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Northwestern Intersections Best of 2024
Throughout 2024, 38 alumni shared their stories in 25 episodes of the Northwestern Intersections podcast. Enjoy some highlights from the year in this special episode.
Episode 170: Advice from the 2024 Northwestern Alumni Medalists
This fall, three distinguished alumni received the Northwestern Alumni Associations highest alumni honor: the Alumni Medal. Tune in for important life lessons and campus memories from Willard S. Evan
Building Excitement Around Science with Shonali Ditz ’13
Ditz cofounded STEM education nonprofit SparkShop in 2017 to help bring entertaining and informative science education to underserved schools in Chicago. Since then, her programming has reached over 8
Honoring Native American and Indigenous Heritage Month with Forrest Bruce ’17, ’25 PhD
After earning his bachelors degree at Northwestern, Bruce worked in Chicago Public Schools before returning to Evanston for his PhD. His research explores human relationships with water and how to gr
Commemorating Veteran’s Day with Darse “Del” Crandall ’84 (’14, ’16, ’21 P)
Vice Admiral Crandall has served in critically important roles in the US military during his 40-year career, most recently as the 45th Judge Advocate General of the Navy. Learn more about his time in
Welcome Back Wildcats with National Reunion Co-Chairs Greg Berlanti ’94 and Julie Plec ’94
Berlanti and Plec were classmates and friends at Northwestern and have remained close throughout their incredible careers in Hollywood. Between the pair, they have directed, produced, and overseen cou
How ’Cats Reconnect with Jake Abraham ’96 and Drew Stein ’96
Digital advertising pioneers Jake Abraham and Drew Stein recently hosted the musical artist St. Lucia for their company during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, marking the first
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with Isa Gutierrez ’17
Gutierrez has won Emmy nominations and made the 2022 Forbes 30 Under 30 list as the youngest-ever national correspondent for NBC News. She has also been featured in award-winning reports on MSNBC an
From Paris with Love, An Olympics Special Episode with Raghav Khosla ’26
Raghav Khosla, an undergrad in the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications, came back from Paris with a lifetime of memories after working as an intern for NBC Universa
Broadway Lights, with Michael Herwitz ’18 and Russell Kahn ’16
Michael Herwitz is a director and producer and one of the youngest people ever to direct an original play on Broadway. His production,Job, is produced by fellow Northwestern alum Russell Kahn, who ru