9+ hour, 6+ min ago  (868+ words) At Northwestern University's 168th Commencement, the message to new graduates was clear: You're ready " now go make your mark on the world. "We're counting on you to bring your big, gorgeous, different, unconventional, crazy, surprising, kind, innovative and unfamiliar ideas and…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (256+ words) Vice President for Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer Lorraine Goffe will step down from her role at Northwestern on June 30, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Amanda Distel announced. Goffe, who joined Northwestern in 2022, oversees all aspects of…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago  (535+ words) As Provost Kathleen Hagerty, steward of Northwestern's academic enterprise for six years, prepares to step down from her role on June 30, colleagues and partners from across the University are lauding a groundbreaking leader whose impact will be felt by students,…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago  (176+ words) Cynthia Coburn, the Margaret Walker Alexander Professor of Learning Sciences and Human Development and Social Policy at the School of Education and Social Policy (SESP), has received the 2026 Martin E. and Gertrude G. Walder Award for Research Excellence. Coburn studies the relationship…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago  (265+ words) Northwestern University professors Jinjoo Cho and Petia Vlahovska have received the 21st annual Dorothy Ann and Clarence L. Ver Steeg Distinguished Research Fellowship Award. The Ver Steeg Fellowship supports the research of a tenured Northwestern faculty member whose work enhances the reputation…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (548+ words) Graduation season at Northwestern is a whirlwind of activity. For the Class of 2026, that means the upcoming Graduation Weekend will be packed with several events, receptions, ceremonies and more. Actor, producer and entrepreneur Sarah Jessica Parker will address the Class…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (338+ words) As the spring quarter nears its close, take a break at finals relief, celebrate at a garden party and more. Here's what to add to your calendar this week. As always, all are welcome! Celebrate Northwestern's national championship field hockey…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (188+ words) Mariam Fofana, a third-year student in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a $35, 000 Beinecke Scholarship to pursue graduate studies in African history, specializing in modern and contemporary West African and diasporic histories. Northwestern's 11th Beinecke Scholar, Fofana…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (196+ words) Northwestern Now News President-elect on campus for a Wildcat weekend A few days after being named president-elect, Mung Chiang returned to campus to cheer on Northwestern lacrosse and tour the new Ryan Field. On Sunday, Chiang joined the crowd of…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (379+ words) The Wirtz Center will be bustling this weekend as "In the Time of the Butterflies" has its second weekend of shows, and "Enough is Enough" and "The Beyond: The Vision of Georgia O'Keeffe" take the stage. Here's what else to…...