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See what makes us special.</p></div></div><div class="stats-callout"><div><div class="big">#<span class="purecounter" data-purecounter-end="5" data-purecounter-separator="true" data-purecounter-start="0"></span></div><div class="text">Ranked Education School, U.S. News & World Report</div></div><div><div class="big"><span class="purecounter" data-purecounter-end="17" data-purecounter-separator="true" data-purecounter-start="0"></span></div><div class="text">Faculty members elected to the National Academy of Education</div></div><div><div class="big"><span class="purecounter" data-purecounter-end="97" data-purecounter-separator="true" data-purecounter-start="0"></span>%</div><div class="text">Undergraduates employed or completing graduate school or fellowships after graduation</div></div><div><div class="big"><span class="purecounter" data-purecounter-end="170" data-purecounter-separator="true" data-purecounter-start="0"></span>K+</div><div class="text">Service hours provided to local communities through the Civic Education Project </div></div></div></section><section class="featured-people-slider" style="background: url('css/images/bg/graphic-background-tall-1.webp') no-repeat center / cover;"><div class="section-top contain-970"><h2>People Spotlight </h2><p>SESP students, faculty, and alumni spark broad and meaningful change for individuals and systems alike. See how our people are making a difference in SESP and beyond, through both their work and service.</p></div><div class="swiper featured-people"><div class="swiper-wrapper"><div class="swiper-slide"><img alt="Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy" src="images/bryanhomepage.jpg"/><h3>Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy</h3><div class="title">Dean and Carlos Montezuma Professor of Education and Social Policy</div><div class="text">A member of the National Academy of Education and a fellow of the American Educational Research Association, Dean Brayboy’s research focuses on the role of race and diversity in higher education, and the experiences of Indigenous students, staff, and faculty in institutions of higher education. </div></div><div class="swiper-slide"><img alt="Nichole Pinkard" src="images/nichole_people_module_homepage.jpg"/><h3>Nichole Pinkard</h3><div class="title">Alice Hamilton Professor of Learning Sciences</div><div class="text">Alumna Nichole Pinkard (PhD98) is one of the world’s leading visionaries on educational ecosystems. It’s not enough to learn in school, says Pinkard, whose research helps connect educational opportunities between schools, parks, cities, and communities. Pinkard collaborates with colleagues Mike Horn and Marcelo Worsley to lead STEAMbassadors, a program that trains college-going youth to mentor young people from their own communities. She created the Digital Youth Network and the learning platform L3. </div></div><div class="swiper-slide"><img alt="James P. Spillane" src="images/jim_spillane_feature.jpg"/><h3>James P. Spillane</h3><div class="title">Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Professor in Learning and Organizational Change; Professor, Human Development and Social Policy; Professor, Learning Sciences</div><div class="text">A first-generation high school and college student from rural Ireland, James Spillane is one of the world’s top thinkers on school leadership issues, change within organizations, and policy implementation at state, school, and classroom levels. Spillane is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of education.</div></div><div class="swiper-slide"><img alt="Kirabo Jackson" src="images/kirabo_people_module_homepage1.png"/><h3>Kirabo Jackson</h3><div class="title">Abraham Harris Professor of Education and Social Policy</div><div class="text">Labor economist Kirabo Jackson is a member of the three-person White House Council of Economic Advisors. His groundbreaking studies have helped educators and policymakers determine what makes one school better than another and the true measure of an exceptional teacher. Using modern methodological tools, he has researched the importance of school funding on student outcomes, the longer-term effects of single-gender education, and how to best determine teachers’ effectiveness. Jackson is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Education.</div></div><div class="swiper-slide"><img alt="Emma Adam " src="images/emma_homepage-topaz.jpg"/><h3>Emma Adam </h3><div class="title">Edwina S. Tarry Professor of Human Development and Social Policy</div><div class="text">Emma Adam, a developmental psychologist who coined the term “sleep equity”, is an expert on adolescent stress and sleep. Her work has revealed racial differences in stress and the impact of perceived discrimination on stress hormones, sleep, and health. Her research also suggests discrimination during adolescence has a lasting effect on the body. Adams directs the Contexts Of Adolescent Stress and Thriving (COAST) lab.</div></div><div class="swiper-slide"><img alt="Cynthia Coburn" src="images/coburn_feature.jpg"/><h3>Cynthia Coburn</h3><div class="title">Charles Deering McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence</div><div class="text">Cynthia Coburn’s work has helped spark a renaissance in the field of education research. A professor of education and social policy, she is a world-renowned expert on improving relationships between educational researchers and practitioners such as teachers, principals, and district leaders. Coburn is best known for her research uncovering the complicated factors and relationships that affect how urban school systems implement educational policy. She is a member of the National Academy of Education. </div></div><div class="swiper-slide"><img alt="Megan Bang" src="images/megan_bang_homepage1.jpg"/><h3>Megan Bang</h3><div class="title">Professor of Learning Sciences </div><div class="text">Alumna Megan Bang (PhD09) studies how to create education systems that cultivate just, sustainable, and culturally thriving communities. She particularly wants to know how education, instead of being a source of trauma and assimilation, has the potential to contribute to Indigenous communities—and all communities. She is the director of Northwestern’s Center for Native American and Indigenous Research, a member of the National Academy of Education and its Board of Directors.</div></div><div class="swiper-slide"><img alt="Jonathan Guryan" src="images/jon_homepage1.jpg"/><h3>Jonathan Guryan</h3><div class="title">Lawyer Taylor Professor of Education and Social Policy</div><div class="text">Economist Jonathan Guryan’s work spans various topics related to labor markets, education policy, and social interaction. His research interests include the causes and consequences of racial inequality, the labor market for teachers, social interactions in the workplace, youth violence, and lottery gambling. He recently investigated the effectiveness of an intensive math tutoring program and the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy based interventions for at-risk youth. Guryan, a member of the National Academy of Education, is co-director of the Urban Education Lab.</div></div><div class="swiper-slide"><img alt="Sepehr Vakil " src="images/sepehr_people_module_homepage2.jpg"/><h3>Sepehr Vakil </h3><div class="title">Associate Professor, Learning Sciences </div><div class="text">Sepehr Vakil's work focuses on topics related to racial equity, technology, and STEM education. He directs the Young People’s Race Power and Technology Project (YPRPT), which brings together undergraduate students at Northwestern with local high school students––along with activists, artists, and technology experts–to investigate the impact of artificial intelligence and big data technologies on under resourced communities in the Chicago area. </div></div><div class="swiper-slide"><img alt="Sally Afia Nuamah" src="images/sally_people_module_homepage1.jpg"/><h3>Sally Afia Nuamah</h3><div class="title">Associate Professor in Human Development and Social Policy</div><div class="text">Sally A. Nuamah studies race, gender, education policy, and political behavior. Her latest book, Closed for Democracy, investigates the political consequences of mass school closures on Black Americans’ relationship with government. It received three awards from the American Political Science Association. </div></div><div class="swiper-slide"><img alt="Michael Horn" src="images/mike_horn_feature2.jpg"/><h3>Michael Horn</h3><div class="title">Professor and Program Coordinator, Learning Sciences; Professor, Computer Science</div><div class="text">Mike Horn is co-founder of the nation’s first joint Computer Science-Learning Sciences PhD program His research explores using interactive technology to design innovative learning experiences. His most recent project is TunePad a free online platform for creating music with the Python programming language. </div></div></div><div class="swiper-nav"><div class="swiper-button-prev"></div><div class="swiper-pagination"></div><div class="swiper-button-next"></div></div></div><ul class="center-list"><li><a class="button" href="people/index.html">Meet more of our people</a></li></ul></section><section class="impact-slider"><div class="section-top contain-970"><h2>Making an Impact</h2><p>At SESP, we partner with the community to maximize the impact of our research findings. These collaborations allow us to test new ideas, develop better practices, and share discoveries to benefit as many people as possible.</p><ul class="center-list"><li><a class="button" href="research-impact/our-impact/index.html">SEE OUR IMPACT</a></li></ul></div><div class="swiper impact"><div class="swiper-wrapper"><div class="swiper-slide"><div class="alternate-photo-float purple "><div class="image reveal reveal-left "><img alt="Student walking in Chicago by train" src="images/impact_homepage.jpg"/></div><div class="text reveal reveal-right"><div class="box"><h3>Morton Schapiro Northwestern Academy for Chicago Public Schools</h3><p>The Morton Schapiro Northwestern Academy for Chicago Public Schools enhances access and successful matriculation for underrepresented, academically motivated students. Thanks to the Academy, these talented individuals are on track to attend top-tier colleges and universities. To date, graduates have enrolled in more than 115 institutions, including Northwestern, Harvard, Yale, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="swiper-slide"><div class="alternate-photo-float purple "><div class="image reveal reveal-left "><img alt="Marcello Worsley working with high school student" src="images/black_kids_predict_impact_homepage.jpg"/></div><div class="text reveal reveal-right"><div class="box"><h3>Black Kids Predict</h3><div class="w-col w-col-8 w-col-small-small-stack"> <p class="page-paragraph white-text"><span class="text-span-8"></span>Black Kids Predict engages students in data science to revitalize the talent pipeline. The curriculum transforms 6th-12th graders' perception of data and computer science from a boring desk job to a superpower. Led by college students from diverse backgrounds, the program emphasizes the practical applications of STEM education and encourages students to view data in new ways.</p> <br/> <p class="page-paragraph white-text"><span class="text-span-5"> </span></p> </div></div></div></div></div><div class="swiper-slide"><div class="alternate-photo-float purple "><div class="image reveal reveal-left "><img alt="Nichole Pinkard working with student" src="images/steambassadors_impact_homepage.jpg"/></div><div class="text reveal reveal-right"><div class="box"><h3>STEAMbassadors</h3><p>STEAMbassadors trains college-bound 18 to 24-year-olds from under-resourced communities to work with youth in neighborhoods lacking learning opportunities and role models in computer science, engineering, and the arts. They are assigned to local organizations partnering with the Chicago Department of Family Support Services in parks, libraries, and schools to create an out-of-school learning ecosystem across the city.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="swiper-slide"><div class="alternate-photo-float purple "><div class="image reveal reveal-left "><img alt="Evanston Township High School Partnership Office" src="images/eths-impact.jpg"/></div><div class="text reveal reveal-right"><div class="box"><h3>Northwestern-Evanston Township High School (ETHS) Partnership Office</h3><div class="outer-wrap" id="dialog1Desc"> <div class="inner-wrap"> <div class="column">The Northwestern/ETHS Partnership Office is part of the Good Neighbor, Great University Initiative, supported by Neighborhood and Community Relations and the Office of Community Education Partnerships in the School of Education and Social Policy. Northwestern has more than 100 significant partnerships with Evanston Township High School. This relationship spans disciplines, encompassing academics, athletics, health and wellness, identity and social consciousness, college and career education, cultural events, mentoring, the arts, and community engagement.</div> <div class="column"></div> </div> </div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="swiper-nav"><div class="swiper-button-prev"></div><div class="swiper-pagination"></div><div class="swiper-button-next"></div></div></div></section><section class="contain-1120"><div class="section-top"><h2>News and Events</h2></div><div class="news-two-col reveal scale-in"><article class="news-box"><img alt="Kirabo Jackson" height="272" src="news-events/sesp-news/2024/images/kirabo_portrait.jpg" width="450"/><div class="news-copy"><h3><a href="news-events/sesp-news/2024/trump-plans-to-close-the-department-of-education-what-does-this-mean.html">Trump Plans to ‘Close' the Department of Education. What Does This Mean?</a></h3><div class="date">November 20, 2024 7:01 PM</div><p>Economist Kirabo Jackson, former economic advisor to President Biden, recently spoke with NBC Chicago about how education policy in the U.S. may shift under the new Trump administration. </p></div></article><article class="news-box"><img alt="Musa al-Gharbi" height="272" src="news-events/sesp-news/2024/images/musa-480-students.jpg" width="450"/><div class="news-copy"><h3><a href="news-events/sesp-news/2024/musa-al-gharbi-on-elitism-and-wokeness.html">Musa al-Gharbi on Elitism and Wokeness</a></h3><div class="date">October 29, 2024 10:21 AM</div><p>Sociologist Musa al-Gharbi, the author of We Have Never Been Woke: The Contradictions of a New Elite, emphasized the importance of diverse perspectives and the challenges of ideological diversity in academia during the 2024 Ray and Nancy Loeschner Lecture Series on Leadership at Northwestern University. </p></div></article></div><div class="news-three-col"><article class="news-box"><img alt="" height="163" src="news-events/sesp-news/2024/images/journalism_fellows.jpg" width="270"/><div class="news-copy"><h3><a href="news-events/sesp-news/2024/sesp-medill-offer-fellowships-to-journalists.html">SESP, Medill Offer Fellowships to Journalists </a></h3><div class="date">October 10, 2024 4:38 PM</div><p>The application period is open for the SESP/Medill Education Journalism Collaborative, which pairs three working journalists with master’s students on education projects.</p></div></article><article class="news-box"><img alt="Emma Adam" height="163" src="news-events/sesp-news/2024/images/adam-480.jpg" width="270"/><div class="news-copy"><h3><a href="news-events/sesp-news/2024/how-stress-shapes-the-mind-and-body.html">How Stress Shapes the Mind and Body</a></h3><div class="date">October 10, 2024 4:28 PM</div><p>Northwestern University professor Emma Adam emphasized the fundamental importance of inclusion and belonging for young people’s emotional well-being and long-term health in an interview with Susan Corwith, director of the School of Education and Social Policy’s Center for Talent Development. </p></div></article><article class="news-box"><img alt="Kimberly Scott" height="163" src="news-events/sesp-news/2024/images/scott_kimberly480.jpg" width="270"/><div class="news-copy"><h3><a href="news-events/sesp-news/2024/scott-spearheads-effort-to-integrate-social-justice-into-organizational-chang.html">Integrating Social Justice into Organizational Change</a></h3><div class="date">October 8, 2024 11:46 AM</div><p>An innovative digital anthology project led by Kimberly Scott examines how social justice principles can be woven into organizational change.</p></div></article></div><ul class="center-list"><li><a class="button" href="news-events/sesp-news/index.html">Read more SESP news</a></li></ul></section><section class="contain-1120"><div class="news-event-boxes full-width"><div class="event-list"><h3>Events</h3><div class="two-columns"><div class="event"><div class="event-date"><div class="month">Dec</div><div class="day">3</div><div class="year">2024</div></div><div class="event-content"><h4><a href="https://planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/623604" onclick="window.open('https://planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/623604','event','width=575,height=640,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes').focus(); return false;">Human Development and Social Policy Brown Bag: Feinberg's Department of Medical Social Sciences</a></h4><div class="date-time-location"><strong>12:30 PM</strong> Annenberg Hall, 2120 Campus Drive</div><div class="description">This upcoming brown bag will be joined by faculty members from Feinberg's department of Medical Social Sciences (MSS). R...</div></div></div><div class="event"><div class="event-date"><div class="month">Dec</div><div class="day">3</div><div class="year">2024</div></div><div class="event-content"><h4><a href="https://planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/620887" onclick="window.open('https://planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/620887','event','width=575,height=640,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes').focus(); return false;">MS in Education Program Information Session</a></h4><div class="date-time-location"><strong>5:00 PM</strong></div><div class="description">Attend a livestreamed information session about the Master of Science in Education Program. Presentations will include i...</div></div></div><div class="event"><div class="event-date"><div class="month">Dec</div><div class="day">3</div><div class="year">2024</div></div><div class="event-content"><h4><a href="https://planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/622466" onclick="window.open('https://planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/622466','event','width=575,height=640,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes').focus(); return false;">Family Action Network (FAN) - The Miraculous from the Material: Understanding the Wonders of Nature</a></h4><div class="date-time-location"><strong>7:00 PM</strong></div><div class="description">Nature is capable of extraordinary phenomena. Standing in awe of those phenomena, we experience a feeling of connection ...</div></div></div><div class="event"><div class="event-date"><div class="month">Dec</div><div class="day">4</div><div class="year">2024</div></div><div class="event-content"><h4><a href="https://planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/622467" onclick="window.open('https://planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/622467','event','width=575,height=640,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes').focus(); return false;">Family Action Network (FAN) - The Ritual Effect: From Habit to Ritual, Harness the Surprising Power of Everyday Actions</a></h4><div class="date-time-location"><strong>7:00 PM</strong></div><div class="description">Think about the way you savor a certain beverage, the care you take with a particular outfit that gets worn only on spec...</div></div></div><div class="event"><div class="event-date"><div class="month">Dec</div><div class="day">5</div><div class="year">2024</div></div><div class="event-content"><h4><a href="https://planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/623609" onclick="window.open('https://planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/623609','event','width=575,height=640,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes').focus(); return false;">SESP Holiday Cheer & Stress Relief</a></h4><div class="date-time-location"><strong>3:00 PM</strong> Annenberg Hall, 2120 Campus Drive</div><div class="description">All are welcome to join us for winter treats, cookie decorating, and slime making to decompress and connect with others....</div></div></div><div class="event"><div class="event-date"><div class="month">Dec</div><div class="day">7</div><div class="year">2024</div></div><div class="event-content"><h4><a href="https://planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/618363" onclick="window.open('https://planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/618363','event','width=575,height=640,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes').focus(); return false;">MSSEP Graduation Ceremony</a></h4><div class="date-time-location"><strong>All day</strong></div><div class="description">Please join us for the Masters of Science in Social and Economic Policy Graduation Ceremony on Saturday, December 7th! 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