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Eagly Receives Gold Medal Award From Psychological Foundation
Alice Eagly, professor of psychology and James Padilla Chair in Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University, has received the Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Science of Social Psychology by the American Psychological Foundation.  Eagly is also chair of the psychology department and faculty fellow in the Institute for Policy Research.

Masur Receives American Historian Award
Kate Masur, assistant professor of history at Northwestern University Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, has received the Binkley-Stephenson Award from the Organization of American Historians (OAH).The award is given annually for the best scholarly article published in The Journal of American History during the preceding calendar year.

Penningroth Named Jones Research Professor in History
Dylan C. Penningroth, associate professor of history at Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, has been named the Wayne V. Jones Research Professor in History. Penningroth is affiliated with the department of African American Studies and he is holding a joint appointment as research fellow at the American Bar Foundation.

Weinberg Faculty Elected Fellows of American Academy of Arts & Sciences
The following Weinberg faculty members have been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences: Eddie Dekel-Tabak, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Economics; Larry V. Hedges, Board of Trustees Professor of Statistics and Social Policy; Robert Orsi, Grace Craddock Nagle Professor of Catholic Studies; Michael D. Whinston, Robert E. and Emily H. King Professor of Business Institutions.

The Office of Undergraduate Studies and Advising Welcomes New and Returning Students
Visit us at the Office of Undergraduate Studies and Advising. College Advisers, who are faculty from various academic areas, can assist with academic options and with professional and career planning. Advisers are available throughout the week for appointments at 1908 Sheridan Road by calling 491 8916, on a drop in basis, or by e-mail at wcas-adviser@northwestern.edu. Check out our new, streamlined, easier-to-search Weinberg Undergraduate web site for information and advice about academic policies, opportunities, and important decisions.


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Ancient Greeks in the 21st century

Spring 2008 visiting speaker: PAGE DUBOIS (Classics and Comp Lit, UC San Diego) is the author of works including Sowing the Body: Psychoanalysis and Ancient Representations of Women (1988); Trojan Horses: Saving the Classics from Conservatives (2001); and Slaves and Other Objects (2003).

Hosted by the Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 5 p.m.
Hardin Hall, Rebecca Crown Center, 633 Clark St.

Shozo Sato, Ikebana and the Art of Material Use

Lecture and Demonstration from Master of Japanese Traditional Arts on the art of flower arranging using materials found in the Chicago area this spring.

May 10, 2008 1:00 PM  Harris Hall, Room 108


Israel at Sixty: Reflections on the Past, Present and Future of the Jewish State

An International Symposium

Sunday, May 18, McCormick Tribune Center Forum
and Monday, May 19, Harris Hall


Stephen Dedalus Among the "Modernities": Devotionalism, Vocationalism and Revivalism in A Portrait of a Young Man, Chapter
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Andrew Gibson, Carole and Gordon Segal Professor of Irish Literature

May 22, 2008 4:30 PM  Ver Steeg Lounge, University Library


Mass Killing and Human Rights


2008 Roberta Buffett Visiting Professor of International Studies speaker JOSE KAGABO

Thursday, May 29, 2009 4PM Harris Hall, Room 10