The African Studies Program hosted writer Ike Anya for a reading of his upcoming memoir “Small by Small: Becoming a Doctor in 1990s Nigeria” on Tuesday. Anya, a consultant in public health in Nigeria and the U.K., has had work published in The Guardian, HuffPost and other news outlets, but his autobiography is his debut.
California State Polytechnic University sociology professor and author Anthony Ocampo spoke Tuesday about what it means to be “brown and gay in the USA”. He addressed attendees from Northwestern, Northeastern Illinois University and Oakton College as part of programming for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. A son of Filipino immigrants, Ocampo said his.
New Wildcat Beatriz Aguiar Fonseca announced her commitment to Northwestern by posting a photo of herself on Instagram. In the picture, she is decked out in purple with the words “Northwestern University” painted on her arms and her class year stamped on her forehead. Monday marked decision day for NU’s class of 2027, and some.
U.S. News and World Report ranked the School of Education and Social Policy as the third-best education graduate school for 2023-24, according to an April 25 news release. This year marks the highest ranking in SESP’s history. In 2022, the school was ranked 11th in the category. SESP has been in the ranking’s top 15.
Palestinian writer and poet Mohammed El-Kurd discussed respectability politics in front of about 100 students and community members at Lutkin Hall on Saturday. In his remarks, El-Kurd argued activists should move beyond respectability politics to deliver honest messages about current events like the Palestine-Israel conflict. “Respectability is when you have to heal a certain way,.