“The students who attend these classes — many of whom aren’t alumni — feel like they’re part of Northwestern,” James says. “It creates a connection where maybe there wasn’t one before.” The Alumnae’s ...

Alumna (emerita) is singular female. Jane is an alumna. Jane is an emerita. Alumnus (emeritus) is singular male. John is an alumnus. John is an emeritus. Alumnae (emeritae) is plural female. Jane and ...

If you’re male, you’re an alumnus. A group of men is called alumni. If you’re female, you’re an alumna. A group of women is called alumnae (pronounced “alum-nay”). If the group is made up of both men ...

In June of 1951, 1901 graduate of WMCP Susan Corson was notified by letter of her Honorary Life Membership with the Alumnae Association. Dr. Corson's handwritten reply of thanks is next to a copy of ...

But after researching the countless hours it took for the Alumnae of Northwestern to administer the classes, he reconsidered. Northwestern couldn't afford to pay staff to do what the Alumnae did free ...