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

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

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‘Moonlight’ director Barry Jenkins to speak at Northwestern

March 28, 2017

Barry Jenkins, director of the Academy Award-winning movie “Moonlight,” will speak at Northwestern on April 1, A&O Productions announced Tuesday evening. A&O, in partnership with Rainbow Alliance,...

Journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates speaks at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall on Tuesday. Coates and Prof. Mary Pattillo discussed a range of topics, from politics to race to literature, at an event organized by the Contemporary Thought Speaker Series.

Journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates discusses Trump, race in America

February 1, 2017

In front of a packed audience at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, writer Ta-Nehisi Coates called Donald Trump’s presidency the “clearest evidence of white supremacy” in America during a talk Tuesday night. Coates,...

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Writer Ta-Nehisi Coates coming to speak at Northwestern

January 4, 2017

Award-winning writer and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates will speak at Northwestern on Jan. 31 at an event hosted by the Contemporary Thought Speaker Series. Coates, who is a national correspondent for...

Sarah Koenig speaks in Ryan Family Auditorium. The creator of Serial discussed the popularity of the podcast, which has been downloaded more than 217 million times.

‘Serial’ creator Sarah Koenig discusses podcast’s popularity

June 4, 2016

Sarah Koenig, creator and host of “Serial,” never thought the show would become the world's most popular podcast. “Nobody listens to podcasts,” she said. “We thought if we could get 300,000...

Sarah Koenig

Sarah Koenig of ‘Serial’ to speak at Northwestern in June

May 4, 2016

Journalist Sarah Koenig will speak next month at Northwestern as part of the Contemporary Thought Speaker Series, the group announced Wednesday. Koenig will “take the audience backstage” and share...

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