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Students

The American Studies Program attracts some of the strongest students in Weinberg College and the University more broadly. A high percentage of majors earn honors, and virtually every year they win numerous other academic awards at Northwestern. They have consistently received highly competitive graduate awards and fellowships and have been admitted to top graduate and professional schools.

It is not just high academic achievement that distinguishes American Studies majors. Whatever their course selections and their grades, they are highly motivated individuals who want to take an active role in shaping a meaningful life at Northwestern and beyond. They include not only winners of prizes and fellowships, but also leaders of many different kinds of campus organizations who put dedication and energy into their extracurricular activities as well as their work in the classroom.

The Program has a remarkably high approval rating from its majors and alumni. They credit it not only with introducing them to a stimulating and valuable body of knowledge, but also with providing them with essential training in reading, thinking, discussing, and writing. American Studies graduates appreciate the way the Program prepares them to understand the things they study deeply and comprehensively, as issues and questions actually arise in life.

Student Advisory Board Representatives
2023-2024

 Jane Clarke, Isabel Podolsky, Mariam Adesiji, Vivian Bui