The Alumnae of Northwestern University Awards More than $34,000 for Academic Enrichment

EVANSTON, Ill. --- The Alumnae of Northwestern University has awarded funding for five projects that will bring guest artists and distinguished scholars and speakers to campus to enhance the experiences of undergraduate students during the 2026-2027 academic year.  Click on Read More for complete information about the projects.

Fifteen Students Awarded 2026 Alumnae Undergraduate Research Grants

EVANSTON, Ill. -- The Alumnae of Northwestern University is pleased to honor 15 students who have been named as recipients of the Alumnae Undergraduate Research Grants. Funding for these grants comes from The Alumnae’s Centennial Endowment for Undergraduate Research, established in 2016 to commemorate the organization’s 100th anniversary.

Scott Sowerby named The Alumnae's Teaching Professorship 2026-2028

Before each lecture in his popular course Pirates, Guns, and Empires, Scott Sowerby, associate professor of history, plays a recording of a sea shanty; he ends the quarter by singing a comic song about Oliver Cromwell. These are playful examples of the rigorous primary sources that are at the heart of his courses, according to his chair, Kevin Boyle, who describes Sowerby as “quite simply, a superb teacher” who masterfully draws his

2026 Alumnae of Northwestern University Curriculum Innovation Award Recipients Announced

Xiaowei Wang, Mancosh Pathways to the Professoriate Postdoctoral Fellow in Communication Studies

"Xiaowei Wang’s curricular innovation is an advanced-level undergraduate course called Computing and the Environment (C&E) that will explore the intersection of computing, environmental justice and climate.

2026 Alumnae of Northwestern University Curriculum Innovation Award Recipients Announced

Elizabeth Horn - Associate Professor, Theatre, School of Communication