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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.
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 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 of economics and history Joel Mokyr won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. Mokyr has taught at Northwestern for more than five decades.
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.
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.
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.
The share of Pell Grant–eligible students on campus has reached 21%, a figure that puts Northwestern ahead of all but four of its peer institutions. History professor Kevin Boyle shares his thoughts on Northwestern University’s efforts to invest in a more equitable vision of higher education.
Divya Gupta explored many avenues during her four years at Northwestern. She became president of the women’s club tennis team, learned about international journalism in Japan, studied abroad in Spain, worked with the Institute for Policy Research and more.
