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Historian, writer, and leading China specialist Jeffrey Wasserstrom (contributor to the Chicago Tribune, TIME magazine, and The China Beat) discusses why it has never been more important to understand the global giant that is China.This event is part of th

Jonah Lehrer, best-selling author of How We Decide, discusses and signs his new book Imagine: How Creativity Works, an inspiring look at the new science of creativity.

Authors and Northwestern University Writers-in-Residence ZZ Packer, Jane Brox, and Kate Daniels will talk about their craft and process in a guided conversation led by Northwestern University faculty Brian Bouldrey, Sheila D

This winter the Poetry and Poetics Colloquium and the English Creative Writing Major at Northwestern Universit started The Voice Within Us, a poetry-in-the-schools initiative.

What is the cost of losing or saving Chicago’s past? In this widely anticipated annual event, Preservation Chicago reveals its list of Chicago’s 7 Most Threatened Historic Places of 2012.

The rise in monies collected to promote or denounce issues, and the funding of political campaigns, are an increasingly corrupting influence in the creation of public policies which affect the nation as a whole.

Education is a basic building block for every society, and educating girls is an affordable and necessary investment with high returns. When girls are educated, livelihoods are improved, economic growth is increased, and civic responsibility is enhanced.