Committee on Honorary Degrees
Each year, Northwestern awards Honorary Degrees to a select group of individuals of exceptional accomplishment. Past recipients include exemplary scholars, artists, actors, writers, musicians, politicians, and social leaders. Learn more about the selection process and how to submit a nomination.
If you have any questions about this process, contact honorarydegree@northwestern.edu.
2026 Honorary Degrees Faculty Committee Members
- Laura Brueck, Committee Chair and Professor, Asian Languages and Cultures, Weinberg
- Aymar Jèan “AJ” Christian, Professor, Communication Studies, School of Communication
- Sumit Dhar, ex officio, Interim Vice President for Research and Associate Provost for Faculty
- Eli Finkel, Professor, Psychology, Weinberg and Professor, Management and Organizations, Kellogg
- Celina Flowers, ex officio, Assistant Provost for Faculty
- Neha Jain, Professor, Pritzker School of Law
- Sylvester Johnson, Chair and Professor, Black Studies, Weinberg
- Robert Kalb, Professor, Neurology, Feinberg
- Erik Luijten, ex officio, Provost
- V.S. Subrahmanian, Professor, Computer Science, McCormick
- Jill Wilson, Professor of Instruction, Industrial Engineering and Management, McCormick