RESIDENTIAL SERVICES

This page contains programmatic information about the Communications Residential College. You can access building information on the Communications Residential College facilities page.

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Faculty Chair

Roger Boye, Journalism

Program Coordinator

Nylah Smith

Faculty Chair Welcome

Welcome to Northwestern University’s Communications Residential College, the home away from home for students with a strong interest in all forms of communication: audio/video, digital, film, photographic and written.

My name is Roger Boye, a journalism professor at Northwestern and a Nebraska native (yes, I root for NU when Northwestern and Nebraska meet on the gridiron). It is a privilege for me to serve as your faculty chair in 2026-27 in what will be CRC’s 46th year. Together, we want to set the standard for excellence in programming, service and fellowship.

CRC is blessed with a wonderful group of faculty mentors we call “fellows.” The list includers key members of the School of Communication and the Medill School of Journalism faculties, such as Professor Catherine Carrigan, director of academic programs for Radio/Television/Film, and Medill Dean Charles Whitaker. The fellows often have lunch with us and/or join us on other occasions, such as when they host an informal presentation we call “firesides” on a special topic of interest.

As the saying goes, "membership has its privileges," and as part of the CRC community, you will have exclusive (and free) access to various events on and off campus, ranging from bike rides to Chicago and theatrical productions to musicals and concerts. Our faculty also host an annual Thanksgiving Day dinner for CRC students who are in Evanston on Thanksgiving.

Some CRC alumni return for Homecoming weekend in October when you might hear about life in the building when Ronald Reagan (!) was president. Planning also is under way for CRC’s 39th annual Radiothon late fall quarter, our signature event to raise funds for the American Heart Association. 

Congratulations on becoming part of our community and welcome to your new home away from home. 

Roger Boye

Communications Residential College Fellows and Graduate Associates