Education

‘Old men’ fund literary award at ETHS
May 21 2013 - 10:55am  |  Charles Bartling

When retired Evanston Township High School English teacher Bruce Mitchell presented  checks totaling $1,000 to three ETHS juniors Monday afternoon, it was the third consecutive year that an all-male short story club founded in Evanston 22 years ago has provided a cash award for short-story writing at the school.

Library plans 'all ages' summer reading program
May 20 2013 - 7:26pm  |  Bill Smith

The Evanston Public Library Summer Reading Program isn't just for kids anymore. This year the library will host programs for all ages to encourage the entire community to enjoy the pleasures of summer reading together.

The Paris Conference of 1919: Peace or a Prelude to War?
May 19 2013 - 5:55pm  |  Ethical Humanis...

John Ungashick, Ethical Humanist Society treasurer and history buff, speaks, June 23 on "The Paris Conference of 1919: Peace or a Prelude to War?"

Robots battle it out at NU
May 18 2013 - 2:53pm  |  Charles Bartling

Thirteen teams of predator robots captured soup-can sized victims in the 22nd annual Undergraduate Design Competition Saturday afternoon at the Evanston campus of Northwestern University.

Program supports young Evanston entrepreneurs
May 18 2013 - 6:38am  |  Bill Smith

High school students in Evanston have a special opportunity this summer to get paid while they learn about business.

Garrett names new president
May 16 2013 - 2:11pm  |  Bill Smith

Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary's board has named Lallene J. Rector to be the school's next president

4 peregrine falcon chicks on view at library
May 15 2013 - 2:23pm  |  Charles Bartling

For nine years now, a pair of peregrine falcons has established a nest each spring at the Evanston Public Library. This year they added four to the family, which you can watch live on FalconCam.

New NU class sets diversity record
May 15 2013 - 7:03am  |  Northwestern News

The deposits are in, the commitments have been made and Northwestern University’s newly formed Class of 2017 set new records both for its academic strength and its racial and ethnic diversity.

Biss: School funding 'absurdly illogical'
May 15 2013 - 2:44am  |  Bill Smith

The Illinois Senate Tuesday approved a resolution co-sponsored by Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) to form an advisory committee to come up with a new model for funding education in the state.

Will We Avoid the Energy Trap?
May 14 2013 - 9:30pm  |  Ethical Humanis...

David Wokosin, chair of the Ethical Humanist Society's Environmental Footprint Committee and professor of physiology at Northwestern University, opens the summer season of member-led programs o

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