Full coverage of Northeastern University's 114th Commencement exercises and the 2016 graduates

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John F. Kerry

Secretary of State
Commencement speaker: Undergraduate ceremony

Watch a Video of his address

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Northeastern student named Rhodes scholar

Logan Jackson, E’16, a senior and civil engi­neering major, is the first North­eastern stu­dent ever to receive the schol­ar­ship, which is among the most pres­ti­gious awards an under­grad­uate stu­dent in the United States can receive.

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With Fulbright, Northeastern student wants to fuse education and violence prevention

Grad­u­ating senior Esther Laa­ninen has received a Ful­bright fel­low­ship to teach Eng­lish in Colombia. She says her global expe­ri­ences and teaching oppor­tu­ni­ties in com­mu­ni­ties around the world have pre­pared her well.

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Seniors honored for co-​​op accomplishments

North­eastern cel­e­brated the co-​​op accom­plish­ments of 17 high-​​achieving seniors on Wednesday at the 45th annual Out­standing Coop­er­a­tive Edu­ca­tion Awards.

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Torch Scholars light the way

The mem­bers of the sixth grad­u­ating class of the Torch Scholars Pro­gram rep­re­sented “bea­cons of light” at a cel­e­bra­tion in their honor on Thursday in East Village.

Sights and sounds from Commencement

Relive the excite­ment of Northeastern’s 114th Com­mence­ment exer­cises with this video fea­turing the grad­u­ates, speakers, and emo­tions of the day.

Seen Around Campus

In these scenes captured around campus, Northeastern soon-to-be-graduates celebrate the week leading up to Commencement.