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Northwestern receives $20 million gift to create the Litowitz Center for Enlightened Disagreement

September 3, 2025

Center will address growing polarization by teaching students the tools and skills to build understanding and engage across difference

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Litowitz Center for Enlightened Disagreement — Northwestern Trustee Jennifer Leischner Litowitz ’91 and Alec Litowitz (’22, ’27 P) have made a $20 million gift in support of the Center for Enlightened Disagreement. In recognition of the Litowitzes’ generosity, the University has renamed the center in their honor. Photo by Daniel Kelleghan

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