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A Frequency of Their Own: How MJ and Jessie Found Each Other at MSLCE

Meredith Johnson ’26 –MJ, for short– heard Jessie B. Evans ‘26 before she met him. It was orientation day, after a full program welcome she would later describe as being “hosed down with information.” Outside, the cohort had spilled into a mixer of wine and small plates, the early choreography of a group of people

Announcing our Spring Quarter Creative Connect

Maureen Fan Headshot

We’re thrilled to announce our Spring Quarter Creative Connect, with Baobab Studios Co-Founder + CEO and MSLCE Industry Advisory Board member, Maureen Fan! Maureen will be joining us at 12:30pm on Wednesday, April 15, at our home base at the Frances Searle building on Northwestern’s Evanston campus. This event is free and open to the

Shaping Future Work Without Forgetting Lessons of the Past

Questions about the future of work are everywhere. But the answers many leaders are looking for don’t appear as they look toward what’s next. Sometimes, they’re hiding in the details of what already happened.   That’s why Professor Leslie DeChurch’s research moves between the two—future and past—and examines how they inform one another.  To do this, her work centers on three areas: 

New Funding Realities Mean New Skills for Nonprofit Leaders

For nonprofits and social impact organizations, today’s funding landscape doesn’t look anything like it used to. Traditionally consistent sources of revenue are drying up or becoming less reliable. Meanwhile, the expectations haven’t stopped: Every day, nonprofits are being asked to stretch limited resources further. As Kellogg School of Management Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of

Faculty Director Aymar Jean Escoffery talks MSLCE with Dynasty Podcasts

Last month, our director Dr. Aymar Jean Escoffery joined Dynasty Podcasts to talk about the MSLCE program, how it bridges creative practice and business leadership, and what it takes to build a sustainable career in today’s creative industries. Click the link below to learn more about his insights on navigating a fast-changing media landscape.

Announcing our New Faculty Director

We are excited to announce that MSLCE and Communication Studies professor Aymar Jean (AJ) Escoffery will serve as our next program faculty director! Dr. Escoffery is the Margaret Walker Professor of Communication Studies at Northwestern University. He teaches the MSLCE courses Understanding the Creative Industries and The Business of Streaming.

A Career Reinvented: How a Talented Dancer Is Building His Next Act

Even though Craig V. Miller ’25 has been singing for as long as he can remember, dance didn’t become part of his story until he was a sophomore. He auditioned for a role as a dancer in Fame: The Musical—his high school was the first to perform it—and that experience inspired him to turn his