“If I had been taught literature the way most students are today, I wouldn’t want to read it either.”

Northwestern Professor Gary Saul Morson speaks to a full house October 9th, 2025. See highlights below!

Oct 14 • 

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September 2025

Can teaching great literature well combat a rising tide of relativism and pessimism in America’s youth?

Join us October 9th from 6:30 - 8:30 pm when we’ll put that question and others to Northwestern professor of literature Dr. Gary Saul Morson

Sep 29 • 

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Why a Return to the True, Good and Beautiful is Needed Now More than Ever

We will discuss October 9th at our next New Trier Neighbors event about "How to Teach - and not to teach - Literature"

Sep 18 • 

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It’s Back to…. Politicized Classrooms?

Plus, sign up for our September 10 event about the extraordinary collaboration of Julius Rosenwald and Booker T. Washington to educate poor black…

Sep 4 • 

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August 2025

Education Innovation in Early 20th Century America: Booker T. Washington, Julius Rosenwald, and the Rosenwald Schools

What are the lessons from the Rosenwald Schools for education innovation today? Find out September 10th when historian Stephanie Deutsch speaks about…

Aug 19 • 

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June 2025

Two Boys Kissing? We had it right four years ago.

The Supreme Court of the United States delivers another opinion supporting parents' rights regarding their children's education.

Jun 30 • 

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Flags Fly as the Supreme Court Weighs In on Medicalization of Minors

Attention, Village of Wilmette

Jun 24 • 

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Reminder - sign up for the June 26th NTN book group discussion on "How to Educate a Citizen" at the Wilmette Library

A quick read on how a content-rich, knowledge-based curriculum works! Come ready to discuss!

Jun 20 • 

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Covid, Trump and the Civil War in New Trier History Class

Why are questions about Trump and Covid on a test about the Civil War?

Jun 18 • 

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Join us June 26th for the Next New Trier Neighbors Book Group

We'll discuss the legendary E.D. Hirsch's "How to Educate a Citizen" at the Wilmette Public Library

Jun 5 • 

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May 2025

Legal landscape of trans-related issues in schools and society: Liberty Justice Center talks to a full house at Mallinckrodt

Did you miss the April 30th event? Scroll below for the transcript.

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April 2025