Mung Chiang will be Northwestern’s next president, the Board of Trustees announced Monday. Chiang’s presidency begins July 1, according to a University news release. He will succeed former President Michael Schill, who resigned from the position in September 2025. Interim President Henry Bienen,...
Actress and comedian Lauren Lapkus told Evanston Township High School seniors to celebrate their “weirdness” at her Sunday commencement address. “The things that make you weird now are the things that will make you a cool, interesting person as you get older,” said Lapkus, who graduated from ETHS in 2004. “And if you’re already cool in high school, then I’m legit scared of you.” More than 800 ETHS seniors received their diplomas at the commencement ceremony, held at Northwestern’s Welsh-Ryan Arena. After attending DePaul University Lapkus broke out with her role in “Orange is the New Black,” which earned her a Screen Actors Guild award. She later appeared in “The...
