at Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and co-chairs of the Organization of Women
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Laura Hein will be honored with this year’s Provost Award for Exemplary Service. She is the Harold H. and Virginia Anderson Professor of History at Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences.
Given annually by Northwestern’s Office of the Provost, …
Denise Bouras has been named a 2023 recipient of the The Alumnae of Northwestern University’s Award for Curriculum Innovation. Bouras is an associate professor of instruction in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Spanish and Portuguese. …
Northwestern University is celebrating a decade-long partnership with the Posse Foundation’s Los Angeles chapter, which brings a new cohort of Southern California-based students to the university each year. The program is a prime example of the success that Posse has …
Weinberg College faculty were named to the 2022 Highly Cited Researchers™ list, published by Clarivate Analytics. 6,938 researchers from 69 countries and regions were analyzed. The data covers papers published in science and social sciences journals over the decade from …
Visiting professor of Northwestern’s Environmental Policy and Culture program Wil Burns was recently featured on WBUR’s Here and Now podcast, where he discussed the implications of the United States’ newest climate bill.
Prior to 2021, Burns was a Professor of …
A recent survey of American adults conducted by researchers from the COVID States Project found that almost half of respondents reported being infected with COVID-19 at least once, with 35% saying they have tested positive more than once. The survey …
James T. Kolbe ’65, a former U.S. Representative from Arizona, passed away on December 3, 2022 at the age of 80. Kolbe served in the House of Representatives for 22 years, from 1985 until his retirement in 2007, and was …