Alumni & Students

Chandana Sooranahalli graduated from Weinberg College in 2020, studying Economics with a minor in cognitive science. Sooranhalli now serves as a Management Consultant with the Qral Group in Chicago, Illinois. Why did you decide to come to Northwestern? I decided to attend Northwestern...

Maitreyi Sistla graduated from Weinberg College in 2014, studying Economics and Global Health. Sistla now serves as the Deputy Director of the Aspen Tech Policy Hub, part of the Aspen Institute. What inspired you to pursue a major or minor in...

Northwestern undergraduates Isabella Twocrow and Kadin Mills recently received recognition from the Morris K. and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, a federal agency that supports study in fields related to the environment, tribal public policy, and Native American health care. Twocrow is participating...

“Reaching Your Dream” series tells stories of Northwestern alums of Chicago Field Studies, an academic internship program that matches over 500 students every year with over 250 employer partners. CFS participants receive guidance on choosing internships based on their passions...

Shina Trivedi she/her Class of 2024 Arch Program Peer Mentoring Major Psychology and Cognitive Science Minor  Sociology Why did you decide to participate in Arch? I decided to participate in Arch to find a closer community that could help guide me at Northwestern. At such a prestigious institution, it is...

As an elementary school student, Anthony Tam loved to play with Legos and put small things together, which naturally led him to his love for the molecular world. In high school, he participated in the U.S. Chemistry Olympiad and the...

Northwestern alum Judith Olson ’65 will receive an honorary Doctor of Science from Northwestern University during this year’s commencement on June 13. Olson, the Donald Bren Professor of Information and Computer Sciences Emerita in the department of informatics at the University...

Eva Jefferson Paterson ’71 will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws from Northwestern University during this year’s commencement on June 13. Paterson graduated from Northwestern with a B.A. in political science and was elected the first African American student body president. She went...

Gina Lawrence graduated from Northwestern University in 2008, studying African American Studies and Psychology. A Harvard Law School graduate, Lawrence now serves as Associate General Counsel of the Noble Network of Charter Schools, combining her passion for law and community. What...

It’s an especially golden anniversary for Northwestern University’s Department of African American Studies. Celebrating its 50th year in 2022, the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences-housed department has grown into one of the nation’s premier academic homes for the study of...