You might catch one of your professors delivering a TED Talk this fall. SESP Prof. Mesmin Destin, McCormick Prof. Michael Jewett and McCormick Prof. Manijeh Razeghi will speak at September’s “Showtime: Chi-Time” TEDxChicago event. Destin is a social psychologist, and his lab looks at the factors that shape the experiences of students from diverse economic.
Filling a gap in trans scholarship that centers trans life, the Bulletin of Applied Transgender Studies published its first double issue this month. BATS is the first journal led by an entirely trans editorial board and is one of three journals focusing on trans scholarship. Northwestern Libraries and the Center for Applied Transgender Studies, a.
Peter Barris (McCormick ’74) was elected to serve as the next chair of the Northwestern Board of Trustees. Barris, who chairs venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates Inc., will start his new position Sept. 1. Barris has served on the board since 2001. He chaired the Presidential Search Committee and created the Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
For Illinois voters who want to get ahead, polls for this year’s state primaries have opened for early voting. Polls are open for early voting June 13-27. The primary elections will take place on June 28. Residents must bring a government-issued photo ID and vote in person for early voting. At the polling location, voters.
Many Evanston/Skokie School District 65 board members called for centering student voices during Monday’s board meeting to plan for the future following a “difficult year” caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and recent reports of racist hate messages and student altercations at Haven Middle School. The meeting began with speeches from the Superintendent Student Advisory Committee,.