A&O Productions announced R&B and soul artist Orion Sun as the headliner for its annual Philfest on Thursday. Orion Sun, also known as Tiffany Majette, released her debut album “Hold Space for Me” in 2020. Her music addresses themes of loneliness, grief and romance, according to an A&O news release. In addition to writing, producing.
Content warning: This story contains a mention of mass shootings. Northwestern administrators and Evanston city officials presented COVID-19 and Dillo Day information in a Tuesday virtual community discussion. Dave Davis, NU’s executive director of neighborhood and community relations, opened the roundtable with updates from the University, including on the upcoming succession of Rebecca Blank to.
After a nationwide search, Corbin Smyth will be the next executive director of Norris University Center, Northwestern announced Tuesday. Smyth currently serves as associate vice chancellor for student life at the University of Minnesota Duluth. He has overseen the operations of the school’s student union, print shop and sustainability office, among others. Smyth will succeed.
Academics discussed the recovery and reimagination of archives in the Middle East and North Africa region in a Monday panel, hosted by Northwestern’s MENA Studies Program and the Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities. The virtual panel featured Columbia University Prof. Gil Hochberg, Cambridge University Prof. Yael Navaro and Arab Image Foundation Board Member Vartan.
Author and lawyer Bryan Stevenson spoke about the criminal justice system and racial equity in the One Book One Northwestern keynote address Tuesday. His speech was followed by a conversation with NU Prison Education Program Director and philosophy Prof. Jennifer Lackey. “I don’t want to spend time talking about problems, I really want to use.