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Nichola Greenblatt

Nichola Greenblatt

Deputy press secretary | U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth | Class of 2016

We say University of Illinois, Nichola Greenblatt (MA ’16) says ... Lincoln Hall.

“As a graduate student, I spent many hours there studying the persuasive power of presidential rhetoric, from Washington to FDR to Reagan to Obama,” says U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s deputy press secretary.

“On a few occasions, I’d find academic inspiration by walking past the iconic prose of President Lincoln inscribed on the building’s walls. 

“Some may argue with me, but I think it’s the best spot on the Quad.”