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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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Sayyid and Hesse say they have been friends and colleagues for over 20 years, working on and discussing these types of issues.

Professors discuss institutional and gendered Islamophobia

November 18, 2020

Salman Sayyid, professor of Social Theory and Decolonial Thought at the University of Leeds spoke with African American Studies Prof. Barnor Hesse in a Tuesday webinar hosted by the Buffett Institute for...

A UP officer works outside of Crowe Hall, home to the African-American Studies department. Prof. Barnor Hesse, who works in the African-American Studies department, teaches a course called “Unsettling Whiteness.”

UP investigating racist hate mail sent to Prof. Barnor Hesse

May 7, 2019

University Police is investigating an instance of racist hate mail sent to African American studies Prof. Barnor Hesse on May 2. On May 3, Hesse, who teaches a class called “Unsettling Whiteness,”...

Weinberg Prof. Barnor Hesse speaks at the Buffett Institute for Global Studies. Hesse teaches in the departments of African American studies, sociology and political science.

Prof. Barnor Hesse discusses origins, evolution of contemporary racism at Buffett Institute event

May 8, 2016

The West did not begin to reject racism until it affected Europeans, Weinberg Prof. Barnor Hesse argued at his talk Friday hosted by the Buffett Institute for Global Studies. During his talk, “Racism’s...

SESP Prof. Alexandra Solomon was chosen by the class of 2015 to give the annual Last Lecture, a Senior Week tradition. Solomon, who is known for teaching "Marriage 101," spoke to students about fostering happiness by creating healthy intimate relationships.

In Last Lecture, SESP prof advises class of 2015 on quality intimate relationships

June 18, 2015

Relationship satisfaction is the key to individual happiness, SESP Prof. Alexandra Solomon told a crowd of graduating seniors at The Cubby Bear, a Chicago sports bar, Wednesday night. Solomon, known...

Letter to the Editor: Last Lecturer Alexandra Solomon responds to the conversation surrounding Prof. Barnor Hesse’s withdrawal

June 9, 2015

As the faculty member selected to give the 2015 Last Lecture, I would like to take the opportunity to add my voice to the important conversation that Prof. Barnor Hesse began. The situation is certainly...

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