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The discrepancy in perception among white Americans shows a far more optimistic view of the racial progress that has been made since the 1960s, according to a new study by Ivy Onyeador.

Justice RBG was an American icon
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Northwestern University scholars can speak to the medical, public health and economic angles of the coronavirus COVID-19 epidemic.
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Find experts available to comment on presidential politics - from economic policy to the COVID-19 federal response and more.
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As wildfires break historic records along the West Coast and Hurricane Sally pummels the Gulf Coast, Northwestern University professors discuss how political polarization impacts public opinion around the crises and what governments can do in response.
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The erosion of trust has implications for whether Americans’ intend to take a COVID-19 vaccine when it’s available. Just under 6 in 10 people surveyed (59%) said they would get a COVID-19 vaccination, a seven-point decline from late July (66%).

Parneshia Jones, who has advanced Northwestern University Press (NUP) as editor for the last two decades, will take the helm as its new director. Jones becomes one of only two Black women currently leading a university press

Corporate mergers are likely to intensify as the stock market soars and the pandemic forces companies to reposition themselves in the face of an accelerating digital transformation, said Northwestern University professor Thomas Lys.
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Governors saw their approval ratings slip to 48% on average in August—a 3% drop from last month, even as President Donald Trump’s approval rating edged up slightly—according to the latest survey results looking at Americans’ attitudes and behaviors around COVID-19.

Global fairytales from Japan and South Africa and contemporary classics “The Rainbow Fish” and “Frozen,” will mark the return of “Imagine U Storytime