Illinois’ law requiring media literacy education in high schools, the first of its kind in the nation, has been implemented unevenly, according to a study co-authored by School of Education and Social Policy alumnus Michael Spikes (PhD23).
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.
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 Policy in 1992 as a postdoc, her interests and career path were all over the map.
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.
Andrea Conklin Bueschel began serving as interim director of the Higher Education Administration and Policy program on Sept. 1, 2026.
Miriam Gamoran Sherin has been named associate dean for master’s and professional education at Northwestern's School of Education and Social Policy, a new role that reflects the growing scope and importance of the master’s and professional programs.
Amid growing signals that using smartphones and social media is bad for mental health, some SESP students, alumni, and faculty are seeing the upside of taking a break.
After the 2016 presidential election, Sara Shacter (MS90) felt the need to get out of her blue bubble. Could so many people really have a different set of values than she did? When she learned a friend's husband leaned conservative and loved talking politics, she invited him out for brunch.
Cynthia Coburn, the Margaret Walker Alexander Professor of Human Development and Social Policy, received the Martin E. and Gertrude G. Walder Award for Research Excellence.
Jack Lausch Earned the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award; Daniel Svärd, Jordan Clayton and Justin Mullins were also honored.
A new federal proposal to loosen rules governing Head Start, the nation’s early childhood education program, will gut the program rather than streamline it, Northwestern University professor Terri Sabol argued in a Chicago Tribune opinion piece.
The Northwestern Collaborative for Applied Research in Education (NCARE), a research-practice partnership that uses data to support students and teachers, is expanding its statewide reach through four new partnerships with Illinois school districts.