Impact
A new destination for global engagement and innovative learning on Northwestern’s Evanston campus will bear the name of a steadfast supporter and distinguished alumna of the Kellogg School of Management. Opening in fall 2027, the Ann McIlrath Drake Executive Center will be home to Kellogg’s executive MBA and executive education programs while also housing programming for all Kellogg students.
Professor John Rogers shares how the new Querrey Simpson Institute for Translational Engineering for Advanced Medical Systems (QSI-TEAMS) will help bring breakthrough medical technologies to market.
The Beacon Scholars program at Northwestern helps first-generation and lower-income students access all the University has to offer. Senior Cydney Hope Brown shares how the program allowed her to thrive.
A new fundraising effort seeks to ensure that the most promising students can access all the University has to offer, regardless of their financial means. The Forever Shine Campaign aims to raise at least $625 million for financial aid and enrichment programs that will benefit students across all of Northwestern’s schools.
A gift from Northwestern Trustee Jennifer Leischner Litowitz ’91 and Alec Litowitz in support of the Center for Enlightened Disagreement will accelerate the University’s impact on promoting constructive dialogue. In recognition of the Litowitzes’ generosity, the University has renamed the center in their honor.
Launched in 2024, Northwestern’s Center for Engineering in Vision and Ophthalmology (CEVO) is using artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge technology to advance its glaucoma research. Backed by a gift from the Forsythe Family Foundation, CEVO is developing innovative imaging tools to better understand and treat the disease, one of the world’s leading causes of permanent blindness.
Last fall — following a 16-month closure for major renovations — the Charles Deering Memorial Library reopened to students, faculty and visitors. The building may look the same on the outside, but a new era has begun after aesthetic and functional updates to the library’s interior.
In 2025 Northwestern is celebrating milestone anniversaries for three premier music and theater venues on the Evanston campus.
Made possible by a generous gift from University Trustee Kimberly K. Querrey, the new Querrey Simpson Institute for Regenerative Engineering at Northwestern will help accelerate patient recoveries and develop bioengineered tissues and organs.
Since 2015, the Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs has opened new vistas for international research and teaching.
