Alumni Spotlight

Carolyn Strong graduated from Weinberg in 1999 in African-American Studies. Now a Doctor of Education, Dean of Students, and President of her own education consulting company, Strong has dedicated her life and career to equity for the Black community. What inspired...

Sarah Borchers graduated from Weinberg in 2004, studying political science and African American studies. Borchers went on to receive a Master's of Arts in International Relations from St. John's University and has had a fruitful career in the nonprofit sector....

Marissa Jackson Sow graduated from Weinberg in 2006, studying psychology and African American studies. Jackson Sow has previously served as the Deputy Commissioner on the NYC Commission of Human Rights, and General Counsel for the NYC Mayor's Office for International...

Weinberg’s Spring 2022 Convocation Speaker, Jeanne Sparrow has enjoyed an award-winning career in Chicago media after creating her own definition of personal success. As Jeanne Sparrow ’91 approached her final year as a Northwestern University undergraduate, she admittedly needed some thoughtful...

Department of Art Theory and Practice alumnus Angelo Madsen Minax  has been awarded a 2022 Guggenheim Fellowship. Minax received his MFA from Northwestern in 2012. Minax is a multi-disciplinary artist and filmmaker, with projects that draw on auto-ethnography to explore chosen...

Kian Gohar graduated from Weinberg in 1998, studying history and political science. A former executive director of the XPRIZE Foundation and Singularity University, he has coached the leadership teams of dozens of Fortune 500 companies. In this Alumni Spotlight, Kian shares...

Yujia Ding graduated from Weinberg College in 2014 from the biological sciences with a concentration in genetics and molecular biology. She also received her MS in Interdepartmental Biological Sciences (IBiS) in 2017. Learn more about what inspired her to pursue...

Junta Nakai graduated from Weinberg in 2004, studying economics and international studies. Nakai is currently the Vice President for Financial Services and Sustainability at Databricks, a Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence(AI) company. He is also an investor, adviser, sake brewery...

Sarah Walwema graduated from Weinberg in 2018, majoring in environmental sciences. Walwema is currently an urban planner at GRAEF, a private industry engineering and consulting firm. She also serves on Delta Institute's Associate Board, who works with communities to solve...

In honor of the 125th anniversary of the first PhD degree being conferred at Northwestern University in 1896, The Graduate School (TGS) is highlighting PhD alumni community in the 125 years of Alumni Spotlight Series. Throughout 2021, their series will...