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Contemporary Issues
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When registration is closed, study group offerings can be viewed only.
 
James Baldwin was one of the most important voices of the 20th century. From the 1950s to the 1980s, his novels, essays, plays, poetry, book and film ...  View More

Location: Virtual - Any Location Location : 
  Virtual - Any Location.

Start date: 09/05/23

Days of the Week : Weekly - Tue .

Weekly - Tue 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (9/5/2023-12/5/2023)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.
 
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If you love to read and learn about the countries of the world through interactions with others, this is the study group for you. This group encourage ...  View More

Location: Virtual - Any Location Location : 
  Virtual - Any Location.

Start date: 09/06/23

Days of the Week : Weekly - Wed .

Weekly - Wed 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (9/6/2023-12/6/2023)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.
 
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For well over 100 years, The New York Times has been the newspaper of record. With its 132 Pulitzer Prizes since 1918 (the most by any news organizati ...  View More

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  Virtual - Any Location.

Start date: 09/06/23

Days of the Week : Weekly - Wed .

Weekly - Wed 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM (9/6/2023-12/6/2023)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.
 
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We live in a world that is changing daily, and at times it is difficult to keep up. But look no further, The Economist B offers a small discussion gro ...  View More

Location: Virtual - Any Location Location : 
  Virtual - Any Location.

Start date: 09/06/23

Days of the Week : Weekly - Wed .

Weekly - Wed 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM (9/6/2023-12/6/2023)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.
 
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The Economist weekly magazine is widely acclaimed for its thoughtful and stimulating analyses of world news, politics, and business. It also has secti ...  View More

Location: Virtual - Any Location Location : 
  Virtual - Any Location.

Start date: 09/07/23

Days of the Week : Weekly - Thu .

Weekly - Thu 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM (9/7/2023-12/7/2023)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.
 
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We are living in a rapidly changing world. International and U.S. policy concerns are also interlaced and changing that they need to be constantly rev ...  View More

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  Virtual - Any Location.

Start date: 09/08/23

Days of the Week : Weekly - Fri .

Weekly - Fri 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (9/8/2023-12/8/2023)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.
 
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Two problems that have plagued America throughout our history are poverty and racial bias. These problems are in some respects two sides of the same c ...  View More

Location: Virtual - Any Location Location : 
  Virtual - Any Location.

Start date: 09/11/23

Days of the Week : Weekly - Mon .

Weekly - Mon 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (9/11/2023-12/11/2023)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.
 
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Ezra Klein is a New York Times Opinion Writer who publishes a weekly podcast covering a wide range of interviews on current topics. Some of his recent ...  View More

Location: Virtual - Any Location Location : 
  Virtual - Any Location.

Start date: 10/30/23

Days of the Week : Weekly - Mon .

Weekly - Mon 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (10/30/2023-12/11/2023)

Closed
 
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