
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.
Chad Mirkin, the director of the International Institute for Nanotechnology and the George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry, has played a central role in the rapid growth of nanotechnology at Northwestern and the invention of techniques that have revolutionized aspects of materials discovery.


Physics Education Fuels Passion to Help and Teach

Silver Linings from a Pandemic Graduation

Deep Listening Reveals Shared Humanity

Acting Classes Guide Film Editor

Editor Highlights the Power of Social Justice Journalism

On Board with STEM

On Becoming a Teacher — and a Poet

Medill Professor Was My Guiding Light

All Roads Point to Northwestern

Set for Life

From One Revolution to Another

Finding Harmony in Different Voices

Our Common Northwestern Connection

The Power of Difficult Conversations

‘Toxic’ Artist Makes Paint from Sludge

Partnerships Make Transformation Possible
