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Our National Pastime

Our National Pastime

Listen to Bill Savage — senior lecturer in Northwestern’s English department, SCS MA in Literature faculty member, member of the Society for American Baseball Research and die-hard Chicago Cubs fan — talk about America’s national pastime.

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The Icing on the Master’s Program

The Icing on the Master’s Program

Chicago Blackhawks President and CEO John McDonough and Executive Vice President Jay Blunk meet with Northwestern University MSA students.

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Never a City So Real

Never a City So Real

Never a City So Real by Northwestern’s very own Alex Kotlowitz, the longtime writer-in-residence at the University’s Center for the Writing Arts, a senior lecturer at Medill, a senior lecturer at Medill, and instructor in the creative writing program in the School of Continuing Studies has been chosen as the One Book One Northwestern selection for the 2012–13 academic year.

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An Environment for Growth

An Environment for Growth

Catherine Thomas grew up in a small town in Montana and was studying ornamental horticulture at Montana State University when a summer internship lured her to the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, Illinois, in 1991. Today she is the garden’s plant propagator, in charge of coaxing seeds and plants to reproduce and adapt to their environments.

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New Beginnings

New Beginnings

After relocating to Chicago from France, Olivier Menager prepares for graduate school with a post-baccalaureate certificate program. Growing up in Cannes, France, home of the International Film Festival, Olivier Menager says he was influenced by American pop culture. After he earned a bachelor’s degree in business and management in France and a master’s degree in [...]

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SCS Dean Thomas F. Gibbons

Dean Gibbons Leads Continuing Education Roundtable in Ramallah

Thomas F. Gibbons, Dean of Northwestern University School of Continuing Studies and President of the University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), led a roundtable discussion focusing on the development and management of continuing education on March 16 and 17 in Ramallah.

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An Ongoing Endeavor

An Ongoing Endeavor

Oluseeni Komolafe is a fast learner. After coming to the United States from Nigeria at age 15, he completed high school in one year and gained early admission to the University of Maryland Baltimore County, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.

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Thomas Gibbons

New Directions in Continuing Education

“Charting A New Course For UPCEA,” an article written by SCS Dean Thomas F. Gibbons, was recently published in EvoLLLution, an online newspaper featuring detailed opinions, news and research about the impact of non-traditional programs in the higher education industry and society-at-large. He notes that economic forces and changes in demand are influencing the growing [...]

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Retirement 201: Advanced Study in Volunteering

Retirement 201: Advanced Study in Volunteering

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute members put their experience to work to help others.

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