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2020 Covid Pandemic: How It Changed Our World 

This study group will be based on the book, 2020: One City, Seven People, and the Year Everything Changed (Vintage, 2024), written by best-selling aut ...  View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location : 
  Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/02/25

Days of the Week: Weekly - Tue .

Weekly - Tue 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (9/2/2025-12/2/2025)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.
 
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The Atlantic Magazine (Chicago) 

Dive into the ideas shaping our world with The Atlantic — one of America's most respected magazines, known for its thought-provoking writing and timel ...  View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location : 
  Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/02/25

Days of the Week: Weekly - Tue .

Weekly - Tue 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM (9/2/2025-12/2/2025)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.
 
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A Look at Generational Differences 

Books have been written about the failings of each new generation. Most of these writings could be summarized by the lyrics “Kids: What’s the matter w ...  View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location : 
  Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/03/25

Days of the Week: Weekly - Wed .

Weekly - Wed 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM (9/3/2025-12/3/2025)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.
 
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The Economist Magazine (Chicago) 

The Economist magazine is known for its informative and thought-provoking reporting on political, social and economic developments around the world. J ...  View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location : 
  Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/03/25

Days of the Week: Weekly - Wed .

Weekly - Wed 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM (9/3/2025-12/3/2025)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.
 
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Only Good News 

Take a break from the media’s obsession with bad news and negativity. In this study group we will focus solely on “good news.” Noteworthy inventions, ...  View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location : 
  Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/04/25

Days of the Week: Weekly - Thu .

Weekly - Thu 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (9/4/2025-12/4/2025)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.
 
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Feminism: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow 

Feminism has been defined as the belief in the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes. Such a simple and easy to understand concept, no ...  View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location : 
  Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/04/25

Days of the Week: Weekly - Thu .

Weekly - Thu 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM (9/4/2025-10/16/2025)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.
 
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Washington Week 

The midterm elections were surprisingly close. What is the long-term meaning of the results? Will the parties move to the center, or will extreme righ ...  View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location : 
  Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/04/25

Days of the Week: Weekly - Thu .

Weekly - Thu 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM (9/4/2025-12/4/2025)

Closed
 
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Justice in Our Precarious Times 

We will read and discuss the book Justice: What Is the Right thing to Do by Michael Sandel (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2009).  Dr. Sandel is a Harvard U ...  View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location : 
  Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/08/25

Days of the Week: Weekly - Mon .

Weekly - Mon 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM (9/8/2025-12/8/2025)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.
 
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The New Yorker (Chicago Campus) 

Inside its famous covers and beyond the cartoons, The New Yorker is dedicated to quality, topical writings, and ideas. Our study group discussions wil ...  View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location : 
  Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/08/25

Days of the Week: Weekly - Mon .

Weekly - Mon 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM (9/8/2025-12/8/2025)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.
 
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Living well, leaving well: Conversations about choices at the end of life 

The elderly and the chronically ill will eventually need to make difficult end of life decisions based on their wishes and the wishes of their loved o ...  View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location : 
  Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 10/22/25

Days of the Week: Weekly - Wed .

Weekly - Wed 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (10/22/2025-12/3/2025)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.
 
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