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

The Daily Northwestern

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

The Daily Northwestern


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UC Berkeley prof explores modern accounting, business practices’ historic ties to slavery

November 2, 2022

University of California, Berkeley history Prof. Caitlin Rosenthal spoke Wednesday about her 2018 book, “Accounting for Slavery: Masters and Management,” at the Kellogg School of Management. Rosenthal...

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One Book team brings programming for ‘How the Word Is Passed’ to NU

September 26, 2022

Author Clint Smith begins “How the Word Is Passed” with a vignette on his drive to Monticello, a plantation in Central Virginia and the summer home of Thomas Jefferson. Smith discusses his tour of...

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History Prof. Leslie Harris announced as One Book One Northwestern faculty chair

May 23, 2022

Northwestern announced history Prof. Leslie Harris as the One Book One Northwestern faculty chair for the 2022-23 academic year, according to a Monday newsletter.  Harris is a slavery historian and...

“How the Word Is Passed” book cover on a gray background with white hexagons and multicolored circles.

Clint Smith’s ‘How the Word is Passed’ announced as 2022-23 One Book One Northwestern selection

April 19, 2022

One Book One Northwestern announced Clint Smith’s “How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America” as its 2022-23 academic year selection Monday. Smith’s novel...

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