Peter Barris, chair of venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates, Inc., was elected chair of the Northwestern University Board of Trustees, effective Sept. 1.
Northwestern will rename 560 Lincoln to Schapiro Hall in honor of departing University President Morton Schapiro and his wife Mimi Schapiro, the University announced Friday. The renaming will take effect in June, following signing installation that will begin next week. Members of the Board of Trustees and other University supporters donated to the Morton and.
Northwestern University will name the residence hall at 560 Lincoln St. in honor of President Morton Schapiro and his wife, Mimi Schapiro, as a tribute to their years of support for students. Schapiro will conclude his tenure at Northwestern Aug. 31.
Four distinguished individuals, including commencement speaker Isabel Wilkerson, will receive honorary degrees from Northwestern University. An acclaimed author and gifted storyteller, Wilkerson will receive her honor and deliver her address June 13 during Northwestern’s 164th commencement ceremony at Ryan Field.
Northwestern will award honorary degrees to three alumni and commencement speaker Isabel Wilkerson for their contributions to arts, sciences and leadership at its commencement June 13. In addition to Wilkerson, NU alumni J. Landis Martin, Judith Olson and Eva Jefferson Paterson will receive honorary degrees. Wilkerson, who will receive a Doctor of Humane Letters, authored.