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Emerging Leaders Program Information Session

PAST EVENT

Globally minded Chicago-area professionals, ages 35 to 45, are invited to learn more about the Emerging Leaders Program and the benefits to their professional and personal growth.

A group of Emerging Leaders sit around a table.

Emerging Leaders Program Information Session

PAST EVENT

Globally minded Chicago-area professionals, ages 35 to 45, are invited to learn more about the Emerging Leaders Program and the benefits to their professional and personal growth.

A group of Emerging Leaders sit around a table.

Commentary & Analysis

Q&A: Northwestern’s new global affairs chair says her department is all about connection

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ChicagoGlobal by Hope O'Dell

In her first year as head of the Buffett Institute, Deborah Cohen talks us through the role of global affairs at Northwestern, in Chicago, and beyond.

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Becca Heuer
Global Cities

As museums around the world grapple with repatriation, where does Chicago stand?

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ChicagoGlobal by Hope O'Dell

Issues around object provenance have hit the museum industry hard. Here’s a list of Illinois institutions that have dealt with controversies in this arena.

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Austin Farrington
Culture

Research

A Tale of Two Regions: The Economic and Political Importance of Different Paths to Heartland Renewal

RESEARCH
Working Paper by Coauthors

The regeneration strategies of the former industrial areas of Pittsburgh in the US and Germany's Ruhr offer lessons for other regions in economic transition.

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Global Cities

Upstream Illinois: Strategies to Boost Illinois' Blue Economy

RESEARCH
Report by Alaina Harkness

This report by Nonresident Fellow Alaina Harkness offers a blueprint for inclusive growth and innovation in the blue economy grounded in the Great Lakes.

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Johnell Pannell
Global Cities

Experts