Social Issues
When Rachel Yihui Lin became NU Club of Beijing president in 2023 — after serving on its board for seven years — she took the helm of an active group whose 1,100-plus members span generations and hold degrees from a variety of Northwestern programs.
People and organizations are most capable of real change when faced with crisis, says communications executive Bradley Akubuiro ’11. He speaks from personal and professional experience.
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.
Historian Margaret Pugh O’Mara ’92 explains how Big Tech’s unprecedented influence in American politics is reshaping the country — and what lessons from history can tell us about this current moment.
Carter Sherman ’16 is no stranger to polarizing debates. As a reproductive health and justice reporter for The Guardian, a British daily newspaper, she covers topics that are often controversial, such as sex education and birth control access.
Since 2015, the Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs has opened new vistas for international research and teaching.
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.
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.
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.
Emily Glazer ’10, Raj Mankad ’99 and Alissa Zhu ’15 each received 2025 Pulitzer Prizes in national reporting, editorial writing and local reporting.
