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Moviegoers gathered Friday to watch “Araya,” the first of six films in the Block Museum of Art’s newest four-event Latin American women filmmaker series, “Working Images.” The evening event was held at Block’s in-house cinema. The showing of “Araya” marked the first 35 millimeter film showing and the second film event of the new year....

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Before the last academic year, the Block Museum Student Associates, then known as student docents, had few responsibilities and roles at the museum.  Now, the associates lead tours, facilitate public conversations, act as student advisors to museum staff and participate in a year-long acquisition project.  Erin Northington, the Susan and Stephen Wilson associate director of...

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education member Donna Wang Su started working at Northwestern in 2006. So when her mentee through Evanston Scholars — a nonprofit supporting underserved Evanston students in the college application process — expressed interest in attending NU, Su asked if she had ever explored the campus. When her mentee said...

Shows include Hyde Park Art Center’s emerging artist biennial show "Ground Floor" and “Reckless Rolodex," which celebrates Lawrence Steger's legacy.

Here are the shows I loved and learned from most this year.

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This weekend, Northwestern families can tailgate at Ryan Field, stargaze at Dearborn Observatory and meet with University President Michael Schill, among other activities. Family Weekend officially kicks off Friday, and NU has packed the three days with events for families coming from out of town. The Division of Student Affairs works with NU schools, the...

Even though the weather is cooler, theres still fun to be had across the suburbs in the form of film fests, First Friday celebrations, Pumpkin Smash, craft fairs and more.

Northwestern is a vibrant college town in Evanston, Illinois, a suburb of the global city of Chicago. Our campuses are multi-dimensional and one-of-a-kind. Take a glimpse at some of the Northwestern communitys favorite spots on campus.