SESP News

Featured News

Bueschel Named Interim Director of MSHE Program

Andrea Conklin Bueschel began serving as interim director of the Higher Education Administration and Policy program on Sept. 1, 2026.

October 06, 2026

A Century of Learning and Leading

In 1926, the legendary U.S. Route 66 was established, A. A. Milne published his beloved children's book Winnie-the-Pooh, and Henry Ford implemented a pioneering 40-hour work week at his automobile factory.

July 01, 2026

Recent Stories

Lessons on Leadership, Healing and Resilience

October 17, 2026

Selena Lasota and Nicole Beardsley Montag took very different paths after graduating from the School of Education and Social Policy in 2018, but both kept human relationships at the center of their lives. At the 2026 Ray and Nancy Loeschner Leadership Lecture Series, moderated by Dean Bryan Brayboy, they talked about community, mental health and why their classes felt relevant to their lives.

Alumni Return for Homecoming Luncheon

October 07, 2026

More than two dozen School of Education and Social Policy alumni will return home on Friday, Oct. 9 for our annual homecoming luncheon.

SESP's Big Ten Players of the Week

October 06, 2026

School of Education and Social Policy alumnus Braydon Brus and undergraduate Ashley Sessa were named Big Ten Player of the Week in their respective sports.

NCARE Launches Four New Rural District Partnerships

September 25, 2026

The Northwestern Collaborative for Applied Research in Education (NCARE), a research-practice partnership that uses data to support students and teachers, is expanding its statewide reach through four new partnerships with Illinois school districts.

Sherin to Lead Master's and Professional Programs

September 04, 2026

Miriam Gamoran Sherin has been named associate dean for master’s and professional education at Northwestern's School of Education and Social Policy, a new role that reflects the growing scope and importance of the master’s and professional programs.

Terri Sabol: The Dangers of Deregulating Head Start

September 04, 2026

A new federal proposal to loosen rules governing Head Start, the nation’s early childhood education program, will gut the program rather than streamline it, Northwestern University professor Terri Sabol argued in a Chicago Tribune opinion piece.

From SESP Magazine

The Anxious Generation Tries Logging Off

Spring 2026

Amid growing signals that using smartphones and social media is bad for mental health, some SESP students, alumni, and faculty are seeing the upside of taking a break.

Crossing The Divide

Spring 2026

After the 2016 presidential election, Sara Shacter (MS90) felt the need to get out of her blue bubble. Could so many people really have a different set of values than she did? When she learned a friend's husband leaned conservative and loved talking politics, she invited him out for brunch.

Explore news by topic

Research

OpenClose

Coburn Wins Walder Award

Cynthia Coburn, the Margaret Walker Alexander Professor of Human Development and Social Policy, received the Martin E. and Gertrude G. Walder Award for Research Excellence.

May 28, 2026

More Research News

Accolades

OpenClose

Lausch Earns Big Ten Sportsmanship Award; Other Highlights

Jack Lausch Earned the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award; Daniel Svärd, Jordan Clayton and Justin Mullins were also honored.

August 14, 2026

More Awards and Honors News

In the Media

OpenClose

Life Isn't a Stage. It's a Story

Humans have a habit of dividing life into stages, but are these categories really useful or meaningful? In a recent New Yorker piece, SESP psychologist Dan P. McAdams tells writer Shayla Love that traditional life stages are limiting.

March 04, 2026

SESP 100: Advantage Sahara

As captain of the men’s tennis team during his undergraduate days, Northwestern University’s Jamie Sahara (BS02) learned to lead a team long before he ever ran a company.

July 28, 2026

More School and University News