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The Morton Schapiro Northwestern Academy for Chicago Public Schools enhances access and successful matriculation for academically motivated students. Thanks to the Academy, these talented individuals are on track to attend top-tier colleges and universities. To date, graduates have enrolled in more than 115 institutions, including Northwestern, Harvard, Yale, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
STEAMbassadors trains college-bound 18 to 24-year-olds from under-resourced communities to work with youth in neighborhoods lacking learning opportunities and role models in computer science, engineering, and the arts. They are assigned to local organizations partnering with the Chicago Department of Family Support Services in parks, libraries, and schools to create an out-of-school learning ecosystem across the city.
In 1926, the legendary U.S. Route 66 was established, A. A. Milne published his beloved children's book Winnie-the-Pooh, and Henry Ford implemented a pioneering 40-hour work week at his automobile factory.
AI assistants like Claude can appear to have emotions, whether by apologizing profusely for making a mistake or expressing frustration when stuck. So, what happens to humans when AI appears to have feelings?
When Lois Calian Trautvetter arrived at Northwestern University’s School of Education and Social PolicyAf in 1992 as a postdoc, her interests and career path were all over the map.
Selena Lasota and Nicole Beardsley Montag took very different paths after graduating from the School of Education and Social Policy in 2018, but both kept human relationships at the center of their lives. At the 2026 Ray and Nancy Loeschner Leadership Lecture Series, moderated by Dean Bryan Brayboy, they talked about community, mental health and why their classes felt relevant to their lives.
More than two dozen School of Education and Social Policy alumni will return home on Friday, Oct. 9 for our annual homecoming luncheon.
School of Education and Social Policy alumnus Braydon Brus and undergraduate Ashley Sessa were named Big Ten Player of the Week in their respective sports.