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The Department of Spanish and Portuguese hosted Pennsylvania State University Prof. Malena Ramírez Wednesday night to lead a bilingual theatre workshop, in which students participated in improv skits about Latine culture.  Ramírez, a Puerto Rican actress, comedian and lecturer at the Penn State School of Theatre, said for the workshop activities, she used the same...

The Northwestern Evanston Communication Exchange program allows 10 Communication students from NU’s Qatar Campus to study in Evanston for winter and spring quarter each year. For many Qatar-based students, the program provides an opportunity to both receive a minor or certificate not offered at NU-Q and connect with fellow Wildcats across the globe. The program...

Content Warning: This article contains mentions of eating disorders and body dysmorphia.  Northwestern’s Body Acceptance Week, which ran from Feb. 27 to March 4, offered NU community members a combination of online resources and in-person events, ranging from an eating disorder panel watch party to a ballet class inclusive of all skill levels. Sam Conway,...

Two Northwestern professors discussed encouraging self-efficacy in language studies and the promotion of Spanish as a heritage language as part of the Spanish and Portuguese Department’s Professional TED Talk series.   The talks, hosted Wednesday in the Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities by the Spanish Professional Development and Extracurricular Activities Committee, were the second in...

Chemistry Prof. Samuel Stupp has received the Bauerman Medal from Imperial College, London, for his work in materials science and engineering, Northwestern announced Feb. 20.  The award is named for Hilary Bauerman, one of the seven original students to attend the Royal School of Mines in 1851. The school, formerly known as the Government School...