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African American Studies
Claudia Garcia-Rojas claudiagarciarojas2018@u.northwestern.edu
Mishana Garschi mishana@u.northwestern.edu
Isaac Ginsberg Miller isaacginsbergmiller@u.northwestern.edu
Casey Goonan caseygoonan@gmail.com
Charina Herrera charinaherrera2025@u.northwestern.edu
æryk hollis o'neil aeryk.hollis.oneil@u.northwestern.edu
Chloe Jones chloejones2024@u.northwestern.edu
Candice Merritt CandiceMerritt2023@u.northwestern.edu
Christopher Montague christophermontague2023@u.northwestern.edu
Jordan Mulkey JordanMulkey2025@u.northwestern.edu
Alumni
Cecilio Cooper
Bernard Forjwuor
Tyrone Palmer
Sam Tenorio
Anthropology
Stephen Sullivan stephensullivan2016@u.northwestern.edu
Alumni
Elisa Lanari
Nazli Ozkan
Art History
Maryam Athari maryamathari2021@u.northwestern.edu
Caitlin DiMartino caitlindimartino2022@u.northwestern.edu
Anna Dumont adumont@u.rochester.edu
Benjamin Jones BenjaminJones2023@u.northwestern.edu
Ozge Karagoz okaragozge@u.northwestern.edu
Tamar Kharatishvili TamarKharatishvili2015@u.northwestern.edu
Stephanie Lee stephanielee2024@u.northwestern.edu
Brian Leahy BrianLeahy2020@u.northwestern.edu
Jacob Leveton JacobLeveton2017@u.northwestern.edu
Ruslana Lichtzier ruslanalichtzier2025@u.northwestern.edu
Thomas Love thomas.w.love@gmail.com
Risa Puelo Rpuleo@u.northwestern.edu
Talia Shabtay talia.shabtay@u.northwestern.edu
Alumni
Emma Chubb
Cameron McKee
Art Theory & practice
Yani Aviles yaniaviles2021@u.northwestern.edu
Eshan Rafi erafi@u.northwestern.edu
Isaac Vazquez isaacvazquez2022@u.northwestern.edu
Comparative Literature
Omoyemi Ajisebutu OmoyemiAjisebutu2023@u.northwestern.edu
Viola Bao violabao2024@u.northwestern.edu
Raina Bhagat rainabhagat2024@u.northwestern.edu
Carly Bortman B3J1B8@u.northwestern.edu
Eloisa Bressan eloisabressan2020@u.northwestern.edu
Arif Camoglu ArifCamoglu2014@u.northwestern.edu
Jose Chavez josechavez2025@u.northwestern.edu
Sorrel Dunn sorreldunn@u.northwestern.edu
Menglu Gao m.gao@u.northwestern.edu
Sabrina Jaromin sabrinajaromin2012@u.northwestern.edu
Maïté Marciano maite.marciano.2019@u.northwestern.edu
Lorena Iglesias Melendez lorenaiglesiasmelendez2015@u.northwestern.edu
Taymaz Pour Mohammad TaymazPourMohammad2014@u.northwestern.edu
Taymaz Pour Mohammad TaymazPourMohammad2014@u.northwestern.edu
Jesús Muñoz j.munoz@u.northwestern.edu
Azadeh Safaeian AzadehSafaeian2015@u.northwestern.edu
Ben Trivers benjamintrivers2011@u.northwestern.edu
Ariel Weiner ArielWeiner2022@u.northwestern.edu
Alumni
Brett Brehm
Virgil Brower
Charles Coustille
Priyanka Deshmukh
Caitlyn Doyle
Maziyar Faridi
Ozge Kocak
Ozge Kocak
Marjan Mohammadi
Scott Newman
Scott Newman
Folahan Olowoyeye
Saein Park
Kritish Rajbhandari
Benjamin Robinson
Jonas Rosenbrück
Ben Schacht
Vincent Valour
Caroline Vial
English
Nina Ahn Moon NinaAhn2015@u.northwestern.edu
Agam Balooni agambalooni2025@u.northwestern.edu
Jeremiah Barker jeremiahbarker2021@u.northwestern.edu
Samantha Botz samanthabotz2020@u.northwestern.edu
Kaitlin Browne kaitlinbrowne2022@u.northwestern.edu
Min Li Chan minchan2021@u.northwestern.edu
Maria Dikcis mariadikcis2014@u.northwestern.edu
Bradley Dubos bradleydubos2020@u.northwestern.edu
Mohwanah Fetus mohwanahfetus2017@u.northwestern.edu
William Graves williamgraves2021@u.northwestern.edu
William Graves williamgraves2021@u.northwestern.edu
Eric Hengstebeck eric.hengstebeck@gmail.com
Alexandra Ibarra alexandraibarra2025@u.northwestern.edu
Antonio Papanikolas antoniopapanikolas2018@u.northwestern.edu
William Pierce williampierce2018@u.northwestern.edu
Cameron Schell cameronschell2015@u.northwestern.edu
Adam Syvertsen AdamSyvertsen2025@u.northwestern.edu
Adam Syvertsen AdamSyvertsen2025@u.northwestern.edu
Harrington Weihl harringtonweihl2020@u.northwestern.edu
Alumni
Erin Andrews
Casey Caldwell
Bonnie Etherington
Rickey Fayne
Chad Infante
Delali Kumavie
Todd Nordgren
Tanushree Vachharajani
French and Italian
Etienne Lussier EtienneLussier2021@u.northwestern.edu
Noran Mohamed noranmohamed2019@u.northwestern.edu
Jessica Passos jessicapassos2020@u.northwestern.edu
Amanda Parraguez amandaparraguez2025@u.northwestern.edu
Maureen Winter MaureenWinter2021@u.northwestern.edu
Maureen Winter MaureenWinter2021@u.northwestern.edu
Tamara Tasevska tamaratasevska2019@u.northwestern.edu
Alumni
Tanushree Vachharajani
German
Eleonora Antonakaki Giannisi EleonoraAntonakakiGiannisi2026@u.northwestern.edu
Wiebke Bullermann wiebkebullermann2015@u.northwestern.edu
Robert Świstelnicki RobertSwistelnicki2025@u.northwestern.edu
Alumni
Clemens Ackerman
Jonathan Agins
Hector Joniel Feliciano
Henrik Sunde Wilberg
History
Miguel Giron miguelgiron2025@u.northwestern.edu
Alexandrea Keith alexandreakeith2025@u.northwestern.edu
Heather Menefee heathermenefee2015@u.northwestern.edu
Angela Tate angelatate2022@u.northwestern.edu
Alexandrea Keith alexandreakeith2025@u.northwestern.edu
Heather Menefee heathermenefee2015@u.northwestern.edu
Angela Tate angelatate2022@u.northwestern.edu
Alumni
Jessica Biddlestone
Michael Brownrigg
Human Development and Social Policy
Kim Fernandes kimberlyfernandes@gmail.com
Mathematics
Deven Lahoti
Media Technology & Society
Mora Matassi moramatassi@u.northwestern.edu
Alumni
Erin Flynn
Medill School of Journalism, Integrated Marketing Communications
Alumni
Marta Cattaneo
Music
Miguel Garcia mgarcia@u.northwestern.edu
Kyle Kaplan kylekaplan2014@u.northwestern.edu
Mick (Bing Nan) Lim binglim2026@u.northwestern.edu
Ben Weissman benjaminweissman2017@u.northwestern.edu
Ben Weissman benjaminweissman2017@u.northwestern.edu
Benjamin Zucker benjaminzucker2022@u.northwestern.edu
Alumni
Kimberly Ackney
Kirsten Carithers
Miriam Piilonen
Olga Sanchéz-Kisielewska
Performance Studies
Arnaldo Rodriguez Bague arnaldorodriguez2022@u.northwestern.edu
Ivan Bujan IvanBujan2019@u.northwestern.edu
Ivan Bujan IvanBujan2019@u.northwestern.edu
Misty De Berry mistydeberry@u.northwestern.edu
Ali Faraj AliFaraj2022@u.northwestern.edu
Ethan Fukuto fukuto@u.northwestern.edu
Nathan Lamp nathanlamp2015@u.northwestern.edu
Madeleine Le Cesne madeleine.lecesne@u.northwestern.edu
Jonathan Magat jonathanmagat2018@u.northwestern.edu
Gregory Manuel gmanuel@u.northwestern.edu
Gervais Marsh GervaisMarsh2021@u.northwestern.edu
Madeleine Le Cesne madeleine.lecesne@u.northwestern.edu
Jonathan Magat jonathanmagat2018@u.northwestern.edu
Gregory Manuel gmanuel@u.northwestern.edu
Gervais Marsh GervaisMarsh2021@u.northwestern.edu
Didier Morelli didiermorelli1@hotmail.com
Justin Moore justinmoore2023@u.northwestern.edu
Cordelia Rizzo almarizzo2024@u.northwestern.edu
Ashlie Sandoval ashliesandoval2017@u.northwestern.edu
Cordelia Rizzo almarizzo2024@u.northwestern.edu
Ashlie Sandoval ashliesandoval2017@u.northwestern.edu
Enzo Vasquez enzo@u.northwestern.edu
Benjamin Zender brz@u.northwestern.edu
Alumni
David Calder
Kelly Chung
Colleen Daniher
Eddie Gamboa
Wilfredo Gomez
Joonsuh Jo
Margaret Lebron
Andreea Micu
Shoniqua Roach
Kantara Souffrant
Philosophy
Marzouq Alnusf m.alnusf@u.northwestern.edu
Henry Andrews henryandrews2021@u.northwestern.edu
Hansen Breitling HansenBreitling2023@u.northwestern.edu
Carlos Coronado CarlosCoronado2024@u.northwestern.edu
Corbin Covington corbin.covington@u.northwestern.edu
Carmen De Schryver carmendeschryver2021@u.northwestern.edu
Eskil Elling EskilElling2023@u.northwestern.edu
Carmen De Schryver carmendeschryver2021@u.northwestern.edu
Eskil Elling EskilElling2023@u.northwestern.edu
Samuel Filby samuelfilby2025@u.northwestern.edu
Mark Gorthey MarkGorthey2025@u.northwestern.edu
Kasey Hettig-Rolfe KaseyHettig-Rolfe2023@u.northwestern.edu
Kasey Hettig-Rolfe KaseyHettig-Rolfe2023@u.northwestern.edu
Abigail Iturra abigailIturra2025@u.northwestern.edu
Khin Oo Khin KhinKhin2024@u.northwestern.edu
Eli Lichtenstein eli.b.lichtenstein@u.northwestern.edu
Mauricio Maluff Masi mauriciomaluff2013@u.northwestern.edu
Gisela Reyes GiselaReyes2024@u.northwestern.edu
Michael Schwarz MichaelSchwarz2021@u.northwestern.edu
John Vandenburgh johnathanvandenburgh2021@u.northwestern.edu
Ken-Terika Zellner Ken-TerikaZellner2025@u.northwestern.edu
Alumni
Chelsea Egbert
David Benjamin Johnson
Debbie Goldgaber
Hannah Kovacs
Morganna Lambeth
Kurt Mertel
Seth Mayer
William Parrott
Kyle Scott
Daniel Trujillo
Alumni
Chelsea Egbert
David Benjamin Johnson
Debbie Goldgaber
Hannah Kovacs
Morganna Lambeth
Kurt Mertel
Seth Mayer
William Parrott
Kyle Scott
Daniel Trujillo
Political Science
Rhiannon Auriemma Rhiannonauriemma2019@u.northwestern.edu
Malia Bowers maliabowers2015@u.northwestern.edu
Tristan Bradshaw tristanbradshaw2017@u.northwestern.edu
Owen Brown OwenBrown2021@u.northwestern.edu
Timothy Charlebois TimothyCharlebois2022@u.northwestern.edu
Shah Zeb Chaudhary shahchaudhary2023@u.northwestern.edu
Emma Davis emmadavis2025@u.northwestern.edu
Horia Dijmarescu horiadijmarescu2020@u.northwestern.edu
Ceyda Erten ceydaerten2020@u.northwestern.edu
Lucien Ferguson lucienferguson2021@u.northwestern.edu
William French WilliamFrench2022@u.northwestern.edu
William French WilliamFrench2022@u.northwestern.edu
Salih Emre Gercek gercek@u.northwestern.edu
Kyle Jones KyleJones2021@u.northwestern.edu
Nathalia Justo NathaliaJusto2015@u.northwestern.edu
Shai Karp shaikarp@u.northwestern.edu
Elizabeth Linn elizabeth.m.linn@gmail.com
Elizabeth Orrego Torres ElizabethOrregoTorres2024@u.northwestern.edu
Usdin Martinez Orellanos usdinmartinez2024@u.northwestern.edu
Samuel McChesney samuelmcchesney2023@u.northwestern.edu
Gde Metera gde.metera@u.northwestern.edu
Evgenia Mikriukova evgeniiamikriukova2020@u.northwestern.edu
Audrey Nicolaides M7E8H9@u.northwestern.edu
Audrey Nicolaides M7E8H9@u.northwestern.edu
Shaul Notkin shaulnotkin2018@u.northwestern.edu
Dinara Urazova dinaraurazova2024@u.northwestern.edu
Alumni
Javier Burdman
Lucy Cane
Gent Carrabregu
Giuseppe Cumella
Jennifer Forestal
Marion Gutwein
Marion Gutwein
Boris Litvin
Christina LoTempio
Mark Kelley
Alan Kellner
Anna Morath
Andrew Munro
Tatiana Poddubnykh
Noga Rotem
Christopher Sardo
Swati Srivastava
Anna Terwiel
Desiree Weber
Andrew Munro
Tatiana Poddubnykh
Noga Rotem
Christopher Sardo
Swati Srivastava
Anna Terwiel
Desiree Weber
Religious Studies
Marlon Millner MarlonMillner2021@u.northwestern.edu
Alumni
Jennifer Callaghan
Joel David Harrison
Rhetoric and Public Culture
Beatrice Choi beachoi@gmail.com
Marissa Croft marissacroft2021@u.northwestern.edu
Lucia Delaini LuciaDelaini2015@u.northwestern.edu
Madeline Denison mdenison@u.northwestern.edu
Patricia England tricia.england@gmail.com
Ashley Ferrell ashleyferrell@u.northwestern.edu
Kaitlyn Filip filip@u.northwestern.edu
Gabby Garcia GabrielaGarcia2014@u.northwestern.edu
Adam Goldsmith adamgoldsmith2024@u.northwestern.edu
Sarah Idzik sarah.idzik@gmail.com
Eric James EricJames2020@u.northwestern.edu
Sarah Idzik sarah.idzik@gmail.com
Eric James EricJames2020@u.northwestern.edu
Harriette Kevill-Davies HarrietteKevillDavies2014@u.northwestern.edu
David Molina dmmolina@gmail.com
Dylan Rollo DylanRollo2020@u.northwestern.edu
Bipin Sebastian BipinSebastian2024@u.northwestern.edu
Zhiqiu Zhou zhiqiuzhou2014@u.northwestern.edu
Alumni
Lauren Michelle DeLacruz
J. Daniel Elam
Robert Elliot Mills
Racel Rigdon
Robert Topinka
Zhiqiu Zhou zhiqiuzhou2014@u.northwestern.edu
Alumni
Lauren Michelle DeLacruz
J. Daniel Elam
Robert Elliot Mills
Racel Rigdon
Robert Topinka
Screen Cultures
Madison Alan-Lee MadisonAlan-Lee2023@u.northwestern.edu
Marisela Chavez mariselachavez2017@u.northwestern.edu
Marisela Chavez mariselachavez2017@u.northwestern.edu
Kelly Coyne kellycoyne2022@u.northwestern.edu
Ian Hartman Anthony ianhartman2017@u.northwestern.edu
Julia Peres Guimaraes JuliaGuimaraes2022@u.northwestern.edu
Julia Peres Guimaraes JuliaGuimaraes2022@u.northwestern.edu
Rongyi Lin rongyilin2023@u.northwestern.edu
Myrna Moretti myrnamoretti2023@u.northwestern.edu
Whitney Pow whitneypow2013@u.northwestern.edu
Karly-Lynn Scott KarlyLynneScott2017@u.northwestern.edu
Jennifer Smart jennifersmart2024@u.northwestern.edu
Ashley Smith ashleysmith2017@gmail.com
Alumni
Alumni
Leigh Goldstein
Pamela Krayenbuhl
Pamela Krayenbuhl
SESP/Learning sciences
Sarah Lee spl@u.northwestern.edu
Slavic Languages & Literatures
Maximilian Michael Gordon MaximilianGordon2012@u.northwestern.edu
Jacob Wirt jacobwirt2021@u.northwestern.edu
Alumni
Jessica Crane
Sociology
Emma Brandt EmmaBrandt2023@u.northwestern.edu
Sino Esthappan sinoesthappan2026@u.northwestern.edu
Brandon Honore brandonhonore2021@nlaw.northwestern.edu
Brandon Honore brandonhonore2021@nlaw.northwestern.edu
Prince Grace pgrace@u.northwestern.edu
Anna Michelson annamichelson2015@u.northwestern.edu
Bambang Trihadmojo bambangtrihadmojo2024@u.northwestern.edu
Teke Wiggin theodorewiggin2026@u.northwestern.edu
Wara Urwasi wara.urwasi@u.northwestern.edu
Alumni
Kevin Patrick Loughran
Jane Pryma
Matthew Snow
Matthew Snow
Spanish & Portuguese
Carlos Halabruda carloshalaburda2020@u.northwestern.edu
Jose Manuel Delpino Vivas josedelpinovivas2020@u.northwestern.edu
Leonardo Gil Gomez leonardogilgomez2021@u.northwestern.edu
Stephen McNabb stephenmcnabb2023@u.northwestern.edu
Catalina Rodriguez catalinarodriguez2021@u.northwestern.edu
Jesse Rothbard jesserothbard2024@u.northwestern.edu
Cintia Vezzani cintia.vezzani@gmail.com
Alumni
Minwook Oh
Technology and Social Behavior
Jessica Feuston jes.feustone@u.northwestern.edu
Theatre and Drama
Matthew Bent matthewbent2021@u.northwestern.edu
Rebekah Bryer rebekahbryer2022@u.northwestern.edu
Ana Diaz Barriga anadiazbarriga2023@u.northwestern.edu
Jessica Friedman jessicafriedman2024@u.northwestern.edu
Heather Grimm heathergrimm2024@u.northwestern.edu
Heather Grimm heathergrimm2024@u.northwestern.edu
Alex Knapp Alexknapp2026@u.northwestern.edu
Ana Diaz Barriga Lopez anadiazbarriga@u.northwestern.edu
Ana Diaz Barriga Lopez anadiazbarriga@u.northwestern.edu
Dwayne Mann dwaynekeith@gmail.com
Keary Steven Watts R8A5S7@u.northwestern.edu
Chelsea Taylor chelseataylor2022@u.northwestern.edu
Elena Weber ElenaWeber2022@u.northwestern.edu
James Weston Twardowski twardowskitheatre@gmail.com
Alumni
Lauren Beck
Bethany Hughes
Elizabeth Leopold
Gordon Mercer
Tara Rodman