Author Archives: Jonna Iacono
Scholars Present 2016-17 Service/Research Projects
Students presented the results of the results of their 2017 Service/Research Projects at the Scholars Program Year-End event, sharing their work with community partners, professors, and peers. The University Scholars Program and Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships Service/Research Projects are student-directed group projects that are carried out in close collaboration with community partners. These […]
Scholars Learn and Serve on Five Alternative Spring Breaks
Beginning the summer of 2016, a team of University Scholars started planning five Alternative Spring Breaks. Over the course of the school year, these dedicated student leaders worked with one another, the Scholars Program, and colleagues in the Center for Community Service to bring these trips, designed to serve as jumping off points for a […]
Aneri Pattani Earns James Reston Fellowship
University Scholar and Northeastern journalism major Aneri Pattani has worked in newsrooms across the country, amassing an impressive reporting portfolio. She has covered breaking news for The Boston Globe, written health and technology enterprise pieces at CNBC, and unearthed compelling stories at The Texas Tribune, including coverage on the aftermath of a Supreme Court decision […]
The State of the Union
After another successful Scholars Clambake, the Scholars community came together to lay out our common goals for the year, as is our practice on Monday, September 7. This year, we revised our common goals to reflect our understanding of what we hope to bring into being. These follow. How do we create a group culture […]
Scholars Welcome Event
The Scholars Welcome Event was a wonderful success, as over 200 prospective students and their families joined us at Northeastern to learn more about our university and the Scholars Program. During the event, we “world premiered” two new videos: one featuring interviews with current Scholars and the other, featuring Scholars who are currently abroad or […]
Weinstein Launches “The Lunch Report”
University Scholar, Larissa Weinstein, CAMD ’17, was recently featured in BostonInno for her work launching “The Lunch Report,” an email newsletter that highlights lunch specials for those working throughout the city. Weinstein, who has a history of getting businesses up and running, starting with a handbag operation starting at the age of 16, is excited […]
‘Black Voices Project’ chronicles race, citizenship of African-American community
by Jason Kornowitz, this story originally appeared in Northeastern News. It was June, and Lola Akingbade was in Ferguson, Missouri, looking to capture the zeitgeist in the wake of civil unrest. Unarmed black teenager Michael Brown had been killed by white police officer Darren Wilson on the streets of this quaint St. Louis suburb just […]
Notes for the Black Cultural Center Conference
by Joe Tache, DMSB ’18 Prior to last weekend, I had never been to a conference. I’ve always thought professionals view them as means to an end – the end being free giveaways, open bars and the freedom to explore New Orleans, San Francisco, or wherever else to the heart’s content. That said, I was […]
Queer Identity in Germany
Mason Gersh, CSSH ’18 reflects on his experience with the University Scholars Dialogue to Istanbul and Berlin. As a queer Jew, and one that has grow up in a very open and embracing environment at that, my trip to the German History Museum was one of the most rewarding experiences in my recent memory. The […]
Reflections on the Conflict in Syria
Alexander Kavourias, CCIS ’18, reflects on his experience with the University Scholars Dialogue to Istanbul and Berlin. When I decided to sign up for this Dialogue, I anticipated that my trip to Istanbul would fall somewhere within the general lines of the tourist experience. I would see the historic old city, visit a few neighborhoods, […]