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Alice Millar Chapel and Religious Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Alice Millar Chapel and Religious Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois The chapel was named after pianist Alice Millar McGaw and gifted to Northwestern University by her son and daughter-in-law.

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university, Evanston, Illinois, United States
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Northwestern University, private, coeducational university in Evanston, Illinois, U.S., with campuses in Chicago and Doha, Qatar. It is a comprehensive research institution and a member of the Association of American Colleges and Universities. Northwestern’s undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs are among the most highly regarded in the United States. Total enrollment as of fall 2023 was approximately 23,000. The university was founded in 1851 by nine Chicago Methodists led by physician John Evans. It...

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