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NEO Mini-Course Series

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Since 2019, NEO has partnered with Evanston Public Library (EPL) to offer quarterly non-credit, no-charge mini-courses to the greater Evanston community—as well as to NEO’s own membership. Each mini-course typically consists of two 90-minute sessions, held on a weekday evening in consecutive weeks and taught by a Northwestern emerita or emeritus. Most courses are offered hybrid – both in-person (Community Meeting Room at Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Ave., Downtown Evanston) and via Zoom. Registration is required. A library card is not required.

 

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Upcoming Mini-Courses

Academic Year 2025-2026
Save the dates! Nov. 6 and Nov. 13, 2025 for the Fall Mini-Course. Details will be announced soon. 

 

 

Past Mini-Courses

Academic Year 2024-2025

  1. Spring Qtr (May 15 and July 21): Prof. Emer. Mark Sheldon, Dept. of Philosophy, Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences, Issues in Medical Ethics: From Treating Children to End of Life. 
  2. Winter Qtr (Feb 5/12): Prof. Emer. Sarah H. Maza, Dept of History, Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences, Writing History: Of Whom, of What, and Why.
  3. Fall Qtr (Oct 10/17): Prof. Emer. Joseph L. Schofer, Civil and Environmental Engineering, McCormick School, Unlocking the Panama Canal.

Academic Year 2023-2024

  1. Spring Qtr (April 18/May 2): Peter Hayes, Prof. Emer. of History and German and Theodore Zev Weiss Holocaust Educational Foundation Professor of Holocaust Studies Emeritus, Department of History, Misconceptions About the Holocaust.
  2. Winter Qtr (Feb 6/13): Prof. Emer. D. Soyini Madison, Department of Performance Studies, Black Abstract Art and The Black Imagination. 
  3. Fall Qtr (Oct 25/Nov 1): Prof. Emer. Henry C. Binford, Department of History, The Emergence of Modern Chicago.

Academic Year 2022-2023

  1. Spring Qtr (Apr 20/May 4, 2023): Prof. Emer. Richard Kieckhefer,  Departments of History and Religious Studies, Sacred Places: What Gave London, Paris, and Florence Their Allure.
  2. Winter Qtr (Jan 18/25, 2023): Prof. Emer. Dr. Barbara J. Deal with Dr. Stephen Devries, Director of the educational Gaples Institute for Integrative Cardiology. “Diet, Heart Health, and Living a Full Life.” 
  3. Fall Qtr (Oct 11/18, 2022): Prof. Emer. Emile A. Okal, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, on 40 Years of Tsunami Research.

Visit NEO’s Archive for additional past mini-course lectures.