Lucas Schoeppner, Lauren Byrnes, and Hollis Thomann have earned the prestigious scholarships and will travel to study, conduct research, and teach in Germany.
How, and why, some Jewish scholars were left behind
At the Northeastern Holocaust Commemoration, Bernard A. Stotsky Professor Laurel Leff explained that American universities had one of the few lifelines to extend to refugees fleeing Europe to escape Nazi persecutions, but they didn’t do enough.
Design thinking and higher education
President Joseph E. Aoun discussed higher education’s ongoing transformation las a guest lecturer in the architecture course “Understanding Design.”
Education as a basic human right
Daphne Koller, the co-founder of Coursera, a leading platform for Massive Open Online Courses, says free online education has the potential to promote world peace and solve global challenges.
Don’t stop the music
Music industry major Caitlyn Dougher drew thousands of concertgoers to an annual music festival in Reykjavik, Iceland, through a five-month social media campaign.
Entrepreneurial mindset used to combat poverty
Emma Rubbins-Breen, a third-year international affairs major, whetted her appetite for social entrepreneurship while on a co-op in Paraguay.
Students build community and peace through co-op
Five accomplished students reflected on the value of experiential learning on Wednesday evening in the second event in a yearlong educational series on civic sustainability.
Northeastern applicants show outstanding academic profile
Applications for Northeastern University’s fall 2013 freshman class have exceeded all prior benchmarks in terms of quality, total applicants, and geographic diversity.
An inside look at your March Madness bracket
Northeastern Athletic Director Peter Roby followed hundreds of men’s college basketball games this season as part of serving on the NCAA Tournament selection committee, which released its highly anticipated bracket.
Film chronicles China’s rising global power
Northeastern will host a campus screening of Journey with the Giant, an extraordinary new documentary by the film’s writer, director, and producer James Gabbe, a 1966 graduate.
Why reverse innovation will change the world
Global business strategist Vijay Govindarajan said on Monday at Northeastern’s Presidential Speaker Series “Profiles in Innovation” that reverse innovation represents one of the biggest opportunities for corporate growth in America.
Policy’s role in philanthropy
The second annual Northeastern Students4Giving conference, held Monday in the Curry Student Center, focused on the way policy can help achieve philanthropic goals.
