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My Northwestern Direction
In the My Northwestern Direction essay, Northwestern Magazine highlights the diverse paths our alumni, students, faculty and staff have taken and explores the many ways the University intersects with their lives.
Co-founded by Andrew Youn ’06 MBA, ’19 H, One Acre Fund is a nonprofit that provides training and equipment to 4 million farm families across nine countries in eastern and southern Africa.
![Illustration of Aaron Greenberg](/assets/2024/Winter-2024/MND-Aaron-Greenberg__FocusFillWzMzMCwzOTgsIngiLDEyXQ.jpg)
![Illustrated portrait of Heather Harding.](/assets/2023/Fall/MND-Heather-Harding__FocusFillWzMzMCwzOTgsIngiLDM0XQ.jpg)
Democracy Depends on Inclusive Education
![MND Danielle Cadet](/assets/2023/Spring/MND_Danielle-Cadet__FocusFillWzMzMCwzOTgsIngiLDM0XQ.jpg)
My Story Is Sharing Black Stories
![MND Nico Rivelis](/assets/2023/Winter-2023/MND-Nico-Rivelis__FocusFillWzMzMCwzOTgsIngiLDMxXQ.jpg)
A New Citizen Finally at Home
![mnd eric huang](/assets/2022/Spring/mnd-eric-huang__FocusFillWzMzMCwzOTgsIngiLDQxXQ.jpg)
An Uncommon Recipe for Success
![mnd chad mirken](/assets/2022/Winter/mnd_chad-mirken__FocusFillWzMzMCwzOTgsIngiLDM0XQ.jpg)
Using Small Science to Solve Big Problems
![MND Schazenbach](/assets/2021/Fall/MND-Schazenbach__FocusFillWzMzMCwzOTgsIngiLDM4XQ.jpg)
Multiple Perspectives Lead to Better Research
![Chris Oh](/assets/2021/Spring/Chris-Oh__FocusFillWzMzMCwzOTgsInkiLDBd.jpg)
Physics Education Fuels Passion to Help and Teach
![mnd olivia pura](/assets/My-Northwestern-Direction/MND_OliviaPura__FocusFillWzMzMCwzOTgsIngiLDM0XQ.jpg)
Silver Linings from a Pandemic Graduation
![mnd bill healy](/assets/2020/Fall/mnd-bill-healy__FocusFillWzMzMCwzOTgsIngiLDY4XQ.jpg)
Deep Listening Reveals Shared Humanity
![Matt Friedman](/assets/2020/Spring/mnd-matt-friedman__FocusFillWzMzMCwzOTgsIngiLDM0XQ.jpg)
Acting Classes Guide Film Editor
![my northwestern direction louise kiernan](/assets/2019/Fall/my-northwesern-direction-louise-kiernan__FocusFillWzMxNSwzODAsIngiLDBd.jpg)
Editor Highlights the Power of Social Justice Journalism
![nichole pinkard](/assets/My-Northwestern-Direction/9a314ffba6/nichole_pinkard__FocusFillWzMzMCwzOTgsIngiLDdd.jpg)
On Board with STEM
![faisal mohyuddin](/assets/2019/Spring/ca0e4ceffa/faisal-mohyuddin__FocusFillWzMzMCwzOTgsIngiLDI4XQ.jpg)
On Becoming a Teacher — and a Poet
![my northwestern direction antonia cereijido](/assets/2018/Fall/cae6135ac6/mnd-antonia-cereijido__FocusFillWzMzMCwzOTgsInkiLDBd.jpg)
Medill Professor Was My Guiding Light
![bill savage vert](/assets/2018/Spring/e6c455250d/bill-savage-vert__FocusFillWzMzMCwzOTgsInkiLDdd.jpg)
All Roads Point to Northwestern
![mnd taylor tashima](/assets/My-Northwestern-Direction/0c6d31f8fe/mnd_taylor-tashima__FocusFillWzMzMCwzOTgsIngiLDQ0XQ.jpg)
Set for Life
![mnd jennifer matsuzawa](/assets/My-Northwestern-Direction/6a8d295b4b/mnd_jennifer-matsuzawa__FocusFillWzMzMCwzOTgsIngiLDM0XQ.jpg)
Northwestern Teaches Anything Is Possible
![mnd ali shilatifard](/assets/My-Northwestern-Direction/83868d7585/mnd_ali-shilatifard__FocusFillWzMzMCwzOTgsIngiLDM0XQ.jpg)
From One Revolution to Another
![mnd kris hammond](/assets/My-Northwestern-Direction/0df79d7131/mnd_kris-hammond__FocusFillWzMzMCwzOTgsIngiLDM0XQ.jpg)
Partnerships Make Transformation Possible
![mnd nikita ramanujam](/assets/My-Northwestern-Direction/d9580d9647/mnd_nikita-ramanujam__FocusFillWzMzMCwzOTgsIngiLDM0XQ.jpg)
Finding Harmony in Different Voices
![mnd john sabraw](/assets/My-Northwestern-Direction/ea3dd9ffca/mnd_john-sabraw__FocusFillWzMzMCwzOTgsIngiLDM0XQ.jpg)
‘Toxic’ Artist Makes Paint from Sludge
![mnd zara cooper](/assets/My-Northwestern-Direction/874b5c1266/mnd_zara-cooper__FocusFillWzMzMCwzOTgsIngiLDM0XQ.jpg)
The Power of Difficult Conversations
![mnd steve wilson](/assets/My-Northwestern-Direction/80ed4d0e54/mnd_steve-wilson__FocusFillWzMzMCwzOTgsIngiLDM0XQ.jpg)