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

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An image of author Chris Abani next to a cover of his book, “The Face: Cartography of the Void.”

English Prof. Chris Abani talks about identity and language in his memoir ‘The Face’

November 1, 2021

English Prof. Chris Abani, director of NU’s Program of African Studies, discussed his memoir “The Face: Cartography of the Void” on Friday as part of the Global Lunchbox speaker series. A Nigerian-American...

Northwestern African Studies program gets grant from the U.S. Department of Education

November 3, 2014

The U.S. Department of Education will award more than $2 million to the Program of African Studies at Northwestern and its consortium partner at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The four-year education...

Northwestern hosting 25 young African leaders as part of Obama initiative

July 15, 2014

Representatives from more than 20 African countries are at Northwestern for six weeks this summer as part of the Young African Leaders Initiative, a program created by the Obama administration that looks...

New York University economics Prof. William Easterly gives a talk at Harris Hall on Thursday night. The lecture, part of the One Book One Northwestern program, discussed the problems with the organization of economic development around the world.

Economist, author talks international development, aid policies

May 22, 2014

An economist and author spoke Wednesday on human rights and foreign aid in a talk titled, “The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor,” based on his book of...

Jillian Reilly, a global aid worker, addresses NU in a speech about her discoveries in her work in humanitarianism. She said through her career, she found many shortcomings in the aid industry and is now attempting to increase awareness regarding these issues.

Northwestern alum shares criticisms of global aid industry

May 6, 2014

Jillian Reilly returned to Northwestern Tuesday evening after more than two decades in the global aid industry to share a skeptic eye on humanitarianism. The event, titled “Confessions of an Aid...

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