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International student blazes new trails at Northwestern
December 15, 2021
Northwestern Buffett recently sat down with Khantey Lim (McCormick, ’23) to discuss her experiences finding her niche and blazing new trails at Northwestern as an international student.
Universities Take Coordinated Action to Address Climate Crisis
December 14, 2021 – from Group of Nations G7/G20 Global Briefing Report
Northwestern Buffett Executive Director Annelise Riles and U7+ Alliance presidential delegates from the University of Toronto and University of Edinburgh discuss the U7+ Alliance of Universities commitment to climate action in the October 2021 Group of Nations G7/G20 Global Briefing Report.
Northwestern Buffett Fireside Chat with Christian Madsbjerg
December 7, 2021 – from Youtube
Christian Madsbjerg is a professor of applied humanities at The New School for Social Research and co-founder of ReD Associates, a consultancy dedicated to humanizing business strategy through the social sciences. Based on his work with some of the world's largest companies, including Ford, Adidas and Chanel, Christian's latest book Sensemaking: The Power of the Humanities in the Age of the Algorithm takes a provocative stand against the tyranny of big data in the age of algorithms.
Northwestern Buffett Fireside Chat with Senator Tammy Duckworth
December 2, 2021 – from Youtube
As a post-COP26 event, Northwestern Buffett hosted a Fireside Chat with Senator Tammy Duckworth on December 2. Senator Duckworth talked about her leadership in the Senate on issues of climate justice affecting underserved communities, as both a founding member of the Senate’s Environmental Justice Caucus and sitting member of the Senate Democrats’ Special Committee on the Climate Crisis.
The Translator Panel Discussion with Rana Kazkaz - Livestream
November 17, 2021
29 universities commit to lowering emissions, enhancing access to climate education
October 28, 2021 – from Northwestern Now
The U7+ Alliance of World Universities issued a statement on October 25 declaring their commitment to supporting the implementation of climate goals coming out of the COP26 conference in Glasgow. The presidents of 29 universities from 12 countries voted to adopt the commitments set forth in the statement, recognizing that "climate change is a global challenge that presents serious threats to natural environments, human health, security and economic stability.”
U7+ Statement on Climate Change and Sustainability
October 25, 2021 – from U7+ ALLIANCE OF WORLD UNIVERSITIES
GlobeMed celebrates 15 years of lasting impact in global health equity
August 30, 2021
This year marks the 15th anniversary of GlobeMed, a Northwestern Buffett-supported student organization dedicated to mobilizing students and grassroots leaders to improve public health worldwide. Originally founded in 2006 by a group of Northwestern students seeking opportunities to contribute to global health equity, GlobeMed has grown into a network of thousands of students across 36 university-based chapters throughout the United States as well as grassroots organizations in Africa, Asia and the Americas.
Cybersecurity Researcher V.S. Subrahmanian to Join Northwestern CS and Buffett Institute
July 12, 2021
Renowned cybersecurity and counterterrorism expert V.S. Subrahmanian will join the Northwestern Engineering faculty on September 1, 2021 as Walter P. Murphy Professor of Computer Science with a joint appointment as faculty fellow at the Northwestern Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs.
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Faculty in the News
How Policy Failures On The Left And Right Led To The Trump Presidency (WBEZ)
Jeffrey Winters, political science
Book by NU-Q Professor Focuses on Islam in Africa (NU-Q)
Zachary Wright, Northwestern Buffett Faculty Advisory Council
Aghia Sophia and a Reckoning with History (Platform)
İpek Kocaömer Yosmaoǧlu, history, Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program
Does vocational educational training work? Experimental evidence from Mongolia (VoxDev)
Ofer Malamud, human development and social policy
We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled’: A book of Syrian voices in Turkish (TRTWorld)
Wendy Pearlman, political science
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
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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