Education for a New Generation The Lang Youth commit to Saturday and summer classes at NewYork-Presbyterian. The hands-on courses are taught by Columbia University faculty and students and include clinical rotations and internships. Curriculum covers the human body, diseases and public health. The program, run by the hospital’s Ambulatory Care Network, includes college preparation and help with the college-application process. […]
Robot-Proof: Higher Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, by Joseph E. Aoun This review is not written by a robot. Or is it? How would you know? At a time when robot-written reviews fool academics, publishing circles discuss how (not only whether) robots will peer-review articles, and artificial intelligence dominates popular news (often for the wrong reasons), Joseph Aoun’s new book provides a wake-up call to all […]
Northeastern students will get an education in ‘Esquire’ with new digital storytelling initiative Graduate students in Northeastern University’s Media Innovation program are about to get an education in Esquire. The program announced Monday a partnership with Esquire magazine, designed to foster the next generation of digital storytellers. “There are so many opportunities to use new forms of expression to tell the important stories of our time,” said Esquire […]
Boston Magazine Northeastern University survey: ‘Generation Z’ thinks the U.S. is on the ‘wrong track’ The next generation of students getting ready to step into the world of higher education isn’t too worried about climate change, claims they always break up with a significant other in person—not via smartphone texts—and gets their news from online sources like the New York Times, rather than sites like Buzzfeed, according to the results […]
Diverse Poll: Generation Z teens describe themselves entrepreneurial, self-directed While placing a high value on higher education, the generation of young Americans now in their late teens can also be described as highly entrepreneurial and self-directed, a new national poll has found. On Tuesday, Northeastern University officials unveiled wide-ranging survey results detailing the life aspirations and social views held by Generation Z, or 16- […]
Politico Morning Education FINANCIAL ANXIETIES PLAGUE GEN Z: A new survey out of Northeastern University suggests the large majority of 16- to 19-year-olds believe a college degree is important, but they worry about being able to afford it. A quarter of “Generation Z” students surveyed said they don’t think any loan debt is manageable, and 44 percent said […]
Survey finds Generation Z to be motivated lot A new survey by Northeastern University found that a majority of Generation Z — those between the ages of 16 and 19 — is very self-motivated and seeks to craft its own future through higher education. The survey of young people throughout the country is the fourth in a series by the university, which focuses […]
Boston.com Old school meet new school: How universities are adapting to build entrepreneurs Facebook started in a Harvard dorm room. iRobot got its start in MIT’s Artificial Intelligence Lab. Sand 9 was founded as a Boston University Photonics Center spinout. In Boston, business and higher education have long been intertwined. And now more than ever before, a new wave of innovation is coming directly from Boston-area institutions, fueled […]
Chronicle of Higher Education: Northeastern, once local, goes global Read the full article (PDF) Less than a generation ago, Northeastern University was chiefly a local institution, drawing nearly three-quarters of its students from the surrounding New England states. Its alumni, too, largely stayed in the region. Today, however, the university’s horizons are global. Nearly 10 percent of its undergraduates come from overseas, double the […]
Portland Press Herald Portland’s Roux Institute to receive $100 million from massive Alfond grant “This phenomenal investment from the Harold Alfond Foundation will uplift people and communities across Maine – today, tomorrow and for generations to come,” Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern, said Thursday in the news release announcing the grant. “The vision of the Roux Institute is to create economic prosperity and opportunity through innovative research and […]
Why aren’t millennial wages growing? Brendan Duke, associate director of economic policy at the Center for American Progress. Author of the new report, “When I Was Your Age: Millennials and the Generational Wage Gap.” (@brendan_duke) Alicia Sasser Modestino, professor of economics and public policy at Northeastern University. (@SasserModestino) Center for American Progress: When I Was Your Age — “By all […]
Boston.com Millennials counter argument ‘they aren’t professionals’ The same survey indicates this latest generation surpasses previous ones in more than narcissism. They rank high in skills such as creativity, openness to change, and technological aptitude. Though recent graduates may Snapchat from their desks, they also crank through Excel more efficiently than other employees. This aptitude could help 2014-ers gain employment, as many […]