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Senior Benjamin Trachtenberg, Production Intern for MSNBC's 'The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell'

September 18, 2017
Senior Benjamin Trachtenberg, Journalism & Political Science '19, worked as the Production Intern for MSNBC's 'The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell' over the summer. Find out what he has say about the unique experience.

August

Laurel Harbridge Yong dives into President Trump's Congressional support

August 1, 2017
Assoc. Professor Laurel Harbridge Yong dives into President Trump's Congressional support in The Washington Post's 'Monkey Cage': "This is why more Republicans in Congress haven’t criticized Trump."

July

June

Julia Clark-Riddell '17 wins 2017 William Henry Exum Award

June 1, 2017 – from Northwestern University Department of Sociology
Julia Clark-Riddell (Political Science & Sociology '17) wins the 2017 William Henry Exum Award for her paper "From Palestine to Ferguson? The Successes and Failures of the Analogy Comparing the Movement for Racial Justice in America with the Movement for Palestinian Liberation."

Watch From Damascus to Chicago on WTTW's POV

June 1, 2017
Watch From Damascus to Chicago on WTTW's POV - a short film shot, edited, directed, and produced by Northwestern alums Colleen Cassingham (Medill ’16) and Alex Lederman (Political Science ‘17). Articles can also be found at The Atlantic and Chicago Tribune.

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