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The Impact of COVID-19 on Sexual and Gender Minority Communities
POSTED ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2022
Melissa Simon of Feinberg School of Medicine talks with Northwestern faculty members Jagadīśa-devaśrī Dācus and Brian Mustanski about the health disparities that sexual and gender minority communities experience, and how post-COVID-19 programs can address the rights and needs of these communities.
The Impact of COVID-19 on Black and Latino Communities
POSTED ON TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2022
Melissa Simon of Feinberg School of Medicine moderates a virtual conversation with Feinberg faculty members Mercedes Carnethon and Betina Yanez. Learn how COVID-19 is affecting Black and Latino communities and what Northwestern is doing to transform patient health and health-care delivery to address the racial inequities.
The Gendered Impact of COVID-19 on Women in Health Care
POSTED ON FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2022
Melissa Simon of Feinberg School of Medicine moderates a virtual conversation with Feinberg faculty members Oluwateniola Brown and Namratha Kandula. Discover the challenges that women health-care professional face while trying to balance their professional and personal lives during the pandemic, and how Northwestern is advancing gender equity and, ultimately, improving patient care.
WIN Presents Gender Equity in Higher Education: Promise, Progress, and Possibility
POSTED ON SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2021
In honor of Women’s History Month, the Women’s Initiative of Northwestern (WIN) hosted a special conversation with Dr. Sekile Nzinga, director of the Northwestern University Women’s Center and former interim chief diversity officer. In this virtual event, Nzinga guides the audience through the contemporary landscape of gender equality in higher education, highlighting progress that has been made and more pathways to advance gender equity and inclusion.
Behind the Curtain: Leading Performing Arts into the Future
POSTED ON THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2021
Dean Toni-Marie Montgomery of the Bienen School of Music moderates a virtual conversation with alumni arts leaders Alejandra Boyer, Barbara Gaines, and Mark Hoebee. Discover how leaders in the arts are navigating concert hall and theater closures, galvanizing as a community to address social injustice, and preparing for a performing arts landscape that will look distinctly different after the pandemic.
Setting the Stage: The Future of the Performing Arts
POSTED ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2021
Dean E. Patrick Johnson of the School of Communication moderates a virtual conversation on the state of the performing arts with actress Kate Baldwin, conductor Roderick Cox, and opera singer Kangmin Justin Kim. Hear how performing artists have remained resilient in the face of concert hall and theater closures, how they have galvanized as a community to address social injustice, and how they are preparing for a landscape that will look distinctly different after the pandemic.
Museums at this Moment: Leaders on Institutional Responsibility and Action
POSTED ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2020
What is the role of art museums in this moment nationally and globally as we navigate a pandemic, manage economic upheaval, and grapple with racial injustice? In this virtual conversation, Lisa Graziose Corrin, Ellen Philips Katz Director of Northwestern’s Block Museum of Art, and museum leaders Deborah Mack ’77 MA, ’86 PhD and Martha Tedeschi ’94 PhD discuss how these institutions are advocating for social change, transforming teaching and learning, and advancing ideas that matter in today’s world.
WIN Presents 150 Years of Women at Northwestern
POSTED ON THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2020
As Northwestern University marks the 150th anniversary of coeducation on campus, we celebrate courageous women who take risks, chart their own course, and inspire change. In this virtual lecture, the Women’s Initiative of Northwestern (WIN) and assistant University archivist Dana Lamparello recount the history and impact of women at Northwestern.