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Building the Panama Canal 

Realizing the dream of centuries, the Panama Canal shortens the sailing time between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans from 21 days to less than one. Ap ...  View More

Location: 500 Davis Center Location : 
  500 Davis Center.

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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America: Liberal or Illiberal? 

Many Americans reacted to the antidemocratic violence of Jan 6, 2021, recent executive orders, deportations and acts of “retribution” with the thought ...  View More

Location: 500 Davis Center Location : 
  500 Davis Center.

Start date: 09/03/25

Days of the Week: Weekly - Wed .

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

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.
 
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Ron Chernow's Mark Twain - Fall and Spring 

“There was never yet an uninteresting life.” So wrote Mark Twain. The proof lies in the new biography Mark Twain (Penguin Press, 2025) by Ron Chernow, ...  View More

Location: 500 Davis Center Location : 
  500 Davis Center.

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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Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing 

Cabrini-Green was once portrayed as a symbol of urban failure—but behind the headlines were real families, resilient communities, and a deeper story a ...  View More

Location: 500 Davis Center Location : 
  500 Davis Center.

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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In the Wake of Captain Cook: the Consequences of the Age of Exploration 

In July 1776, 180 men in two wooden ships embarked on a journey of science and discovery. Their leader, the swashbuckling adventurer Captain James Coo ...  View More

Location: 500 Davis Center Location : 
  500 Davis Center.

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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The Ku Klux Klan's Plot To Take Over America 

In our study group, we will dive into the fascinating and haunting history of 1920's Indiana. It was a time of high fashion, music, and economic prosp ...  View More

Location: 500 Davis Center Location : 
  500 Davis Center.

Start date: 09/08/25

Days of the Week: Weekly - Mon .

Weekly - Mon 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (9/8/2025-10/20/2025)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.
 
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The Heritage Foundation and Project 2025 

If you ever wondered about the “Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025” references in the news media, or are curious about why “Project 2025” went out of ...  View More

Location: 500 Davis Center Location : 
  500 Davis Center.

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)

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