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 …
Professor Daniel Immerwahr recently published an op-ed in The Guardian which outlines correlations between historical political conflict and physical geography.
In the article, Immerwahr describes how much of the world’s political history has been the direct result of physical geography. …
Historian Geraldo Cadava recently published an op-ed about the different political leanings of Latino voters and their effects on the current landscape.
In the article, Cadava discusses the power of narratives about Latino citizens — chief among them being that …
Greta Thunberg, David Hogg, and Malala Yousafzai, all teenagers when their activism caught the world’s attention, are proof that leadership develops well before adulthood.
As essential as they are, and as complex the challenges they face as tomorrow’s leaders, scientists …
Northwestern University student Irena Petryk has been named a 2023 Rhodes Scholar. Petryk is majoring in economics and international studies, and interested in U.S. foreign policy and strengthening international commitments on economic development.
The Rhodes Scholarships, the oldest and perhaps …
Weinberg College welcomes Assistant Professor Charlayne Mitchell to the Program in Global Health Studies! Mitchell recently offered insight into her background, research, and what inspired her to pursue her current area of study.
Where are you from? Where did you …