“The [NABJ chapter] has been my home away from home.”
Favorite project: The Unsung Heroes series for the The Daily Northwestern's Cats Corner podcast
“A deep dive into the people in Athletics who don't get the credit they deserve ... like the people out there cutting the grass at 6 a.m. for a 9 a.m. game.”
Advice for incoming students: Make use of all the opportunities you can
Post-grad plans: A career in sports journalism
Ila Gupta
Hometown: Naperville, Illinois
Majors: Saxophone performance and economics
“The biggest thing that drew me to Northwestern was the ability to study multiple things while I was here.”
Schools: Bienen School of Music; Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Northwestern has significantly advanced my career, and I am grateful to my professors and classmates for a wonderful experience.
—Sumia Imran
'24,
Chicago,
via Northwestern Magazine
The NU Class of '24 deserves not only our applause but also our admiration (*full disclosure — our daughter is one of you).
“They endured everything we took from them, every pivot we asked of them and every ounce of patience we expected from them. They showed us how to stand firm in a storm, not knowing when or how it will end. This perseverance will serve them well in their lives. It is a lesson they could not learn in a classroom. They discovered it is the light from within them that will guide them through the darkest days.” — Online college news site Grown&Flown
Congrats to the courageous, resilient Class of '24! You will always have a special place in our hearts. Go 'Cats! Go Class of '24!
—David Mumford
'76,
Santa Monica, Calif.,
via Northwestern Magazine
Such a pleasure to “meet” these impressive, articulate grads!
Updates about their futures in a year, five years, 10 years would be wonderful.
Increased financial aid has made a Northwestern education more accessible and ushered in a student population that is more diverse by almost every measure. More than $200 million in aid is awarded annually to thousands of undergraduates, and the University is one of just 19 institutions in the country that are need-blind in their admissions processes, meet full demonstrated financial need for domestic students and offer no-loan financial aid packages.
As the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications celebrates its centennial, Charles Whitaker is incredibly bullish about the future of media and the school’s role in shaping that future.
Undergraduate students participated in the first Farley Bay Area Quarter, a new program offered by Northwestern’s Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation that provides classes in tech ethics, product management and venture fundraising, as well as an experiential seminar that includes externships at a range of tech companies.
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Reader Responses
Northwestern has significantly advanced my career, and I am grateful to my professors and classmates for a wonderful experience.
—Sumia Imran '24, Chicago, via Northwestern Magazine
The NU Class of '24 deserves not only our applause but also our admiration (*full disclosure — our daughter is one of you).
“They endured everything we took from them, every pivot we asked of them and every ounce of patience we expected from them. They showed us how to stand firm in a storm, not knowing when or how it will end. This perseverance will serve them well in their lives. It is a lesson they could not learn in a classroom. They discovered it is the light from within them that will guide them through the darkest days.” — Online college news site Grown&Flown
Congrats to the courageous, resilient Class of '24! You will always have a special place in our hearts. Go 'Cats! Go Class of '24!
—David Mumford '76, Santa Monica, Calif., via Northwestern Magazine
Such a pleasure to “meet” these impressive, articulate grads!
Updates about their futures in a year, five years, 10 years would be wonderful.
—Nancy Miller Harray '64, Monterey, Calif.
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