Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy

10/13/2026

SESP centennial calls for endless events with networking opportunities, free food, and celebrations! Thank you to everyone who participates; we love seeing you all!

Drumroll for our next event 🥁🥁…
SESP Well-Being Bingo is tomorrow! Grab a friend, eat some pizza, meet new people and get a tour of our building! RSVP through the link in our bio.

10/12/2026

RSVP for Bring a Friend Bingo!! The event is all about unplugging and meeting new people, while exploring the new building. Your bingo card will have fun prompts, encouraging you to mingle and connect with people you may not know. After bingo, stick around for a tour of the new 2001 Sheridan building!

Link in Bio.

10/08/2026

Congrats to alumnus Braydon Brus and undergraduate Ashley Sessa, who were named Big Ten Player of the Week in their respective sports of football and field hockey!

🗓️Watch Sessa tomorrow, Friday Oct. 9, as the Wildcats' No. 1-ranked field hockey team takes on No. 6 Iowa at Lakeside Field at 3 p.m.

🗓️ Northwestern football plays Ball State on Sat. Oct. 10 at 11:30 a.m. at the new Ryan Field.

🔗: http://spr.ly/6187BGfZDf.

10/04/2026

The Northwestern Collaborative for Applied Research in Education (NCARE) is expanding in Illinois!

NCARE, formerly known as E4, is housed within Northwestern's School of Education and Social Policy and will be working both individually and collaboratively with:

✳️ Harvard Community School District 50
✳️ Sparta Community School District 140
✳️ Chester Community School District 139
✳️ Vienna High School District 133.

Outside of Illinois, NCARE will partner with the Washoe County School District in Nevada, a collaboration supported by an Advancing Innovative Math Solutions EduData Initiative Grant from Digital Promise.

Read more: http://spr.ly/6180BGv5YK

10/02/2026

Don't miss tonight's free Family Action Network event with bestselling author Min Jin Lee, who will talk about her new book, "American Hagwon" with School of Education and Social Policy professor Megan Bang.

“American Hagwon,” published nearly a decade after Lee's award-winning novel "Pachinko", follows a family as they move from Seoul to Sydney to Southern California to find the best educational opportunities for their children.

The novel explores a theme we're constantly discussing at SESP: In today's world, how do we care for one another?

Free copies are available at the event while supplies last.

🕛 7 p.m.
📍Evanston Township High School, 1600 Dodge Ave. Evanston
🔗 http://spr.ly/6180BGvVQ6

09/30/2026

Wildcat undergraduates! Last chance to register for today's Loeschner Leadership Lecture pre-event convo at 4:30 p.m. with Dean Brayboy and alums and former lacrosse teammates Selena Lasota and Nicole Beardsley Montag. Don't forget the free empanadas!!

✅Pre-event 4:30 p.m. (limited to 15 students): http://spr.ly/6188BGsajI
✅Main event. 6 p.m. http://spr.ly/6189BGsajL.

09/29/2026

Tomorrow! Hear from two legends of the Lake Show. 🥍

Former Northwestern lacrosse teammates and School of Education and Social Policy alumnae Selena Lasota and Nicole Beardsley Montag will headline the 2026 Ray and Nancy Loeschner Lecture Series on Leadership, speaking on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 6 pm in Galvin Recital Hall.

In conversation with Dean Bryan Brayboy, the two will reflect on teamwork, giving back and the culture of winning that has defined the Wildcats’ lacrosse dynasty — which includes nine national championship titles.

➡️ Register: http://spr.ly/6180BGSk94

09/23/2026

Welcome back to campus, Wildcats! 💜 Dean Brayboy recorded a short message reflecting on the year ahead—a celebration of 100 years of SESP—and what he hopes we can accomplish as a community. Watch it below. ⬇️

School of Education and Social Policy Dean Bryan Brayboy welcomes t...

09/22/2026

Next week! The Lake Show is coming to SESP for our annual Loeschner Lecture on Leadership on Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 6 p.m.

🥍🥍 Register: http://spr.ly/6189BG6yBb.

Featured speakers include former lacrosse teammates Selena Lasota and current assistant coach Nicole Beardsley Montag in conversation with Dean Bryan Brayboy. They'll discuss teamwork, giving back and the culture of winning that has defined the Wildcats' lacrosse dynasty — NINE national championship titles, including in 2026.

🥍🥍 Learn more: http://spr.ly/6180BG6yBj.