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In early August this summer, I traveled to London for a few days to officiate at the wedding ceremony of Danny Robertson ’09. He and his lovely wife, Siobahn, had been married the previous year in a ceremony that was necessarily low-key due to Covid restrictions. For this ceremony they hosted family and friends from as far away as Australia for a more festive celebration. 

Having been a Justice of the Peace back in the 90s and having retained the privilege of marrying couples, I have done probably 100+ ceremonies, a couple dozen for Northwood grads and faculty. The venue for this… continue reading

Pathways -- September 21 at 8:00 pm

Northwood is pleased to announce its first Pathways presentation of the new school year. This coming Wednesday evening (September 21), four graduates with varied and successful experience as entrepreneurs will be our guests on a panel hosted by Luke Daniels ‘14

Gale Mullen graduated from Northwood in 1981 and the University of Pennsylvania in 1985. She holds a J.D. from the University of Toronto. She is the co-founder of Nao Now Tutoring - an online English tutoring platform that connects American college students (tutors) with Korean… continue reading

Fortunately, the cheap canvas reproduction of Bruegel’s Landscape with the Fall of Icarus still hung in the auditorium; two days earlier, I’d been tapped to sub for an English teacher who would be missing the first few days of the new school year.  

The course content of the sections of Facing Adversity and Word to Essay emphasizes critical thinking and writing, so with a few good lessons in my mind’s back pocket and a smile on my face, I ventured to Classroom 106 in the Uihlein building.  

Once all were seated, I got the students from behind their desks, brought them to… continue reading

The Mind is its Own Place: In Conversation with Stephen Reed

An interview with Kate McCahill ’02

When I started at Northwood as a ninth grader, I was decidedly a nerd: small, sort of shy, dorky in my fleece and khakis. The friends I had were the ones I’d known in middle school, but they fit in that first year in a way I just couldn’t. While they had adventures on weekends, I stayed home and read. The only place I felt like I belonged, that first bumbling year, was in Mr. Reed’s English classroom, where I’d crack open the textbook, an assemblage of short… continue reading

Trevor (Mahony) Crow '80

An interview with Stephen Reed

Trevor (Mahony) Crow, a 1980 graduate of Northwood, has entered the political arena. A talented student and figure skater during her Northwood years, she holds an MBA from Harvard. Both a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Executive Coach, she recently authored Blending Families, in which she addresses the issues stepfamilies face. She has also been a radio talk show host. Her entry into politics is a fitting capstone to a career serving others. Despite her hectic schedule… continue reading