Howard Trienens, a Northwestern alumnus and former chair of the Board of Trustees, died in late July, the University announced. Trienens, who passed at 97, joined the Board in 1967 and served as chair from 1986 to 1995. He was appointed as a life trustee in 2000. A longtime donor for the University, he recently.
Sixteen emerging musicians across the world will gather virtually in June for an intensive week-long program in songwriting.
The Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriters Project, in its 16th year, is a partnership between the namesake foundation and Northwestern’s American Music Theatre Project celebrating the late lyricist and singer’s legacy. The program will engage participants in a combination of workshops and masterclasses taught by established musicians, eventually culminating in a concert in July.
Accepted musicians ranging from ages 20 to 30 engage with genres spanning from musical theatre to electronic pop. But for selectees like Jasmine Forsberg, applying to the project tested her comfort zone.
Amy Falls started her term as Northwestern’s first female chief investment officer on May 1. Last week, members of The Daily’s editorial board sat down with Falls to discuss the University’s imminent financial future, transparency and fiscal goals. This interview was edited for clarity and brevity. The Daily: You have previously served as CIO at.
A storied tradition: The Waa-Mu Show at 90
Milestone marked with a new movie-musical and an addition to the ‘Wall of Fame’
The George Gershwin musical “Show Girl” debuted on Broadway in 1929. It was also the year the iconic song “Singin’ in the Rain” was first performed. That same year, the Women’s Athletic Association (W.A.A.) and the Men’s Union (MU) at Northwestern University joined forces to create one of the nation’s first coed college musicals. “Good Morning Glory” kicked off what would become a storied Northwestern tradition: the Waa-Mu Show a show entirely written, produced and performed by students.
Northwestern named Hari Osofsky the new dean of the Pritzker School of Law, according to a Tuesday news release.
Osofsky is the current dean of Penn State Law, where she is also a professor. Her term at NU will begin Aug. 1.
“I am extremely honored to be joining the Northwestern Pritzker Law community as its next dean,” Osofsky said in the release. “This Law School has long been a leader in innovation, interdisciplinarity and experiential education, and has been doing important work to advance diversity, equity and inclusion.”
Osofsky succeeds former Pritzker Dean Kimberly Yuracko, who left the position at the end of July 2020 to join the Office of the Provost. Since then, Pritzker Prof. James Speta has served as interim dean.