People
Northwestern is frequently mentioned in clues and questions on the iconic prime-time quiz show Jeopardy! At least 30 alumni and students have competed for fame and fortune on the show.
Emily Glazer ’10, Raj Mankad ’99 and Alissa Zhu ’15 each received 2025 Pulitzer Prizes in national reporting, editorial writing and local reporting.
While attending a service at a synagogue, Broadway playwright Michele Lowe ’79 realized she might be able to use her stagecraft skills in an unexpected way — to help rabbis connect with their congregations.
If you like mystery thrillers, sports, history, magical realism, horror or owls, these alumni have you covered.
In Check Please, an award-winning short film by Shane Chung ’24, two co-workers who share Korean heritage fight each other for the right to pay the bill at a restaurant, using Jackie Chan–inspired martial arts.
How would you describe the Mona Lisa or Dalí’s famous melting clocks painting to a toddler? Thanks to MuseKat, an app developed by Bethany Marzewski Crystal ’09, the answers are right at your fingertips.
Rachel Sillcocks is co-owner and co-founder of the Michelin-starred San Francisco restaurant Hilda and Jesse, which started as a pop-up and is now well-known for its whimsically styled interior and eclectic dinner and brunch menus.
Sports executive, actor and former professional soccer player Andy McDermott is founder and CEO of Intentional Sports. The organization’s world-class facility offers free or low-cost sports activities and other programming to kids on Chicago’s northwest side.
Following her sold-out off-Broadway performances in New York City, Liz Coin ’19 is bringing her one-woman show, Lizzy Sunshine, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The show explores what it’s like to be the little sister of someone struggling with addiction.
In December Northwestern art history assistant professor Antawan Byrd ’13 MA, ’22 PhD launched Project a Black Planet at the Art Institute of Chicago, the first major exhibit to examine Pan-Africanism, a cultural movement and ideology that promotes Black unity across Africa and the African diaspora.
