Jennifer Cole | Spring 2026
Associate Professor of Instruction, McCormick School of Engineering | Assistant Chair of Chemical and Biological Engineering | Director of Northwestern Center for Engineering Education Research
Educator Spotlight
Meet Northwestern University educators doing innovative work in the classroom. These short interviews showcase the educators' educational journeys, signature styles, and how their teaching has been shaped by their work with the Searle Center.
Liz McCabe | Winter 2026
Director of Academic Initiatives in the Office of Undergraduate Education in the Office of the Provost | Associate Professor of Instruction in Chicago Field Studies in Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Karen Smilowitz | Fall 2025
Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education, Office of the Provost | James N. and Margie M. Krebs Professor of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences | Professor of Operations, Kellogg School of Management
Lori Barcliff Baptista | Spring 2025
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Advising, School of Communications | Professor of Instruction, Department of Performance Studies
Cynthia Nazarian | Winter 2025
Charles Deering McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence and Associate Professor in the Department of French and Italian and Affiliated Faculty in Comparative Literature
Elizabeth Spencer Norton | Fall 2024
Director of Undergraduate Studies and Associate Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Ben Gorvine | Spring 2024
Charles Deering McCormick Distinguished Professor of Instruction, Associate Chair and Lead Adviser of Psychology, Faculty-in-Residence
KB Dennis Meade | Winter 2024
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies with a courtesy appointment in the Department of African American Studies
Patti Wolter | Fall 2023
Charles Deering McCormick Distinguished Clinical Professor and Helen Gurley Brown Magazine Professor, Medill School of Journalism, Media & Integrated Marketing Communications
Casey Ankeny | Spring 2023
Associate Professor of Instruction and Director of the MS Program in Biomedical Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering