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Northwestern is committed to excellent teaching, innovative research and the personal and intellectual growth of its students in a diverse academic community.
Niyo Moraza-Keeswood ● (847) 467-1410 ● niyomk@northwestern.edu
Location: Evanston, IL
Website: northwestern.edu
Virtual Information Sessions: ugadmission.northwestern.edu/portal/online_sessions
Virtual Tours: None
Number of Students: 8,000
Student to Faculty Ratio: 6:1
Percentage of Students Who Identify As Native: 1.6%
Percentage of Staff Who Identify As Native: <1%
Graduation Rate For Native Students: 100%
Admission Requirements
Common Application or Apply Coalition with Scoir
Official secondary school transcript and school report
Counselor recommendation
At least one teacher recommendation
SAT or ACT scores (OPTIONAL for 2022-23 cycle)
Native Financial Aid Opportunities Offered by the School
None
Diploma
Certificate
Associate's
Bachelor's ✓
Master's ✓
Doctorate ✓
On-Campus Native Specific Housing
On-Campus Family Housing ✓
On-Campus Sober Housing
On-Campus Childcare
Support Person For Native Students ✓
Elder-In-Residence
Native American Tuition Waiver
Native Greek Organizations
Arts & Entertainment Degrees
Dance
Film and Media
Music Performance
Performance Studies
Radio
Theatre
TV & Film
Native Degrees
Native American and Indigenous Studies
Native Language(s) Taught
None
Native Classes
Black Studies, Native Studies, and Asian Settler Colonialism
Development of American Indian Law and Policy
First-Year Seminar: Natives Beyond Nations
Genocide, Resistance, Resurgence: Native Peoples
Indians of North America
Introduction to Native American Religions
Introduction to Native American Studies
Introduction to Native American and Indigenous Literatures
Land, Identity, and the Sacred: Native American Sacred Site Protection and Religious Rights
Maple Syrup and Climate Change
Media History and the Native American Experience
Native America: American Indian History to 1763
Native American Environmental Issues and the Media
Native American Health
Native Americans and Environmental Decision Making
Parks and Pipeline: Indigenous Environmental Justice
Queer Indigeneity
Real Indians: Indigeneity and the Authenticity Problem
Red Power: Indigenous Resistance in the U.S. and Canada, 1887-Present
Special Topics in Global Health: Native American Health Research and Prevention
Special Topics in Global Health: Native Nations, Healthcare Systems, and U.S. Policy
Studies in Native American Literature: Native Chicago
Topics in Native American and Indigenous Literatures
Native Supports Offered
Center for Native American and Indigenous Research
Native Student Organizations
Indigenous Graduate Student Collective
Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance
Native Events
Center for Native American and Indigenous Research Annual Research Symposium
Indigenous Welcome Back Lunch
Native American Heritage Month
Native American and Indigenous Community Dinner
Powwow
Sand Creek Massacre Commemoration
Native Preparation Programs
None
Native High School Programming
iSteam Summer Program
How Is The School Involved With The Local Native Community?
Our Northwestern Indigenous community members are all active participants within the Chicago Native community, many having grown up local to the area. Beyond supporting local events and initiatives on an individual basis, Northwestern community members collaborate with various Native community based organizations including: American Indian Center of Chicago, The Chicago American Indian Community Collaborative, and the American Indian Education Program to name a few.
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