Women mathematicians who helped win the space race, visited the northwestern university chicago and evanston campuses on oct. The one book one northwestern project is a communitywide reading program hosted by the office of the president at northwestern university, which aims to bring together individuals with different backgrounds to share and discuss a common topic. One book one northwestern started out as a quarterlong program for new students in the weinberg college of arts and sciences. Graduate assistant, one book one northwestern northwestern university.
Catharine mackinnon one book one northwestern lecture posted april 23, 2019 by vmy709 on thursday, april 25th one book one northwestern will be hosting a talk with university of michigan law school professor catharine mackinnon entitled butterfly politics. One book one northwestern seeks recommendations for the. Apr 16, 2020 the one book one northwestern program is sponsored by the office of the president and will include related films, lectures and other programming throughout the coming academic year. The author of the book, margot lee shetterly, will be on campus october 17 at both the chicago and evanston campuses.
Please share no more than three of your favorites, by clicking here. Partnered with one book one northwestern, the students are reading the immortal life of henrietta lacks by rebecca skloot. Margaret atwood, author of the handmaids tale, visited northwestern university tuesday, oct. Jacobs center, included wgntv chief meteorologist tom skilling, atmospheric. We are excited to be at pick staiger concert hall today for the liveswitched overflow feed of the nate silver keynote for one book one northwestern. Over the years it has evolved to include many departments and schools participating in book selections. One book one northwestern is designed to provide an academic experience that brings undergraduates together and encourages intellectual.
This morning the video team ran a workshop for the bioexcel program on the evanston campus. The campuswide read is chosen by the universitys one book. The nuq one book program invites students, faculty, and staff to read a novel and participate in a series of related programs and activities that include book clubs, classroom discussions, and a visit and reading from the author. A note from loren ghiglione, one book one northwestern faculty chair may 23, 2016 as the 201516 one book one northwestern programming ends, i want to thank all of the northwestern faculty, students and staff and members of the chicagoarea native community who are responsible for one book s success this year.
This panel of five feminist doctors, scholars, educators, and activists will discuss the politics of human biological reproduction, as well as the reproduction of social inequity and gendered systems of power. One book has purchased tickets and transportation for the nina simone. Each year, a selection committee chooses a book that introduces a theme important to northwesterns campus and the surrounding community. The one book one northwestern programming is sponsored by the office of the president and will include many related films, field trips, lectures and other programming throughout the coming academic year. Listen along with us as wildcats explore themes of isolation, surveillance, powe. The end of the book about marketing and branding was one of the weaker parts of the book and read a bit defensively or apologetically, but it did serve to complete the timeline. One book one northwestern demonstrates how you can engage your entire campus with a single book. One book one northwestern obon visit website room 1121, locy hall, 1850 campus drive, evanston, il 60208 8474672294. Feb 05, 2015 on tuesday, claude steele, phd, author of the 20142015 one book one northwestern selection whistling vivaldi. Danielle allen to deliver one book one northwestern. We look forward to engaging the northwestern community with the themes of this work and are excited for bryan stevenson to join us on campus for the one book. Oct 06, 2016 we are excited to be at pick staiger concert hall today for the liveswitched overflow feed of the nate silver keynote for one book one northwestern this is the first time we have broadcast a one book one northwestern event, and it is also the first time we have broadcast an american sign language interpreter, in a pictureinpicture format, for those not in the room. Stream tracks and playlists from one book, one northwestern.
Identify author, title and publication date of the book. This guide brings together links to various events, and library and online resources about and supporting this selected book. I think time bandit deserves the credit for doing it first and creating the template that north by northwestern followed and improved upon. This is why northwestern universitys office of the president has hosted one book one northwestern for more than a decade. The one book committee is seeking recommendations from the campus community for influential music that addresses diversity, inclusion and social change. Hidden figures by margot lee shetterly is northwestern university s one book one northwestern allcampus read for the 201920 academic year. Upcoming events for one book one northwestern 20092010 provide lectures, discussions, and other campuswide activities engaging the northwestern community in discussion related to selected book for 200910. Social media fellow, one book one northwestern northwestern university. Diverse programming throughout the year will complement the themes of shetterlys book. Hidden figures named one book one northwestern for 201920. The book offers a penetrating, provocative look at the history of indianwhite relations in north america. Nov 01, 2018 margaret atwood, author of the handmaids tale, visited northwestern university tuesday, oct. Author margaret atwood in conversation with english professor and one book faculty chair helen thompson. The panel, hosted by one book one northwestern at the donald p.
Evanston this years one book one northwestern keynote address will be delivered this week by political philosopher and bestselling author, danielle allen the event will take place thursday, oct. One book one northwestern 20142015 whistling vivaldi. How stereotypes affect us and what we can do, spoke to students and faculty from northwestern university feinberg school of medicine and the school of law about his research involving stereotype threat, a psychological phenomenon he says drives behavior throughout american society. Bryan stevenson is expected to deliver a one book keynote in october.
Housed within the office of the president, this 15year tradition brings together the entire campus through discussion and activities surrounding the selected book. Finding resources one book one northwestern 20142015. May 30, 2017 one book one northwestern is a communitywide reading program hosted by the office of the president. Listen along with us as wildcats explore themes of isolation, surveillance, power, judgment, and more. One book one northwestern seeks recommendations for the next.
Rahm emanuel, mayor of chicago, visited northwestern university this evening to speak about his background story, which related to the one. Evanston literary festival to return for fifth year. This really is a very special moment for me, one acre fund director matt forti said. Atwood will deliver a keynote address on the evanston and chicago campuses on october 30th.
Just mercy, a work by renowned public interest lawyer bryan stevenson, and the basis for the critically acclaimed 2020 film by the same name, is northwestern s one book selection for the 202021 school year. On tuesday, claude steele, phd, author of the 20142015 one book one northwestern selection whistling vivaldi. Shetterlys one book keynote talks are free and open to the public. As a part of the 201920 one book one northwestern program, shetterly sat down with dr. To build community across the university, the office of the president every year chooses a book for campuswide conversation and special events. How stereotypes affect us and what we can do finding resources search this guide search.
Dec 12, 2014 one book one northwestern obon is an annual community reading program sponsored by the office of the president. This guide brings together links to various events, exhibits, and library resources about and supporting this selected book. Theresa woodruff on chicagos campus to discuss her book and innovations necessity of diverse voices. It focuses on government efforts to remove and relocate native peoples and white efforts to exterminate and assimilate them. A year in an african farm community on the brink of change by roger thurow is the 2014 selection for one book one northwestern, the universitys community reading program the book chronicles a year in the life of four smallscale farmers in western kenya who, with help from a social enterprise organization founded by a. Sesp freshman wins one book essay prize northwestern. It aims to engage the campus in a common conversation. The handmaids tale, a gripping and chillingly relevant vision of our society radically overturned by a theocratic revolution, has been chosen as northwestern universitys one book one northwestern allcampus read for the 201819 academic year.
Northwestern universitys one book one northwestern selection committee is seeking recommendations for the 20202021 academic year. Apr 12, 2018 lackey collaborated with one book one northwestern to lead a discussion event with inmates at stateville correctional center on wednesday. All incoming firstyear students will receive a copy of the novel. Northwestern university in qatar nuq has selected palestinianamerican hala alyans debut novel salt houses as the campuswide read for the universitys one book, one nuq program. All freshmen, and most upperclassmen, receive a free copy of the book and are encouraged to read. Maddie burakoff, print managing editor april 12, 2018. This year we are reading margot lee shetterlys hidden figures. All freshmen, and most upperclassmen, receive a free copy of the book and are encouraged to.
Catharine mackinnon one book one northwestern lecture. The origin story for a top international charity begins at northwestern university, and the director returned to campus on april 23 to talk about the organizations successes and challenges as a part of the one book one northwestern series. Four women play at northlight theatre in skokie on. Over the years it has evolved to include many departments and schools participating in book.
Her book, hidden figures, was selected as the allcampus read for the 201920 one book one northwestern program. They were the college football team no one had high hopes for, but when northwestern suddenly started giving the champions a run for their money, brekke fletcher was. Join one book one northwestern on tuesday, february 5 from 5. The american dream and the untold story of the black women mathematicians who helped win the space race. The project sponsors six months of programming including lectures, movies, and art exhibits all centered around the chosen book. A story of justice and redemption by bryan stevenson. One book one northwestern keynote with author margaret. The one book one northwestern program is sponsored by the office of the president and will include related films, lectures and other programming throughout the coming academic year. This is a calendar of all of the one book one northwestern events for 201920. One book keynote with author margaret atwood evanston campus. Thomas kings provocative and unflinching book the inconvenient indian. Squirm has been featured on adult swim, netflix, and was recently named one of vultures 38 comedians you should and will know and one of thrillists best undiscovered comedians from every state. Margot lee shetterly talks hidden figures at one book one.
It will be held in the ryan family auditorium at the technological institute, located at 2145 sheridan road on northwestern universitys evanston. For the first time this year, all firstyear and transfer students will receive an ebook copy over the summer. This year, northwestern students will read the handmaids tale, by margaret atwood. Departmentoffice directory northwestern university.
It aims to engage the campus in a common conversation centered on a carefully chosen, thought. Northwestern university library is proud to support the campus conversation centering on this years one book, one northwestern selection, the immortal life of henrietta lacks, by rebecca skloot. The campuswide read is chosen by the universitys one book selection committee. One book one northwestern recognizes that a book is more than a book. How stereotypes affect us and what we can do, spoke to students and faculty from northwestern university feinberg school of medicine and the school of law about his research involving stereotype threat, a psychological phenomenon he. Northwestern university library is proud to support the campus conversation centering on this years one book, one northwestern selection, the last hunger season by roger thurow. A story of justice and redemption will be the reading selection for the 20202021 school year. The book was translated into english by marilyn booth.
One book one northwestern started out as a quarterlong program for new. Margot lee shetterly speaks at one book one northwestern keynote. One book one northwestern is a communitywide reading program hosted by the office of the president. Some events are also open to the greater northwestern university community. Margot lee shetterlys hidden figures, the story of three black women scientists whose work at nasa launched the first manned mission to orbit the earth, will be the 201920 one book one. One book one northwestern is designed to provide an academic experience that brings. Though the program originated in northwesterns weinberg college of arts and sciences for the duration of a single quarter, todays one book one.
This is the first time we have broadcast a one book one northwestern event, and it is also the first time we have broadcast an american sign langua. You can use nucat or worldcat to find the publication date. How college football turned me into a lifelong traveler. I understand there will be some events related to the book, but what else. On wednesday, april 10 one book one northwestern will be hosting comedian and northwestern alumnus sarah sherman squirm. Four women play at northlight theatre in skokie on february 3 at 2.
Event information is available on the one book one northwestern website. The podcast is provided by the northwestern medill school of journalism, media, integrated marketing communications, and one book one northwestern. One book one northwestern at olli classes northwestern. This years book was selected with the 150 years of women at northwestern in mind. One book one northwestern hosts event at stateville. Four women play at northlight theatre posted january 23, 2019 by vmy709 one book has purchased tickets and transportation for the nina simone. One book one northwestern s 201516 selection, thomas kings the inconvenient indian, offers a penetrating, provocative look at the history of north american indianwhite relations in north america. The novel, which has won several awards, including the dayton literary peace prize and the arabamerican book award, is about a palestinian family caught.
All of the students are incoming freshman dedicating their summer to learn and get. General seating is available on a first come, firstserved basis. One book one northwestern obon is an annual community reading program sponsored by the office of the president. Apr 23, 2019 catharine mackinnon one book one northwestern lecture posted april 23, 2019 by vmy709 on thursday, april 25th one book one northwestern will be hosting a talk with university of michigan law school professor catharine mackinnon entitled butterfly politics. One way or another sara gomez, 19741977, cuba, 16mm, 78 min. Each year, a selection committee chooses a book that introduces a theme important to northwestern s campus and the surrounding community. Firstyear and transfer students received an ebook copy. One book choice is handmaids tale march 6, 2018 university. One book one northwestern author discusses stereotype threat. Will we be tested on it on the first day of classes orrr. Hidden figures, the true story of three pathbreaking black women scientists whose work enabled nasas first manned mission to orbit the earth, is the one book one northwestern allcampus read for northwestern universitys 201920 academic year. A curious account of native people in north america is the one book one northwestern selection for the 201516 academic year. One book one northwestern keynote with author margaret atwood.
We are excited to announce the one book one northwestern selection for the 201819 academic year. It aims to engage the campus in a common conversation centered on a carefully chose, thoughtprovoking book. Salt houses selected for one book, one nuq program. Mar 03, 2020 one book one northwestern 20142015 whistling vivaldi.