Student veterans receive advice, support

May 14, 2013 by

North­eastern hosted Stu­dent Vet­eran Appre­ci­a­tion Day on Sat­urday, a day­long sym­po­sium fea­turing a series of dis­cus­sions, work­shops, and net­working oppor­tu­ni­ties for the young ser­vice men and women.

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Marathon first responders honored at Commencement

May 3, 2013 by

At Northeastern’s 111th under­grad­uate Com­mence­ment cer­e­mony, the uni­ver­sity cel­e­brated the Class of 2013 and pre­sented an hon­orary degree to the first respon­ders and law enforce­ment who self­lessly sprung into action fol­lowing the Boston Marathon bombings.

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Northeastern celebrates the Class of 2013

May 3, 2013 by

The uni­ver­sity will hold its 111th Com­mence­ment exer­cises on Friday to honor its grad­u­ates as well an influ­en­tial group of leaders receiving hon­orary degrees. Com­mence­ment cel­e­bra­tions kicked off Thursday with the second-​​annual doctor of phi­los­ophy hooding ceremony.

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Excellence in experiential learning

May 1, 2013 by

North­eastern rec­og­nized 17 accom­plished seniors at the Out­standing Coop­er­a­tive Edu­ca­tion Awards Cer­e­mony, held last week in the Curry Stu­dent Center Ball­room.  The stu­dents’ co-​​​​op expe­ri­ences include working at Boston’s world-​​​​class … read more »

Outstanding Cooperative Education Awards Ceremony

Why IT decisions will make or break businesses

April 30, 2013 by

EMC Cor­po­ra­tion Chairman and CEO Joseph M. Tucci said Friday at Northeastern’s CEO Break­fast Forum that busi­nesses’ future suc­cess will be increas­ingly defined by how they inno­vate and take advan­tage of oppor­tu­ni­ties pre­sented by infor­ma­tion technology’s transformation.

CEO Breakfast: Joseph Tucci of EMC

Ocean view, from within

April 25, 2013 by

Stephen W. Director, Northeastern’s provost and senior vice pres­i­dent for aca­d­emic affairs, has been taking under­water pho­tographs for more than two decades. What’s his trick for cap­turing sea life’s immense beauty and diver­sity? Just stay focused.

Games that go beyond entertainment

April 23, 2013 by

Northeastern’s grad­uate campus in Seattle hosted an event last Wednesday fea­turing experts from acad­emia and industry who dis­cussed how to expand the capa­bility and breadth of video games that make a soci­etal impact in areas like health and education.

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Northeastern celebrates scholarly achievement

April 19, 2013 by

The uni­ver­sity held its third-​​annual Aca­d­emic Honors Con­vo­ca­tion on Thursday, rec­og­nizing stu­dents, fac­ulty, and staff for their extra­or­di­nary achieve­ments in areas including research, schol­ar­ship, teaching, and mentoring.

Academic Honors Convocation