The Alumnae of Northwestern University
The Alumnae of Northwestern University is an all-volunteer organization founded in 1916.
Learn moreNoncredit courses offered to the public, taught by NU professors. Explore our educational experiences!
Learn moreOver $10.5 million given in fellowships, scholarships, and awards to faculty and students.
Learn more
On July 1, 2026, Mung Chiang became the 18th president of Northwestern University. Read more information and see photos from Northwestern Now.
President Chiang gets to know Northwestern and the community.
Click on the Continuing Education block above for more information.
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.
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.
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
