Join us Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 6:30 p.m. for the annual SESP Loeschner Lecture on Leadership, featuring John Palfrey, President of the MacArthur Foundation. ✅ Register: spr.ly/633267zviA ✅ Read more: spr.ly/633277zvi7

Moving between languages: A new study by SESP researchers Gautam Bisht and Eva Lam suggests that students who write in multiple languages can challenge English-centered norms in higher education. ✅ More info: spr.ly/633267KyyO. ✅ Study: spr.ly/633287Kyyu

Moving between languages: A new study by SESP researchers Gautam Bisht and Eva Lam suggests that students who write in multiple languages can challenge English-centered norms in higher ed. ✅ More info: spr.ly/633297KHvS. ✅ Study: spr.ly/633207KHvs.

Hot-dogging it with Prof. Lauren Tighe. #happyhallowen

Please join us at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19 for the annual SESP Loeschner Lecture on Leadership, featuring MacArthur Foundation President John Palfrey. ✅ Register: spr.ly/633227D5dq ✅ Read more: spr.ly/633247D5ds

A future determined by Big Tech and its AI technologies is not inevitable, alumnus Charles Logan tells Bloomberg Businessweek. Logan is a postdoc at SESP's Center for Responsible Tech, Policy, and Public Dialogue. ✅ Read the full article (paywall): spr.ly/63321Afxk9.

SESP faculty member Jen Munson received a five-year, $815,789 CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to design spaces that make math as enjoyable as recreational reading. ✅ Here's why Munson thinks Yahztee 🎲 🎲 🎲 🎲 🎲 and Legos add up to math: spr.ly/6187AfvBD.

🎓 Higher education changes everything. With our Higher Education Administration + Policy program, you'll help shape the future of education + make a real difference. Ready to lead change? ➡️ Watch our video: spr.ly/6182A46im ➡️ How to Apply: spr.ly/6183A46iW

SESP faculty member David Uttal, one of the world’s leading researchers on maps, space and place, has received three new NSF grants 👉 spr.ly/63325AIFLF.

Congrats to alumna Izzy Dobbel (BS20), deputy chief of staff for the Illinois House Speaker, who was named to the Crain’s Chicago Business 40 Under 40 Class of 2025. 🎉 🤸 Read more: spr.ly/63325AIUs1.

Meet one of our recent graduates: Adrienne Scheide! Known for her signature pink attire, Adrienne strengthened the SESP community through two organizations she founded: the Solidarity and Survivorship Collective and Rural and Small Towns NU. Story by Grace Gormley (Medill27): spr.ly/6184AIoUs

Thanks to our amazing 2025 SESP peer advisors! 💜 Adrian Ayala-Perez Sara Pena Figueroa David Gormley Nahla Idris Habona Evan Hostetler Matthew Jamil Michael Jurek Payton Lowenthal-Wojcik Gia Mosely Ty Moyer Juniper Shelley Aneela Shemsu 📸 Jen Pasek

🎉 Doug Medin, Professor Emeritus at Northwestern University’s School of Education and Social Policy, received the David E. Rumelhart Prize, the most important award in the field of cognitive science. 👏 ➡️ Read more: spr.ly/6183Aoqef.

From serving on student government to connecting with his culture through the Latin dance club and learning consulting in Milan, Adrian Ayala-Perez is making the most of his opportunities at Northwestern. Story by Grace Gormley (Medill27): spr.ly/63327AmJgP

Thank you to our generous alumni who returned for the annual homecoming luncheon in Annenberg Hall, including Kwei Akuete, Gia DiGiacobbe, Barry Goldberg, Samantha Gerber, Rabeya Mallick, Anisa Mian, Kathleen Snow and Antoinette White. We are so grateful! 💜 💜

We recently launched a multidisciplinary research hub called the Center for Responsible Technology, Policy, and Public Dialogue to explore questions of ethics, fairness, and innovation in the age of AI. Learn more about our new center: spr.ly/6188AiifA.

SESP professor Uri Wilensky, a preeminent scholar in computer modeling and simulations, has been awarded the 2025 Yidan Prize for Education Research, the world's largest prize in education. 💜 🎉 🤸 📰 spr.ly/63328A57NY 📸 Stephen J. Lewis

Turning a hometown dream into reality. Graduate student Jackson Carsello, who is pursuing a Master of Science in Organizational Dynamics, has grown into a Big Ten starter and an anchor on the o-line ⬇️

Just another sunny, warm and beautiful day in Evanston -- perfect for the ice cream social (or a dip in Lake Michigan, where the water is 70° F.) Special thanks to Clarence and Wendy of C&W in Evanston, a family owned market and ice cream parlor. 🍦 💜

Welcome SESP Class of 2029 and transfer students. We are so happy to have you on board. 💜 🤸 📸 Jen Pasek + David Johnson

Dean Bryan Brayboy will speak with Pulitzer Prize-winner Kathleen DuVal at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7 during the 40th annual PrintersRowFest. Other SESP participants: instructor Liz Shulman and alumni Bill Healy and Faisal Mohyuddin. ➡️ Read more: spr.ly/63323A8qBJ.

Olga Vaskova, who is pursuing a master’s degree in learning sciences, earned a $500 prize for her English language arts lesson focused on The Wizard of Oz, one of her daughter’s favorite books. Read more ➡️ spr.ly/63322fhUYY.

Tomorrow! Sept. 2 6 p.m. (CDT) Don’t miss our MSLOC Capstone presentations —a chance to see students bring their research to life and demonstrate how learning turns into real impact. 🔗 Learn more: spr.ly/6044fWLfn. #Capstone #orgchange #organizationalchange #learning #MSLOC

Professor Shirin Vossoughi was named co-editor of the journal Cognition & Instruction. 👏 🎉 Read her transition letter: ➡️ spr.ly/6185fAihV

🎉 Big congrats to Charles Logan (right) who successfully defended his dissertation: “‘A Future To Fight For’: Resisting and Reimagining AI in Education Through Technoskeptical Inquiry, Speculative Design, + Ideological Sensemaking.” Gratitude to his committee: Sepehr Vakil, Eva Lam, Antero Garcia.

Bold ideas. Real-world impact. On Sept 2, MSLOC students will showcase their Capstone research—tackling big workplace challenges with smart, strategic solutions. If you're exploring grad school, this is your front-row seat to see what MSLOC is all about. 🔗 Register now: spr.ly/6044fWLfn.

Meet Zuviriya Anarwala, a student in our Master of Science in Education program, who: ✅ speaks six languages ✅ plans to teach high school English ✅ founded Rumaan Academy, an organization that teaches women how to read and understand Arabic. More: spr.ly/63322fo452.

Improve your coaching at our 5-week, online course led by MSLOC's Michelle Albaugh. ✅ Sept. 2 – Oct. 7, 2025 ✅ 3 hrs/week ✅ Includes Hogan + ILP ✅ Certificate Register by Aug. 25. 🔗 spr.ly/63329fxGzx #MSLOC #Northwestern

Join us for MSLOC Capstone Presentations on Sept. 2 as students tackle real workplace challenges and deliver innovative solutions for learning, leadership, and change. 👀 See your future here. 🔗 Register: spr.ly/63324fU7mM.

SESP Dean Bryan Brayboy will deliver the AERA Distinguished Lecture at the 2026 Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, April 8–12. 👏 💜 🔗 spr.ly/63328fWQ4A.

“Dynamic Family Size Preferences During the COVID-19 Mortality Crisis”: @leticiamarteleto.bsky.social & S. Kumar report 40% of women w/ children changed desired family size toward having more kids. @pennpsc.bsky.social @sesp-nu.bsky.social @dzc-upenn.bsky.social read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...

Tre Wells received the AERA Minority Dissertation Fellowship—one of just seven nationwide. His research looks at federal policy, HBCUs, and Pell Grants. He'll present at the 2026 AERA meeting in LA! 👏 ➡️ spr.ly/63325fltYt.

Meet Julia Narvaez Munguia, who earned Northwestern University's first dual degree in education/social policy and journalism. If there ever were an ideal candidate for this program, it was Julia! 💜 ➡️ More on her journey: spr.ly/6182fdkjY.

🌟 Discover how our Master's in Learning and Organizational Change programs can help you drive transformation in organizations, empower others, and create meaningful change. ✅ MSLOC coaching info session: Aug. 20, Noon – 1:30 PM CT spr.ly/604244ln4.

We brought more than two dozen of the world’s most promising emerging scholars in science education to campus for the 2025 Sandra K. Abell Institute for Doctoral Students. Read more ➡️ spr.ly/6185fuqMF. 📸 Eileen Molony

🌟 Discover how our Master's in Learning and Organizational Change programs can help you drive transformation in organizations, empower others, and create meaningful change. ✅ Tomorrow! MSLOC virtual chat with current student Priya Fremerman: July 22, Noon – 12:30 PM CT spr.ly/604944lnF

SESP psychologist Dan P. McAdams, the author of “The Strange Case of Donald J. Trump", told Huffington Post “Trump is an ‘episodic man’ who focuses on winning each day or each moment, with very little concern for yesterday or tomorrow." ➡️ HuffPo article: spr.ly/6189f6WuW

James Spillane, president of @icsei.bsky.social traveled to Cardiff for an event that brought together policymakers, practitioners, and researchers within Wales and other countries to share experiences, knowledge, and expertise.

California has not rebounded to pre-pandemic life expectancy based on early data obtained from the state, according to new research published in the medical journal JAMA Open and led by School of Education and Social Policy economist Hannes Schwandt.

California has not rebounded to pre-pandemic life expectancy based on early data obtained from the state, according to new research published in the medical journal JAMA Open and led by School of Education and Social Policy economist Hannes Schwandt.

Learning scientist Marcelo Worsley explains to BOLD how he uses sports as a vehicle to get kids interested in data and computer science. He's found when teachers compete against students, it can shift the way they view each other and open new areas for connection.

SESP scholar athletes Maddie Zimmer (🏑) and Madison Taylor (🥍 ) were named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America At-Large teams! Graduate student Annabel Skubisz, a goalkeeper on the field hockey team, was also selected. 🏑 💜 💜💜 🥍.

High school teachers bond over shared political beliefs—and feel isolated when they feel out of step with the dominant ideologies at the schools—according to a new study published in the journal AERA Open by Melanie Muskin, a SESP PhD candidate. ➡️ Read more: spr.ly/61874sKVf.

We recently celebrated the distinguished careers of Dean @bryanbrayboy.bsky.social + Professor Megan Bang during investiture ceremonies. 💜 💜 🎉 🎉 Read more: spr.ly/61824qeUa. 📸 David Johnson

Congrats to Chris Neary, who received the inaugural Spirit of Searle Award from @NorthwesternU's Searle Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching! Chris is an instructional design and tech consultant for our Higher Ed Administration + Policy master's program. 🎉 💜 #SESPLove

Fast Company named alumnus Gary Rivlin’s book "AI Valley" one of five essential AI reads for 2025. Rivlin, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, shadows founders and venture capitalists in the field for more than a year, including LinkedIn's Reid Hoffman. Fast Company article: spr.ly/61844lERM.

An extra special thank you to our convocation speakers: Dean Bryan Brayboy, Alivia Britton, Eileen Byrne, Larissa FastHorse, Sarah Futa, Rayyana Hassan, Jackson Gordwin, Adrienne Scheide, Maya Vuchic, Marisa Wielgos, Bradley Wadle, and Bin Zhang. 🎓 💜 📷: Dynamic Photo Systems

✅ Orientation Welcome to our 50 newest Morton Schapiro Academy for Chicago Public Schools scholars! 👏 Here’s to a great summer ahead! 😎 #NorthwesternAcademy #FirstGenProud #chicagopublicschools #CPSstudents #Classof2027 #Classof2028 #thebestarewithcps

The wind beneath our wings. 🌬️ 📷 Dynamic Photo Systems

Professor David Rapp, director of undergraduate education and the Walter Dill Scott Professor of Psychology and Learning Sciences, received SESP's Outstanding Professor award, just days after winning the annual Mentorship Award from Weinberg's Department of Psychology. 💜 🎉