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Northwestern University Announced as Host of 2020 U7+ Global Summit

January 28, 2020

President Schapiro announced today that Northwestern University has been selected to host the 2nd annual U7+ Global Summit. On June 2-3, 2020, our Evanston campus will have the honor of hosting more than 100 presidents and other top leaders from more than 50 universities worldwide.

Program Spotlight: The Deportation Research Clinic

January 8, 2020

The Deportation Research Clinic studies the misconduct of federal, state, and local agencies implementing deportation laws.

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Faculty in the News

The Many, Tangled American Definitions of Socialism (The New Yorker)
Peter Slevin, journalism

Protests Follow Announcement of Indonesian Election Results (WBEZ)
Jeffrey Winters, political science

Why a Tax the U.S. Hasn’t Embraced Has Found Favor in Much of the World (New York Times)
Seema Jayachandran, economics

Border Hustle: A Father's Decision To Smuggle His Daughter Across The Border (TIME)
Jackie Stevens, political science

How income inequality gives rise to hyper-parenting (Washington Post)
Matthias Doepke, economics

How the United States reinvented empire (The New Republic)
Daniel Immerwahr, history

Faculty Spotlights

Beth Hurd
Religious studies and political science professor Beth Hurd explains why we need to rethink how the media and the public talk about religion
Brent Huffman
Medill professor Brent Huffman on telling untold stories through documentaries
Will Reno
Political science professor Will Reno explores the politics of violence