Brian Hanson

GESI recognized for commitment to diversity

May 19, 2015

Northwestern's Global Engagement Studies Institute received an award for its commitment to diversity from a group that advocates for increased minority-student involvement in international education. The...

Former US ambassador speaks on Ukraine-Russia conflict

January 28, 2015

Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Steven Pifer spoke to about 30 people on the crisis between Ukraine and Russia at the Buffett Center on Tuesday. When a Malaysia Airlines flight was shot down over...

Economist, author talks international development, aid policies

May 22, 2014

An economist and author spoke Wednesday on human rights and foreign aid in a talk titled, “The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor,” based on his book of...

One Book One Northwestern author talks world hunger, poverty in keynote speech

February 5, 2014

More than 100 Northwestern students and community members gathered Wednesday to hear One Book One Northwestern author Roger Thurow discuss the ongoing problem of global hunger in the 21st century. Thurow...

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