Mara Brock Akil (Medill ’92), a Hollywood screenwriter and television producer, will deliver Medill’s 2023 convocation address June 11, the school announced Wednesday.  Brock Akil has written and...

When Mara Brock Akil (Medill ’92) first met Medill Prof. J.A. Adande (Medill ’92) during their new student orientation meeting, Adande said she was “just a girl from Kansas City” wearing overalls. “What...