Thanks to our generous alumni, parents, and friends the Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences have a great deal to celebrate.  

Board members’ generosity fueled the College’s key priorities. The Weinberg College Board of Visitors is a group of alumni, parents, and friends selected by the dean to provide counsel, advocacy, and financial support to College priorities, by contributing $57M to Weinberg College—including gifts to support faculty excellence, student success, and global thinking. Members of the…

Thanks to the support of our generous donor community,  over $7M was raised from 137 donors, enabling 1,404 students to participate in Arch Scholars Programs. This suite of free-standing but overlapping programs are designed to welcome, engage, and support students who are among the first in their families to attend college, those who attended high…

171 new members joined the Henry and Emma Rogers Society with planned gifts to Weinberg College. With a planned gift directed to Weinberg College, our alumni create a legacy of philanthropic support for students, faculty, research, and programs. The Rogers Society honors and recognizes alumni and friends who include Northwestern in their estate plans, create…

Donors who make annual leadership gifts (annual gifts of $1,000 or more) supporting any area of Weinberg College become members of the Wilson Society, a Northwestern University Leadership Giving Society. Members receive access to exclusive events, publications, and insights from leaders across the University. Weinberg College donors are invited to a private faculty speaker series, Conversations…

Donor generosity enabled student success, faculty excellence, and rich global experiences on and off campus. The College’s ambitious effort to reimagine the interdisciplinary arts and sciences for today’s complex world is based on three foundations: Student Success, Faculty and Research Excellence, and Weinberg in the World. Throughout the “We Will” Campaign, gifts to each of…

A Data Revolution, When Cultures Meet, and The Nature of Things showcased the dean’s priorities and received immense donor support. When Dean Randolph arrived in summer of 2015, he laid out a vision to ensure that Weinberg College students and faculty were positioned to thrive in today’s interconnected and complex world. He worked closely with…

Kresge Hall Kresge Hall (1955) was built to commemorate Northwestern’s 100th anniversary and named for the Kresge Foundation. The renovation started in 2014 and was completed in 2017 and is the University’s first LEED platinum building. It houses the programs in comparative literary studies, art theory and practice, art history, and foreign languages. Donor support…

Since 2012, more than 4,000 students have attended Waldron Program events including panels, career treks, and the annual Career Summit. Knowing that Northwestern alumni are excellently positioned to provide insight and guidance to students exploring post-graduation career options, alumnus Austin J. Waldron, ’78, partnered with the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences to create and…

DEI initiatives enhance student experience and expand breadth of research. The diversity of backgrounds and experiences in our Weinberg College community strengthens the fabric of our school and contributes to a dynamic environment of learning and research. Throughout the “We Will” Campaign, donors helped further research that pushes our perspective and understanding. The new Center…

Kapnick Center for Business Institutions, home to the University’s largest minor, offers access to Kellogg faculty and dedicated career advising. A gift in honor of the late Chicago businessman Harvey Kapnick has transformed the center that bears his name. With the support of the Kapnick Foundation, the Kapnick Center for Business Institutions, in collaboration with…

Thanks to a gift from Jennifer Leischner Litowitz ’91 and Alec Litowitz, the Litowitz Creative Writing Graduate Program is the first of its kind at a top-tier university. As involved supporters of the arts and creative expression, Jennifer and Alec Litowitz knew a targeted investment in a program poised for influential prominence could bring Northwestern to the top…

Thanks to a transformational gift from Lester, ’46, and Renée Crown, the Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies at Northwestern University is a hub for undergraduate and graduate education, innovative faculty and student research, and accessible and engaging communal programming. Their gift helped expand undergraduate teaching on modern Israel and support activities related to the understanding…

New graduate fellowships in Plant Biology and Conservation available to budding plant conservationists. As the environmental impact of plants and biodiversity is better understood, the study of plant biology and conservation has taken on new importance. Thanks to a transformative gift of $7.5M by the Shaw family, the Program in Plant Biology and Conservation expanded fellowships for…

Expanded opportunities for graduate fellowships and undergraduate research in historical studies cements Northwestern as a hub for interdisciplinary study of history. Integral to the understanding of other disciplines, the study of history at Northwestern received critical support from University Trustee Nick Chabraja ’64, ’67 JD and Eleanor Chabraja, The Nicholas D. Chabraja Center for Historical…

The new center aims to make important discoveries about the emergent properties of growth and development. How does life develop? What are the limits of biological adaptation? Why do organisms age differently? These are some of the fundamental questions that quantitative biology, a new interdisciplinary approach to biological science, hopes to answer, thanks to a…

Donor generosity endows a pivotal academic experience for students. Recognizing the importance of opportunities for undergrads to perform research first-hand, Heather, ’92, and Felix Baker made a generous gift to endow and name the undergraduate research program at Weinberg College. “Having the opportunity to work with accomplished scholars conducting primary research to answer fascinating questions helped…

Combining tradition and innovation, the Cook Family Writing Program helps all Northwestern students learn to write clearly, thoughtfully, and effectively. Founded in 1977 to ensure that Northwestern undergraduates have ample opportunities to learn to write clearly and persuasively, the Writing Program was renamed the Cook Family Writing Program after a generous gift endowed the program…

Center for Native American and Indigenous Research and Council for Race and Ethnic Studies launched from grants. As the home to ethnic studies at Northwestern, Weinberg College has led the way for generations of scholarship, activism, and national thought-leadership. Continued investments in our ethnic studies programs have solidified our position as an important focus for…