One of the great things about Northwestern is the sheer number of courses available to you from the get-go. From a seminar about queer representation in the media to fluid mechanics, you never know wh...Read More
The summer before I started my first year at Northwestern my parents were excited, yet anxious about their youngest child going to school out of state. I’m the youngest of four children so I’ve al...Read More
I’d only been at Northwestern a few days before I was starstruck. Not by some famous alumnus or the March through the Arch tradition, but by the comedy showcase. It was a stage of strangers, but eac...Read More
Coming to college last fall as a first year student, I was nervous about making friends. Would I feel isolated on this campus? Where would I meet people? Since I was coming to Northwestern as a black ...Read More
After struggling and learning to manage my ADHD, Dyslexia and processing disorder growing up, I was worried that Northwestern might overwhelm me. I could not have been more wrong. Having a learning di...Read More
Professor Mary Pattillo is the Harold Washington Professor of Sociology and African American Studies at Northwestern University, but I know her as my Freshman Year Seminar Advisor and de facto “...Read More