Read a message to alumni from E. Patrick Johnson, Dean of the School of Communication and the Annenberg University Professor.
Three collaborations between theatre and CSD have resulted in new discoveries helping students, the community, and the future of theatre.
The Mee-Ow Show, Northwestern’s storied improv tradition, celebrated 50 years with a star-studded reunion.
How a Northwestern power trio faced off against one of the most strident spreaders of election lies—and won.
A year of robust programming, events, and collaborations capped off this fall with a celebration of James Baldwin.
Greta Lee (C05) graced the cover of the latest issue of Northwestern magazine after a star turn in 2023's Past Lives—and memorable roles on "The Morning Show," "Russian Doll" and more.
The National High School Institute (aka “Cherubs”) class of 2024 was the most diverse in its 93-year history! Out of the 260 attendees, 61percent were students of color. NHSI remains SoC’s most valuable student recruitment tool.
Mattea Muench (C24) won the 2024 Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award from the American Alliance for Theatre and Education (AATE).
Kate McMorran, an MFA student in the Writing for the Screen and Stage program, was recognized for her film CHOPSTICK, which won the judges’ choice award at the Playbill Virtual Theatre Festival.
Senior Kalan Hauser got to stop by Studio 1A, joining Northwestern alum Sheinelle Jones, on the Today show as part of its series spotlighting remarkable 2024 graduates from the hosts’ alma maters. One might remember Hauser from his Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon appearance, wherein he walked on his hands and recited the digits of the mathematical constant pi.
Congratulations to distinguished alum Renetta McCann (C78, ’12 MS) on receiving one of this year's Northwestern Alumni Medals for exceptional achievement in her career and service to Northwestern
Communication sciences and disorders Ph.D. students Serena Mon and Malak Elmissary were awarded prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships. Mon’s project is “Establishing a Neural Mechanism of Social Contingency Detection in Language Learning,” and Elmissary’s is "Combatting Neuromyths Through Linguistic Modulations of Refutation Texts." Congratulations to both doctoral candidates.
Watch Dean E. Partick Johnson’s uplifting message to students, faculty, and staff that kicked off Academic Year 2024-25.
Celebrate the legacy of the late, great Garry Marshall (MDL56)—writer, producer, director, and dear friend and supporter of SoC—at the exhibit honoring his career created by Northwestern Library, on display now through the end of the academic year.
Notable news from the School of Communication.
The only twins to ever graduate from the MFA writing program are making solo waves on the coasts.
SoC's new head of access, accountability, and outreach is "intentional" about growth.
News, updates, and accomplishments from our extraordinary faculty community.
Remembering our alumni and friends of the School of Communication.
When Jane DiRenzo Pigott supports a cause, the Northwestern University trustee’s goal is to make her support transformative.
Junior dance major Erin Soko is ready to “dive in and explore my creativity”