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

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Medill Prof. Alex Kotlowitz and philosophy Prof. Jennifer Lackey talk at an Evanston Literary Festival event on Tuesday. The two professors worked together on a project to help prisoners tell their stories.

Northwestern professors help prisoners tell their stories

May 2, 2017

Two Northwestern professors, who set out to help prisoners tell their stories, shared their work Tuesday night at an Evanston Literary Festival event. Medill Prof. Alex Kotlowitz and philosophy Prof....

Maegan Carberry (Medill ‘04) with a Clinton “surrogate.” Carberry is the author of the novel "Do I Have to Vote for Hillary Clinton?" that follows three friends facing conflicts over the 2016 election.

Northwestern, Evanston authors write books about election

November 2, 2016

A&E For Jonathan Allen, John Wilson and Maegan Carberry, participating in the upcoming elections has meant far more than filling out a ballot. All three authors have penned books with different...

Former Feinberg Prof. Alice Dreger speaks to a group of Northwestern students and Evanston residents about her resignation in August. Dreger resigned over allegations that Feinberg censored a magazine she guest edited over a story involving a nurse performing oral sex on a recently-paralyzed man.

Former professor calls for University to apologize for censorship

October 1, 2015

Former Feinberg Prof. Alice Dreger, who resigned from her position after she said the University censored a faculty magazine, is calling for an official apology from the administration. “They need...

Saturday Night Live alumna Julia Sweeney reads from her memoir “If It’s Not One Thing, It’s Your Mother.” Sweeney and local author Christine Sneed participated in a reading and conversation held Friday night at Bookends & Beginnings.

Local bookstore hosts SNL alumna Julia Sweeney, author Christine Sneed

May 17, 2015

An Evanston bookstore held a discussion Friday evening with a Saturday Night Live alumna as part of the city’s inaugural literary festival. SNL alumna Julia Sweeney and author Christine Sneed read...

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