DEPARTMENT OF BLACK STUDIES

Alumni

See what some of our alumni have been up to since graduating from Northwestern.

Folayemi Agbede
AFAM Major
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences 2009
Currently: Graduate Student in Economics, The School of International Service, American University, Washington DC
Former: Worked at Center for American Progress

Lisa J Battisfore
AFAM Minor and Biological Sciences Major
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences 2008
Currently: Health Care Analyst, Target Corporation, St. Paul, MN

Kate Gasienica
AFAM Minor, Human Development and Psych Services Major
School of Education and Social Policy 2008
Currently: Senior Training Manager at CFY, Los Angeles, CA. CFY helps students in low-income communities, together with their teachers and families, harness the power of digital learning to improve educational outcomes.
Former: Teach for America Corps Member 2007

James Kowalsky
AFAM Minor, Communication Studies Major
School of Communication 2009
Currently: Mental Health Worker, PATH Program at Heartland Alliance, Chicago, IL

Marcia Walker
AFAM Major and Social Policy Major
School of Education and Social Policy 2006
Currently: Ph.D. student in the Department of History at the University of Chicago

Corey Wootton
AFAM Major and Communications Studies Major
School of Communication 2009
Currently: Defensive end in the NFL

Nayla Wren
AFAM Major, Theater Major, Sociology Minor
School of Communication 2006
Currently: 1st year Law School at UCLA
Former: Director of Organizing at Screen Actors Guild