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Love Data Week: NU Students Shine in Data Viz Championship

This Valentine's Day, show your love for data. Northwestern students, faculty, and staff participate in a week-long celebration of data storytelling, creativity, and innovation as part of the international Love Data Week event. The week celebrates data and aims to unite...

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Northwestern University’s Ask a Wildcat Wins Silver Circle of Excellence Award

The innovative Ask a Wildcat tool for students has won the Silver Circle of Excellence award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) in the Engagement in the Volunteer Engagement category. This accolade underscores the university's commitment to fostering robust student-alumni...

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Arch Scholars Student Spotlight: Angie Aguilar

Angie Aguilar Class of 2024 she/her Arch Program Bio&ChemEXCEL NU Bioscientist Major/Minor Major: Biological Sciences Minor: Global Health Studies Why did you choose Northwestern? I chose Northwestern because it offered everything I wanted in a school, including smaller class sizes and numerous resources for first-generation, low-income students. I also really...

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Arch Scholars Student Spotlight: Farley Wall

Farley Wall Class of 2025 he/him Arch Program Bio&ChemEXCEL NU Bioscientist Bridge (counselor) Major/Minor Double Major in Biological Sciences and Statistics Why did you choose Northwestern? I chose Northwestern because of the endless opportunities the university provides and the many ways students are supported in their time at college and...

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Scholar-activist Nia Robles Del Pino named 2024 Global Rhodes Scholar

As the first Argentinian to receive the honor, Northwestern senior will study mathematical physics at Oxford Northwestern University student Nia Robles Del Pino has been named a 2024 Global Rhodes Scholar — one of only two students selected worldwide among candidates...

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Arch Scholars Student Spotlight: Ken Li

Ken Li Class of 2024 he/him Arch Program Bridge NU Bioscientist Peer Mentoring Major/Minor Biology Why did you decide to participate in Arch? I wanted to find a community that supported my visions and understood the places that I was originating from. Coming from a FGLI background, Arch definitely has...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...