{"id":106324,"date":"2026-02-06T15:25:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T21:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?page_id=106324"},"modified":"2026-02-06T15:25:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T21:25:18","slug":"medill-explores","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/medill-explores\/","title":{"rendered":"Medill Explores"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Through the Medill Explores program, students go on a variety of learning adventures during a weeklong suspension of regularly scheduled classes. Classes are led by faculty and are designed to provide a deep dive into different subject areas and locations. Below, see the stories students published during and after these reporting trips. Read more about the program <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medill.northwestern.edu\/journalism\/graduate-journalism\/exclusive-opportunities\/medill-explores.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/category\/medill-explores-2026\/\"><strong>Medill Explores 2026<\/strong><\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/category\/medill-explores-2026\/super-bowl-lx\/\">Super Bowl LX<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/category\/medill-explores-2025\/\"><strong>Medill Explores 2025<\/strong><\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/category\/medill-explores-2025\/latvia-2025\/\">Latvia 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/category\/medill-explores-2025\/puerto-rico-2025\/\">Puerto Rico 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/category\/medill-explores-2025\/super-bowl-lix\/\">Super Bowl LIX<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/category\/medill-explores-2025\/vienna-2025\/\">Vienna 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/category\/medill-explores-2025\/wm-phoenix-open-2025\/\">WM Phoenix Open 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/category\/medill-explores-2024\/\"><strong>Medill Explores 2024<\/strong><\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/category\/medill-explores-2024\/buenos-aires-2024\/\">Buenos Aires 2024<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/category\/medill-explores-2024\/london-2024\/\">London 2024<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/category\/medill-explores-2024\/puerto-rico-2024\/\">Puerto Rico 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href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/category\/medill-explores-2023\/south-africa\/\">South Africa 2023<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/category\/medill-explores-2023\/super-bowl-lvii\/\">Super Bowl LVII<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/category\/medill-explores-2023\/wm-phoenix-open-2023\/\">WM Phoenix Open 2023<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/category\/medill-explores-2022\/\"><strong>Medill Explores 2022<\/strong><\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/category\/medill-explores-2022\/new-orleans-gulf-coast-2022\/\">Louisiana Gulf Coast 2022<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/category\/medill-explores-2022\/new-orleans-social-2022\/\">New Orleans 2022<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a 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href=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/category\/medill-explores-2020\/nba-all-star-weekend-2020\/\">NBA All-Star Weekend 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/category\/medill-explores-2020\/puerto-rico-2020\/\">Puerto Rico 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/category\/medill-explores-2020\/south-africa-2020\/\">South Africa 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/category\/medill-explores-2020\/south-carolina-2020\/\">South Carolina 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Medill Explores 2019<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/category\/medill-explores-2019\/buenosaires2109\/\">Buenos Aires 2019<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/category\/medill-explores-2019\/nbaallstar2019\/\">NBA All-Star Weekend 2019<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a 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