Photos of the year

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Collage of photos from Northeastern University photographers.
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University and Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

In 2023, Northeastern experienced dynamic academic and research growth, an expanded global footprint, additional industry partnerships, and historic athletic success. The university celebrated its 125th year by opening the new EXP research center in Boston and a new campus in Miami. With students in 148 countries across all seven continents, Northeastern further entrenched itself as the world’s leader in experiential learning, while providing $450 million in financial aid, including a record $437 million for undergraduate students. It’s no surprise the university received a record 96,641 undergraduate applications. And if that weren’t enough, Beanpot titles for the men’s and women’s hockey teams also gave students, faculty, staff, graduates and their families plenty to cheer about.

President Aoun cheering at a Beanpot hockey game.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Mens hockey team in line on the ice for the 2023 Beanpot game at TD Garden.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Mens hocke players jumping on each other after winning a game.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Student sitting on a concrete structure with headphones and sunglasses on.
Princess Mwebe, a fourth-year psychology student at Northeastern, kicks back in Centennial Common on the Boston campus. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Brian Meagher, dressed in his taekwondo clothes, punches his fist forward.
Representing Team USA, Northeastern student and taekwondo star Brian Meagher placed fifth among Poomsae teams at the 2023 FISU World University Games in China. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Person working on their laptop in ISEC.
07/13/23 – Boston, MA – A member of the Northeastern community works in the lobby of ISEC on Thursday, July 13, 2023. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Person wearing yellow pants and headphones walking in front of a mural on campus.
06/01/23 – Boston, MA – A member of the Northeastern community walks Daniel  Anguilu  and Cedric Douglas ’ collaborative mural on the side of the now former Punter’s Pub  on Huntington Avenue on Thursday, June 1, 2023. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Photos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Person doing a card trick with the ace of diamonds.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Person wearing a VR headset.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Headshot of a person with chin-length blonde hair and a starry night scene overlaid on top of her headshot.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Long exposure photo of a member of the Northeastern community wearing a cap and gown.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Sunrise over Fenway Park in Boston.
05/07/23 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern University celebrates its graduate 2023 Commencement ceremony at Boston’s Historic Fenway Park on Sunday May 7, 2023. Speakers included Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern, Chrystia Freeland, deputy prime minister of Canada, a distinguished group of influential figures, as well as student speakers. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Northeastern students wearing caps and gowns seen from overhead.
Person wearing yellow wrap-around sunglasses with their graduation cap tassel blowing in their face.
Northeastern community member cheering with their hand raised after graduating.
Photos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Person using lab equipment.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Person wearing headphones while sitting in a hammock working on their laptop.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Person working on lab equipment.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Person entering an MRI tube in orange lighting.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
The exterior of Northeastern's EXP building glimmers in the sunlight.
The exterior of the EXP building, a 357,000-square-foot facility on Northeastern’s Boston campus, glimmers in the sunlight. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Northeastern community member walking on campus in golden hour lighting.
A member of the Northeastern community throws a shadow as they read while walking between the EXP and ISEC buildings on the Boston campus. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
President Aoun standing on stage with other members of the Northeastern community laughing and smiling as streamers fall around them.
10/16/23 – BOSTON, MA. – Scenes during the EXP grand opening event held on Monday Oct. 16, 2023 on Northeastern’s Boston campus. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Northeastern community members wearing goggles and gloves using a touchscreen.
Photos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Members of the women's hockey team jumping on each other and cheering.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Northeastern womens hockey players lined up on the ice under red lighting, photographed from behind.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Northeastern womens hockey player lifting the beanpot trophy above her head and cheering.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Northeastern hockey team members lifting the beanpot trophy.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Exterior of MGM Music Hall at night lit up for Northeastern's 125 Convocation.
09/06/23 – BOSTON, MA. – President Joseph E. Aoun and other university leaders welcomed incoming freshmen, the class of 2027, to Northeastern University during the President’s Convocation, held at MGM Music Hall in Boston Massachusetts on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Confetti falling over Northeastern community members singing into microphones.
09/06/23 – BOSTON, MA. – President Joseph E. Aoun and other university leaders welcomed incoming freshmen, the class of 2027, to Northeastern University during the President’s Convocation, held at MGM Music Hall in Boston Massachusetts on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
A crowd of students in Class 125 T-shirts cheer and take photos while confetti falls around them.
Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Photos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Headshot of a Northeastern community member wearing glasses.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Northeastern community member putting on lab goggles in green lighting.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Northeastern mens basketball player standing in red lighting holding a basketball on their shoulder.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Exterior of Ell Hall on Northeastern's Boston campus.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Northeastern women's hockey player in gear.
02/14/23 – BOSTON, MA – Northeastern University women’s hockey battles Boston College in the Beanpot final at the Kelley Rink on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023.Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Northeastern womens hockey goalie saving a shot.
02/14/23 – BOSTON, MA – Northeastern University women’s hockey battles Boston College in the Beanpot final at the Kelley Rink on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023.Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Northeastern womens hockey player cheering while sliding on the ice on their knees.
03/04/23 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern University women’s hockey battle Providence College in the Hockey East Championship Matthews Arena on Saturday, March. 4, 2023. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Photos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Sydney Deriggs and Clara Hawks pushing move-in bins on Mills College campus.
Sydney Deriggs and Clara Hawks, both from New York, move in during Welcome Week at Mills College at Northeastern in Oakland, California. Photo by Ruby Wallau for Northeastern University
Thalia Tayara and Nada Kaissi hugging
Thalia Tayara, of Boston, hugs her aunt Nada Kaissi while moving in during Welcome Week at Mills College at Northeastern in Oakland, California. Photo by Ruby Wallau for Northeastern University
Nina Brunner placing decorations on her dorm wall while her mother stands behind her smiling.
08/31/23 – OAKLAND, CA: Nina Brunner, of Illinois, decorates her dorm with mother Renee Brunner move-in during Welcome Week at Mills College at Northeastern on Aug. 31, 2023 in Oakland, California. Photo by Ruby Wallau for Northeastern University
A student checking in with a volunteer during Mills College move-in week.
08/30/23 – OAKLAND, CA: A volunteer checks in a student during move-in during Welcome Week at Mills College at Northeastern on Aug. 30, 2023 in Oakland, California. Photo by Ruby Wallau for Northeastern University
Photos by Ruby Wallau for Northeastern University
A red and purple sunset over the Boston campus.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Lab samples under blue lighting.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Two Northeastern community members descending the steps from the bridge between ISEC and EXP, partly covered by blurry fall foliage.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Headshot of a Northeastern community member adjusting their glasses.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Leaves in fall colors.
10/19/23 – BOSTON, MA. – Fall colors are on full display on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023 on Northeastern’s Boston campus. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Barred owl sitting on a pine tree branch.
A barred owl perches atop a pine tree branch in the arboretum on Northeastern’s Boston campus. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Maggie Heaney sitting on the common with her laptop and a notebook open in her lap.
Northeastern electrical engineering student Maggie Heaney studies in Centennial Common on the Boston campus. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
harbor seal swimming towards camera lens
A harbor seal swims up to the camera during an enrichment activity with Northeastern student Isabella Welch during her co-op at the New England aquarium in Boston. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Photos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Northeastern community member sitting at a round table.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Headshot of Northeastern community member wearing a blue shirt, large gold necklace, and a flowy blue shirt with red leave prints on it.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Fall foliage.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Northeastern community member studying in a red adirondack chair outside.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Rows of jewelry in Accra, Ghana.
03/09/23 – Accra, Ghana. – Artists sell a variety of crafts, jewelry, clothes and more at the Centre for National Culture, in Accra, Ghana on Thursday, March 9, 2023.Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Akoo Show Choir members singing on stage in front of a microphone.
03/09/23 – Accra, Ghana. – The Akoo Show Choir performs at the Northeastern Global Leadership Summit on Thursday, March 9, 2023 in the Kempinski Hotel ballroom. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Ghana woman in traditional Ghana clothing dancing while other people play drums and make music behind her.
03/10/23 – Accra, Ghana. – Traditional dancing and drumming kick off the Northeastern Global Leadership summit festival celebrating Ghana’s past, present and future on Friday, March 10, 2023 at the Nubuke Foundation Art Gallery in Accra, Ghana. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Photos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Husky puppy licking a Northeastern community member's face.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Overhead shot of a person riding their bike on the bike line outside of EXP.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Northeastern community member sitting in a blue adirondack chair outside.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Action shot of a Northeastern community member demonstrating a punch towards the camera.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Northeastern community member working with samples in the lab.
Photos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Rainbow confetti falling around graduates in their caps and gowns.
Photo by Ruby Wallau for Northeastern University
Taylie Kawakami studying outside Egan Hall.
Taylie Kawakami, a senior studying graphic design at Northeastern, enjoys the fleeting fall sunlight in her halloween costume on the Boston campus. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Slightly blurred orange and red tulips.
04/28/23 – Boston, MA – Tulips begin to bloom in the arboretum on Northeastern’s Boston campus on Friday, April 28, 2023. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Northeastern community members walking on campus, reflected in a puddle.
07/14/23 – Boston, MA – Members of the Northeastern community are reflected in puddles as they walk in the Boston campus on Friday, July 14, 2023 in Boston. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Northeastern community member at the Veterans Day Ceremony.
11/10/23 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern University on Friday Nov. 10, 2023 held its annual Veterans Day ceremony to honor past and present members of the university community who have served their country at the Northeastern University Veterans Memorial on the Neal F. Finnegan Plaza. Remarks were given by Jon Santiago, Massachusetts Secretary of Veterans’ Services as well as distinguished speakers. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Photos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
4 graduates posing for a selfie in their caps and gowns.
Photo by Carmen Valino for Northeastern University
A graduate in their gown hugging a person with red hair.
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Three Northeastern community members posing in their caps and gowns, one holding a diploma.
Photo by Carmen Valino for Northeastern University
Photos by Carmen Valino for Northeastern University
Long exposure shot of a person standing on a green lawn under a green tree while holding a red umbrella.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Headshot of a Northeastern community member.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Silhouette of a Northeastern community member working at their laptop.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Reflection in a puddle of a person walking on campus.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Scott Kirmil shaking a cocktail shaker
Northeastern graduate Scott Kirmil whips up cocktails behind the bar at Wharf Fishhouse, a Polynesian-inspired tiki bar he opened in Newport, Rhode Island. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Northeastern community member descending the stairs from the bridge between ISEC and EXP during golden hour.
Silhouette of a Northeastern community member walking next to Snell Library.
11/30/23 – Boston, MA – Members of the Northeastern community walk cast shadows on Snell Library as they walk through the Boston campus on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
A plate of food from Scott Kirmil's restaurants.
07/07/23 – Newport, RI – Scott Kirmil, owner and operator of Inked restaurant group, at his Newport restaurant’s Diego’s and Wharf Southern Kitchen on Friday, July 7, 2023. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Photos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
A white cockatoo with blue eyes and a grey beak.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A white cockatoo looking at an iPadscreen.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A white cockatoo looking at a book that a person with orange-red hair is holding.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Beekeeper uses a tool to handle a bee.
Northeastern environmental and sustainability sciences major Katherine Antos spends her co-op with Best Bees Company tending to hives at private residences in Boston. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Headshot of Elizabeth Zhorov
Elizabeth Zhorov, vice president of Northeastern Hillel, poses for a portrait. She was in Sderot, Israel this summer as part of summer camp designed to help children who live in the city. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Theo Amendola leaning up against a sculpture while using his laptop.
10/25/23 – Boston,MA – Engineering fourth-year student Theo Amendola studies in the sculpture garden on Northeastern’s Boston campus on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Silhouetted members of the Northeastern community walking in a glass bridge connecting two buildings.
09/19/23 – Boston, MA – Members of the Northeastern community walk through the Boston campus on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Photos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Fenway Park sign.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Two Northeastern community members wearing caps and gowns.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Northeastern graduates waving flags from the countries they are from in Fenway Park for Commencement.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Silhouette of three Northeastern community graduates wearing caps and gowns while fireworks go off in the sky behind them.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
President Aoun posing for selfies with a group of students.
Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun visits with students during the Experiential Entrepreneurship program on the campus in Oakland, California. Photo by Ruby Wallau for Northeastern University
Three students using a wooden seesaw on Mills College campus.
Photo by Ruby Wallau for Northeastern University
Person wearing a Northeastern huskies sweater reading a book in a red adirondack chair.
Photo by Ruby Wallau for Northeastern University
Students wearing white lab coats with hoods and white masks at Onto Innovations.
Northeastern students from the Oakland campus visit Onto Innovations in Milpitas, California, during the Experiential Entrepreneurship program. Photo by Ruby Wallau for Northeastern University
Photos by Ruby Wallau for Northeastern University
Northeastern hockey players playing on the rink in Fenway Park for Frozen Fenway.
Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Northeastern community members pointing and yelling at a Frozen Fenway game.
01/07/23 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern University Men’s Hockey battles University of Connecticut during the Frozen Fenway game held at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts on Jan. 7, 2023. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Northeastern mens hockey goalie wearing a helmet.
01/07/23 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern University Men’s Hockey battles University of Connecticut during the Frozen Fenway game held at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts on Jan. 7, 2023. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Fenway Park in the winter for Frozen Fenway.
01/07/23 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern University Men’s Hockey battles University of Connecticut during the Frozen Fenway game held at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts on Jan. 7, 2023. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Photos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Several photos of students walking on campus overlayed on top of each other.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Headshot of a Northeastern community member wearing glasses.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Northeastern community member using their laptop.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Northeastern community member wearing lab safety goggles.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Member of the Northeastern community holding up the beanpot trophy and cheering.
Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Sophia Ainselle posing for a portrait in front of a mural.
04/04/23 – Boston, MA- Northeastern associate professor of art and design Sophia Ainslie poses for a portrait while painting a piece in a private home in Chestnut hill, on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Ainslie and her students were given free reign on the commissioned piece. Photos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Northeastern men's hockey goalkeeper saving a shot.
02/13/23 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern University men’s hockey battles Harvard University during the Beanpot final at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts on Feb. 13, 2023. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Headshot of Carie Little Hersh.
Northeastern professor of anthropology Carie Little Hersh. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Photos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Northeastern community members in London wheeling suitcases.
Photo by Carmen Valino for Northeastern University
Northeastern community member untangling string lights in their lap.
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A student hugs their parents goodbye.
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Photos by Carmen Valino for Northeastern University
Northeastern mens hockey players walking on to the rink for Frozen Fenway in Fenway Park.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Ice hockey rink in Fenway Park for Frozen Fenway.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Northeastern graduate hugging a child.
06/08/23 – Portland, ME – Maine Gov. Janet Mills joins Northeastern University in celebrating Roux Institute graduates at the Merrill Auditorium in Portland on Friday, June 9, 2023. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Northeastern graduate helping another graduate with their cap and gown.
06/08/23 – Portland, ME – Maine Gov. Janet Mills joins Northeastern University in celebrating Roux Institute graduates at the Merrill Auditorium in Portland on Friday, June 9, 2023. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Members of the Northeastern Community at the Roux Institute celebrating their graduation.
06/08/23 – Portland, ME – Maine Gov. Janet Mills joins Northeastern University in celebrating Roux Institute graduates at the Merrill Auditorium in Portland on Friday, June 9, 2023. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
graduates throwing their caps and gowns in the air
The second graduating class of the Roux Institute at Northeastern University celebrated commencement in front of Portland City Hall with Maine Gov. Janet Mills. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Photos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
President Aoun dances with a student at Northeastern's Thanksgiving celebration.
President Joseph E. Aoun celebrates Thanksgiving on Northeastern’s London campus. Photo by Carmen Valino for Northeastern University
President Aoun taking a selfie with four students.
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Northeastern community members in London eating a Thanksgiving feast in a ballroom.
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A doorway that says 'Happy Thanksgiving from London' over top of it.
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Photos by Carmen Valino for Northeastern University
Headshot of a Northeastern professor on the background of Taylor Swift's 1989 album cover.
Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

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