Article written by Irazu Hernandez, published by Naomi Wu Planning for summer can warm Northwestern students during the cold winter quarter, and with fall quarter under their belts, undergraduates are more confident about navigating resources. Still, the quest for summer opportunities can be overwhelming. Questions can include: How do I sift through jobs, internships, research
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This month, Northwestern will participate in the National Native American Heritage Month, with the help of Multicultural Student Affairs (MSA), by honoring Native American and Indigenous cultures with 30 days of Indigenous. The entire month of November will be dedicated to acknowledging, learning about, and shedding light on the history and experiences of Native American and Indigenous folks. Programming includes guest speakers, panel discussions,
Northwestern’s One Book series strives to bring together the Northwestern community around meaningful and insightful books. Each year, the incoming freshman class and transfer students receive a free copy of the all-campus book that all members of the Northwestern community are encouraged to read. On Thursday, October 17, Margot Lee Shetterly, the author of Hidden
This fall, Social Justice Education (SJE) is proud to offer a number of different programs for students of all experience levels. Whether you’re new to social justice or want to learn how to be a leader and facilitator, SJE has a program that fits your needs. (1) Peer Inclusion Educators (PIE) — bit.ly/join-PIE | Deadline: October
It’s been almost two years since Neha Basti, a Weinberg junior, worked with a friend to write an op-ed in The Daily Northwestern deconstructing Northwestern’s culture of perfectionism. They proposed a project that would give students space to work through their individual issues through honest conversations with each other. Today, that idea has come to fruition as ResilientNU.
On Tuesday, February 5, Professor Ava Greenwell (Medill faculty, Communications Residential College fellow) previewed her documentary “Mission Possible: Chicago’s Free South Africa Movement” in partnership with the Office of Residential Academic Initiatives. This was the first in a series of residential programs organized around the themes of race and justice to mark Black History Month.
Whether you were heading down the main Willard staircase to hit Fran’s Cafe for a milkshake or the fitness room for a run, you would have stumbled across a special occasion in the Willard Great Room on Tuesday, January 22. Last month, the Office of Residential Academic Initiatives hosted a tasteful reception in the naturally
It’s the news everyone’s been talking about: on Monday, January 21, all classes will be canceled in honor of Martin Luther King Day. An opportunity to relax and stay at home is certainly enticing to the many Northwestern students accustomed to a busy schedule. But before you start queuing up new Netflix shows for the day off, consider using this time to participate in Northwestern’s
For many first-year students, the transition from high school to Northwestern academics can be disorienting, even overwhelming. Yet, for students accustomed to succeeding in school, asking for help can be an alien topic. With all first- and second-year students now living on campus, Residential Services and Academic Support and Learning Advancement (ASLA) are partnering to
One Book One Northwestern picked the right year to select The Handmaid’s Tale and bring Margaret Atwood to campus. The book’s content is more salient than ever in the current cultural and political climate. And, the world learned recently that Atwood is working on a sequel entitled The Testaments that is scheduled for release in