body positivity

Activist and author Virgie Tovar discusses body positivity, diet culture for Body Acceptance Week

February 26, 2021

Body image activist Virgie Tovar spoke to the importance of an intersectional approach to health and weight discrimination in a guest lecture Thursday. In an event organized by NU College Feminists...

Students reflect on body positivity, engage with body acceptance initiatives

March 2, 2020

Last week was Northwestern’s Body Acceptance Week, an annual celebration full of events and educational resources about healthy relationships with food and one’s body. As part of that week, students...

Body Acceptance Week speaker and Chicago dietitian Megan Campbell talks food positivity and body acceptance

February 28, 2020

Chicago-based dietitian Megan Campbell discussed how societal messaging shapes internal relationships with food and body image at a Thursday event in Harris Hall. Northwestern University College Feminists...

Farkas: Reframe the culture of body idealism at NU

January 30, 2017

Competition is everywhere at Northwestern. And while some forms of competition can be advantageous in pushing students to challenge themselves and achieve professional goals, other forms of competition...

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