Megan Lin '26

Megan Lin was born in Peoria, IL, and moved multiple times before ending up near Portland, Oregon. In her journey through various cities, Megan became interested in the ways housing could reinforce other forms of discrimination such as access to education. For college and life after, Megan decided to return to her first major city, where her family sought immigration their lawyers: Chicago. Her interests and experiences have inspired her to study social Policy and Sociology at Northwestern University. During her time thus far as an undergraduate student, Megan has become a tutor at Stateville Correctional Center, One Book Fellow for Crying in H-Mart, performer for NU K-Dance, Outreach Chair for Liberty in North Korea, Transportation Committee Facilitator & Budget Delegate for Participatory Budgeting Evanston, and Events Chair for Undergraduate Prison Education Program. Last summer, Megan was an intern at Housing Opportunities & Maintenance for the Elderly in Chicago, where she helped document the organization’s coalition-building efforts. This summer, Megan will be exploring relationships between neoliberalism, community organizing, and disinvestment in Chicago. Megan hopes to further engage in policy analysis work in the future. During her free time, Megan enjoys watching television, dancing, watercoloring, food blogging, and city exploring.