Contemporary Thought Speakers Series

Pulitzer Prize winner Emily Nussbaum to speak at Northwestern

May 25, 2017

Pulitzer Prize winner Emily Nussbaum, television critic for The New Yorker, will speak at Northwestern on June 1, Contemporary Thought Speakers Series announced Thursday. Nussbaum, who won the 2016...

Author Zadie Smith to speak at NU on May 11

May 1, 2017

Award-winning author Zadie Smith will speak at Northwestern on May 11, the Contemporary Thought Speakers Series announced Monday. Smith will be joined by African studies and comparative literature...

Rapper Killer Mike discusses social awareness, acceptance

May 5, 2016

Killer Mike wanted the audience of his Wednesday night talk to know him beyond his rapper persona. “My name is Mike and I rap,” he said. “I own a couple of barber shops. My wife runs my house,...

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