The Northeastern experience gives students a career edge after graduation, whether they’re landing dynamic positions in their fields or advancing their education in top graduate programs.
The quintessential global citizen
Student commencement speaker Miguel de Corral has worked, studied, and conducted field research in 17 countries around the world and dreams of becoming a foreign policy adviser.
Family’s health scare helps student find calling
Industrial engineering major Kendall Sanderson studies how to use systems engineering to streamline the healthcare industry.
Welcome to the real world, Iron Man
Electrical and computer engineering capstone students were inspired by the movie Iron Man in their development of goCAD, a program that allows users to manipulate virtual objects with nothing but a swipe of their hand.
Northeastern celebrates scholarly achievement
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.
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.”
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.
Northeastern invests more than $200 million in financial aid
The university will provide an unprecedented $204 million in institutional grant aid for 2013–2014, which represents a 9 percent increase from the previous academic year.
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.
Survey: Employers covet grads with real-world experience
The results of a national survey by the Chronicle for Higher Education and American Public Radio’s Marketplace reinforce the value of Northeastern’s experiential-learning model.
Music students’ compositions take center stage
Six students studying music technology wrote pieces of music last semester that were performed and recorded by the Boston Modern Orchestra Project on Friday at the Fenway Center.
Understanding the economics of healthcare
Doctoral students in the pharmacy program synthesized economic and clinical information in class and then presented their findings at a national meeting in Las Vegas.
