Eight faculty at Northwestern will join the likes of Benjamin Franklin and Martin Luther King Jr. after being selected for the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, while three were elected to the National...
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awarded Northwestern a $225,000 Sawyer Seminar grant to convene international scholars for a series of seminars titled "The Black Arts Archive: The Challenge of Translation."
The...
When asked how someone were to become a professional critic, New Yorker theater critic and Pulitzer Prize winner Hilton Als laughed and says it’s hard to give a simple answer.
“That’s sort of...
The Contemporary Thought Speaker Series will host essayist and author Hilton Als on April 8, according to a CTSS news release.
He will speak in a moderated conversation with African American Studies...
Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors said she decided to write her memoir after noticing that other books about the black experience focused on individuals rather than the wider narrative.
“This...
