To the Board of Trustees of Northwestern University, In 1968, we engaged in disruptive peaceful civil disobedience at NU to bring attention to the racism we experienced. We took over the Bursar’s Office on a Friday. Many of us were frightened, but we felt this action was necessary. We were following in the tradition of.
It was the Spring of 1970; The War in Vietnam was in full force and U.S. troops were going into Cambodia. American college students went full bore into protest mode, and four students at Kent State (as well as students at Jackson State) were murdered by National Guard Troops. NU went on strike, the iron.
Speakers called on Northwestern’s Class of 2022 to come together to work against national and global injustice Monday during the University’s first in-person Commencement since 2019. Former New York Times reporter and bestselling author Isabel Wilkerson delivered this year’s Commencement speech. Wilkerson, who received an honorary degree during the ceremony, shared details about working on.
Northwestern University’s 164th Commencement returned to its traditional home in Ryan Field on Monday, June 13, for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the words of graduating senior Elizabeth Sperti, it was “reclaimed.”
Four distinguished individuals, including commencement speaker Isabel Wilkerson, will receive honorary degrees from Northwestern University. An acclaimed author and gifted storyteller, Wilkerson will receive her honor and deliver her address June 13 during Northwestern’s 164th commencement ceremony at Ryan Field.