For the second year in a row, an undergraduate from the School of Continuing Studies has landed a prestigious Undergraduate Research Grant, sponsored by the Office of the Provost at Northwestern University. With the aid of the grant, junior Luke Fidler, an art history major, traveled to Paris in December to conduct research for his [...]

In an industry where networking can be an integral part of career development, Northwestern’s Master of Arts in Sports Administration program provides students with excellent opportunities to meet and learn from prominent figures in the sports business arena. MSA alumnus Ryan Horning, recently hired as senior legal counsel of the Oakland A’s and San Jose [...]

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has officially proclaimed October 23, 2011 as Northwestern University Center for Public Safety Day in Chicago to honor the Center’s 75th anniversary this year. First Deputy Chief of Staff Felecia Davis of the mayor’s office will present the proclamation on the 23rd at a formal anniversary celebration featuring Chicago Police Superintendent [...]

Northwestern University expert Roy Lucke helping to make Oman’s roads safer The statistics are grim: during an eight-year period, more than 6,500 people were killed and more than 75,000 injured in auto accidents on Oman’s roads. With a population just under three million, this sultanate on the Arabian Peninsula has one of the worst reported [...]

Using the Middle East’s past to understand its future In Jacob Lassner’s classroom, the study of history is as much about the present as it is about the past. “The past in traditional Islamic and Jewish societies is not merely of antiquarian interest,” says Lassner, the Philip M. and Ethel Klutznick Professor of Jewish Civilization. [...]