Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences’s “Conversations with the Dean” is a faculty speaker series designed to deliver insights into the cutting-edge research and teaching from faculty experts around the College. The series is offered live to Weinberg College leadership society donors with a real-time Q&A. Learn more about the leadership giving society here. The series is available to all Weinberg College alumni in the days following the event.
Explore recent "Conversations with the Dean" videos and podcasts below:
Professor Kate Masur and Dean Adrian Randolph discuss how her latest book, Freedom Was in Sight! draws on the words and experiences of people who lived during Reconstruction, as well as her teaching approach and the evolving style to teaching history in today’s classrooms.
Professor Daniel Immerwahr and Dean Adrian Randolph discuss a variety of subjects including why the teaching of history is essential and his upcoming book on fire history in the United States.
Professor of English Chris Abani and Dean Adrian Randolph discuss “ubuntu,” a concept that recognizes our interconnectedness, the importance of an English major in today’s world, and the Program in African Studies, which holds the largest collection of African and Africana books and artifacts outside of Africa.
Professor of Chemistry Shana Kelley and Dean Adrian Randolph discuss creating new tools to diagnose and treat diseases, the importance of interdisciplinary and translational research at Weinberg College, and the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub: a new and cutting edge collaboration between Northwestern, UChicago, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Professor of English Susie Phillips and Dean Adrian Randolph discuss why teaching matters, how asking bold questions can open entire worlds of “speculative possibility” in scholarship, and the power of gossip.
Professor and Director of the Latina and Latino Studies Program, Gerry Cadava and Dean Adrian Randolph discuss the meaning of diversity in the United States through the lens of Latino identity, as our nation approaches its 250th anniversary.
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Professor Thomas McDade and Dean Adrian Randolph discuss an interdisciplinary, community-based approach to understanding the spread of COVID-19, as well as vaccine hesitancy and factors contributing to herd immunity.
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Professor Sera Young and Dean Adrian Randolph discuss the challenges of household water insecurity around the globe, how we are starting to measure it, and why UNESCO is paying attention to the work at Northwestern.
Alvin B. Tillery, Jr., professor of Political Science and director of the Center for the Study of Diversity and Democracy, and Dean Adrian Randolph discuss the way in which democracy, diversity, and politics interact in the United States and around the globe.
Dean Adrian Randolph shares insights from his fall quarter class, Introduction to European Art.
Professor Marina Henke and Dean Adrian Randolph discuss the future of NATO, the impact of Brexit, and Great Power politics.
Professor Omar K. Farha, of the Department of Chemistry and associate editor for ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, and Dean Adrian Randolph discuss Professor Farha’s research effort to combat COVID-19 (as well as other Nerve Agents) with smart and programmable sponges.
Professor Andrew V. Papachristos and Dean Adrian Randolph discuss Northwestern Neighborhood Network Initiative (N3), an incubator where students, faculty, and experts look at key problems facing Chicago and its surrounding communities.
Professor Adia Benton, of the Department of Anthropology, and Dean Adrian Randolph share reflections on COVID-19, the United States’ reaction to the virus, and other nations’ reactions to it. They also discuss how COVID-19 compares to the nature of the Ebola and HIV outbreaks, two viruses that Professor Benton has previously studied.
Professor Martin Eichenbaum, of the Department of Economics and co-director of Northwestern’s Center for International Economics and Development, and Dean Adrian Randolph discuss pandemic economics, the tradeoffs between the severity of the recession we face, the health consequences of the pandemic, and “smart containment.”
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