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href="about/our-people/index.html"><img alt="student and professor talking" src="images/homepage/our-people.jpg"/><div class="text-over-image"><h2>Our People</h2><p>At Northwestern, students, alumni, faculty and staff create their own definitions of success.</p><p class="link">Meet some of our people</p></div></a></article><article class="photo-feature tl-home"><a class="photo-hover" href="campus-experience/campus-highlights.html"><img alt="lakefront with visitor's center in distance" src="images/homepage/our-places.jpg"/><div class="text-over-image"><h2>Our Places</h2><p>Bordered by a Great Lake and a global city, our campus offers the best of both worlds. </p><p class="link">Explore campus highlights</p></div></a></article><article class="photo-feature tl-home"><a class="photo-hover" href="campus-experience/events.html"><img alt="quartet on accordian, fiddle, and guitars" src="images/homepage/our-events.jpg"/><div class="text-over-image"><h2>Our Events</h2><p>From concerts to lectures, there is always something happening on campus.</p><p class="link">More Campus Events</p></div></a></article></div><section class="contain-1120"><div class="section-top contain-970"><h1>Northwestern Now</h1><h2>Read the latest news.</h2></div><div class="news-home"><div class="news-features"><article><a href="https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/10/northwestern-introduces-first-of-its-kind-science-curriculum-with-boys-and-girls-clubs-of-america/?utm_source=nu_homepage"><img alt="STEM course" src="images/news/2024/bgca255.jpg"/></a><h3><a href="https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/10/northwestern-introduces-first-of-its-kind-science-curriculum-with-boys-and-girls-clubs-of-america/?utm_source=nu_homepage">Science curriculum for Boys & Girls Clubs of America</a></h3></article><article><a href="https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/10/app-performs-motion-capture-with-a-smartphone/?utm_source=nu_homepage"><img alt="Motion app" src="images/news/2024/motion255.jpg"/></a><h3><a href="https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/10/app-performs-motion-capture-with-a-smartphone/?utm_source=nu_homepage">New app performs real-time, full-body motion capture with a mobile device</a></h3></article><article><a href="https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/10/farewell-frost/?utm_source=nu_homepage"><img alt="Frost" src="images/news/2024/frost255.jpg"/></a><h3><a href="https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/10/farewell-frost/?utm_source=nu_homepage">How to prevent frost</a></h3></article></div><div class="news-list"><h3><a href="https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/september/northwestern-to-undergo-10-year-review-for-re-accreditation-in-2025/?utm_source=nu_homepage">Northwestern to undergo 10-year review for re-accreditation</a></h3><h3><a href="https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/10/commencement-will-return-to-the-united-center-in-2025/?utm_source=nu_homepage">Northwestern Commencement will return to the United Center in 2025</a></h3><h3><a href="https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/10/field-guide-to-study-abroad-at-northwestern/?utm_source=nu_homepage">Curious about study abroad? Here鈥檚 where to start</a></h3><p><a class="button" href="https://news.northwestern.edu/">More News</a></p></div></div></section><section class="contain-1440 tl-tabs"><div class="contain-1120"><div class="section-top"><h1>Only Here</h1><h2>Explore what makes us Northwestern.</h2></div><div id="tab-container"><ul id="tabs" role="tablist"><li role="presentation"><a aria-controls="tab-panel1" href="#tab-panel1" id="tab1" role="tab">Diversity & Inclusion</a></li><li role="presentation"><a aria-controls="tab-panel2" href="#tab-panel2" id="tab2" role="tab">Powerful Collaborations</a></li><li role="presentation"><a aria-controls="tab-panel3" href="#tab-panel3" id="tab3" role="tab">Global Engagement</a></li><li role="presentation"><a aria-controls="tab-panel4" href="#tab-panel4" id="tab4" role="tab">High-Impact Research</a></li></ul><div id="tab-content"><div aria-labelledby="tab1" id="tab-panel1" role="tabpanel"><div class="large-feature group"><div class="content-side"><h2>A truly welcoming community.</h2><img alt="Students talking with a professor in the Ford Design Center." src="images/diversity2.jpg"/><div class="text"><p>Differences are central to broadening our perspectives, creating thoughtful leaders and sparking new ideas. So, we are diligent about creating an environment that is inclusive and truly diverse. Our students, faculty and staff come from different backgrounds — intellectually, ethnically, economically and geographically — and we wouldn't have it any other way.</p> <p><a class="button" href="https://www.northwestern.edu/diversity/">More on Diversity</a></p></div></div><ul> <li><a href="https://www.northwestern.edu/inclusion/index.html">Campus Inclusion & Community</a> cultivates inclusive learning environments through programs that foster meaningful dialogue.</li> <li><a href="https://www.northwestern.edu/msa/">Multicultural Student Affairs (MSA)</a> provides programming that creates opportunities for community engagement and identity expression.</li> <li><a href="https://www.northwestern.edu/diversity/support-community/academic-programs-centers.html">Academic Programs & Centers</a>, home to majors, minors and research opportunities related to identity, social disparities and diversity.</li> </ul></div></div><div aria-labelledby="tab2" id="tab-panel2" role="tabpanel"><div class="large-feature group"><div class="content-side"><h2>Crossing academic disciplines.</h2><img alt="Students working together to bring awareness to international issues" src="images/collaboration.jpg"/><div class="text"><p>Northwestern scholars are tackling some of our world’s most complex problems. These are bold goals that can only be accomplished through collaboration across diverse fields of study.</p> <p>Some of our most exciting projects bring together disciplines for new partnerships.</p></div></div><ul> <li><a href="https://knightlab.northwestern.edu/">Knight Lab</a>, a team of technologists, journalists and designers advancing news media innovation</li> <li><a href="https://www.ibis.northwestern.edu/">Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences (IBiS),</a> a graduate program covering a broad spectrum of scientific and engineering disciplines</li> <li>The <a href="https://www.globalhealthstudies.northwestern.edu/academic-programs/requirements.html">Global Health Studies Minor</a>, studying international issues with a public health focus</li> </ul></div></div><div aria-labelledby="tab3" id="tab-panel3" role="tabpanel"><div class="large-feature group"><div class="content-side"><h2>Making an impact, everywhere.</h2><img alt="Student hugging child" src="images/global-engagement.jpg"/><div class="text"><p>Northwestern is no ivory tower. It’s a launching pad to every corner of the globe.</p> <p>More than 32% of undergraduates supplement their academic studies with an international experience, such as field study, cultural immersion or exchange abroad. Our faculty collaborate with organizations and scholars around the world to advance research. </p> <p><a class="button" href="https://www.northwestern.edu/global/">More on Global Engagement</a></p></div></div><ul> <li><a href="https://www.northwestern.edu/abroad/study-abroad/explore-programs/index.html">Northwestern-sponsored study abroad programs</a>, located in more than 20 countries around the world</li> <li><a href="https://www.northwestern.edu/abroad/student-experiences/explore-programs/gesi.html">Global Engagement Studies Institute (GESI)</a>, study abroad options focused on service learning and community involvement</li> <li><a href="https://buffett.northwestern.edu/">Buffett Institute for Global Affairs</a>, a site for collaborative international scholarship</li> </ul></div></div><div aria-labelledby="tab4" id="tab-panel4" role="tabpanel"><div class="large-feature group"><div class="content-side"><h2>The thrill of new connections.</h2><img alt="Student discussing his project with his professor" src="images/research.jpg"/><div class="text"><p>It’s not just our state-of-the-art facilities or generous funding that makes Northwestern one of the most exciting major research universities in the country. It’s our mindset.</p> <p>Our curiosity leads us to seek out the unexpected; our ambition leads us to work past mistakes to milestones. This unique environment fosters significant research across every discipline.</p> <p><a class="button" href="research-nu/index.html">More on Research</a></p></div></div><ul> <li><a href="https://research.northwestern.edu/about/institutes-centers/university-research-institutes-centers.html">Research centers</a>, including more than 90 school-based centers and more than 50 University centers</li> <li><a href="https://undergradresearch.northwestern.edu/">Undergraduate Research (UR@NU)</a>, an office providing unique opportunities for undergraduates to do independent projects</li> <li><a href="https://www.northwestern.edu/scholars/">Northwestern Scholars database</a>, a searchable database of scholarly expertise across all disciplines of the University</li> </ul></div></div></div></div></div></section><div class="photo-feature-3-across group bottom-margin-big"><article class="photo-feature tl-home"><a class="photo-hover" href="https://artscircle.northwestern.edu/"><img alt="Dancers, sculpture, and a saxophone player" src="images/arts-circle.jpg"/><div class="text-over-image"><h2>Arts</h2><p>The Arts Circle. 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Get the latest Wildcat news from around the Big Ten.</p><p class="link">Go to Nusports.com</p></div></a></article></div><section class="bottom-margin-big"><div class="contain-1120"><div class="section-top"><h1>Watch and Learn</h1><h2>This is Northwestern.</h2></div><div class="alternate-photo-float group"><div class="image-left"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOUvOTmLScA"><img alt="Whatever direction you take, this is your starting line." src="images/video.jpg"/></a></div><div class="text tl-text"><p>Ours is a unique environment. 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