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Meet Mila Kaut, PhD student in the Department of History and Mellon Cluster Fellow in the Gender and Sexuality Studies Program
Mila Kaut is a PhD student in the Department of History and a Mellon Cluster Fellow in Gender and Sexuality Studies in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern. Mila studies U.S. history and the intersections of race, gender,...
Arch Scholars Student Spotlight: Brandon Ozobu
Brandon Ozobu Class of 2024 he/him Arch Programs Bridge Bio&Chem EXCEL Bridge 2 Posner Major/Minor Biological Sciences Why did you decide to participate in Arch? Participating in Arch allowed me to become more integrated with the rest of the FGLI community as well as engage in academic and career opportunities that...
Shae Murphy receives Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship
Pre-med student looks to better understand women’s healthcare in the U.S. and how to make it better Shae Murphy, a third-year student in Northwestern’s Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a recipient of the prestigious Obama-Chesky Scholarship for...
Mesmin Destin named faculty director of student access and enrichment
Will leverage experience as a scholar of inequality to help develop a vision for enhanced engagement with first-generation and lower-income students at Northwestern Northwestern Provost Kathleen Hagerty has appointed Mesmin Destin, an associate professor in the School of Education and Social...
Arch Scholars Student Spotlight: Sarah Opoku
Sarah Opoku Class of 2026 she/her Arch Programs Bio&ChemEXCEL Major/Minor Planning to major in astrochemistry and minor in French Why did you decide to participate in Arch? I decided to participate in Arch because I went to a high school that only offered a couple AP courses and...
Dayna Patterson is the first postdoctoral fellow at Northwestern University to receive the prestigious HHMI Hanna H. Gray Fellowship
Dayna Patterson was selected as a 2023 Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Hanna H. Gray Fellow and is the first postdoctoral fellow at Northwestern University to receive this prestigious fellowship. The HHMI Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program provides each fellow...
Ask a Wildcat: New AI-powered tool from Waldron Student-Alumni Connections Program fosters ‘unique, customized’ experiences between Wildcats alumni and students
Rising senior Mirabella Johnson knows Northwestern University boasts a vast, powerful alumni community – and she hasn’t been shy about tapping into that network of some 80,000 Wildcats for guidance. Since arriving on campus in 2021, the Chicago area native has...
Elizabeth Koselka receives a Fulbright U.S. Scholar fellowship
Northwestern University graduate student has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar fellowship from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. The prestigious fellowship provides unique opportunities for scholars to teach and conduct research abroad, forge new relationships and...
Vivien Hough ’21 sought a career path that resonated with her personal experience
“Reaching Your Dreams” 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...
Michael Palaskas ’23 inspired to seek out unconventional paths to a fulfilling career
“Reaching Your Dreams” 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...