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

The Daily Northwestern

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

The Daily Northwestern

Killer Mike (left) and El-P perform as Run the Jewels in August. Killer Mike will speak on campus in May as part of the Contemporary Thought Speaker Series.

Rapper Killer Mike to speak on campus

April 24, 2016

Rapper Killer Mike will speak on campus in May as part of the Contemporary Thought Speaker Series, the group announced Sunday. Killer Mike, whose legal name is Michael Render, will speak at the Donald...

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Diaz (right) speaks about the importance of compassion in overcoming immigrant challenges. His talk, held at Ryan Family Auditorium on Thursday, was moderated by English Prof. John Alba Cutler.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Diaz discusses his experience as an immigrant

January 29, 2016

Immigrants of this generation should dig deeper into their parents’ experiences in order to comprehensively understand their identity, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Diaz said in a speech Thursday...

Author Junot Diaz to speak at Northwestern

January 19, 2016

Author Junot Diaz will speak at Northwestern later this month as part of the Contemporary Thought Speaker Series, the organization announced Tuesday. Diaz, a writing professor at the Massachusetts...

Khan Academy founder Sal Khan discusses the creation of his online educational organization during an event hosted by the Contemporary Thought Speaker Series. Khan Academy is now backed by people such as Bill Gates and companies such as Google.

Khan Academy founder speaks to NU on changing platform of education

October 15, 2015

The mind behind the popular website Khan Academy visited Northwestern on Wednesday to share his journey of creating the educational company. Salman Khan, the website’s founder, spoke at Fisk Hall...

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