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Chicago Sun Times - 'African Queens: Njinga": Captivating Netflix series traces a crafty, deadly rise to power; Asst. Prof. Mary Hicks discusses the historical role of the Portuguese in episode of new Netflix series

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WSJ - 'Against the World' Review; Article favorably reviews Prof. Tara Zahra's

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2023-24 CISSR Faculty Research Grants Announced

The Center for International Social Science Research has announced its 2023-2024 Faculty Research Fellowship Grants. Providing up to $25,000 for facul...

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NYT - Nurses Are Burned Out and Fed Up. For Good Reason.; Op-ed quotes Asst. Prof. Gabriel Winant on how the failure to value care work hurts everyone

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NBC - One civil rights icon has been overlooked in history books. His family is trying to change that; Assoc. Prof. Adam Green discusses the legacy of Frederick Douglas Reese

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NYT - As Historians Gather, No Truce in the History Wars; Assoc. Prof Rashauna Johnson says that Black history arose "in response to" racist dominant narratives

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NYT - 'Most Pro-Union President' Runs Into Doubts in Labor Ranks; Asst. Prof. Gabriel Winant comments on Pres. Biden's attitudes towards labor

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Hyde Park Herald - Hyde Parkers Work to Resettle Academic Refugees; Assoc. Prof. Faith Hillis among faculty collaborating with Hyde Park Refugee Project and Scholars at Risk to assist Ukrainian and Russian academics

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Daily Northwestern - Mayor Daniel Biss talks town-gown relations at Northwestern, UChicago event; In converstation with mayor of Evanston, IL, Adam green comments on the unavailability of university resources to local students

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Axios - No women named to China's powerful Politburo for first time in 25 years; Prof. Kenneth Pomeranz says Xi Jinping's recent political maneuvering "almost certainly means efforts at further centralization