A member of the Northeastern community walks through the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex on the Boston campus. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
This past week was a busy one for the Northeastern community. On Tuesday, venture capitalist John Martinson announced his $5 million donation to the university’s reimagined honors program, praising the impact of Northeastern’s experiential learning programs. On Wednesday, award-winning journalist Marty Baron, the former editor of The Washington Post and The Boston Globe, spoke about the future of journalism at the EXP research center. Meanwhile, students were busy studying and participating in extracurricular activities, including Irish step dancing.
02/21/24 – BOSTON, MA – David Lazer, Northeastern distinguished professor of political science and computer science, poses for a portrait at 177 Huntington Ave. on Feb. 21, 2024. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University02/21/24 – BOSTON, MA – David Lazer, Northeastern distinguished professor of political science and computer science, poses for a portrait at 177 Huntington Ave. on Feb. 21, 2024. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University02/21/24 – BOSTON, MA – David Lazer, Northeastern distinguished professor of political science and computer science, poses for a portrait at 177 Huntington Ave. on Feb. 21, 2024. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhoto by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University02/20/24 – BOSTON, MA. – Joshua Curtiss, assistant professor at Northeastern University in the applied psychology department, demonstrates a wearable watch on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2024. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University02/20/24 – BOSTON, MA. – Joshua Curtiss, Assistant Professor at Northeastern University in the Applied Psychology Department, with an appointment in the Center for Cognitive and Brain Health and an affiliation in the Psychology Department, poses for a portrait in ISEC on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2024. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern UniversityPhoto by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University02/20/24 – BOSTON, MA – Northeastern’s Irish Dance Club performs a demonstration outside Squashbusters on Feb. 20, 2024. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University02/20/24 – BOSTON, MA – Northeastern’s Irish Dance Club performs a demonstration outside Squashbusters on Feb. 20, 2024. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University02/20/24 – BOSTON, MA – Northeastern’s Irish Dance Club performs a demonstration outside Squashbusters on Feb. 20, 2024. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University02/20/24 – BOSTON, MA – Northeastern’s Irish Dance Club performs a demonstration outside Squashbusters on Feb. 20, 2024. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhoto by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University02/20/24 – BOSTON, MA – A student walks past blooming flowers on Northeastern’s Boston campus on Feb. 20, 2024. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University02/20/24 – BOSTON, MA – Flowers begin to bloom on Northeastern’s Boston campus on Feb. 20, 2024. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University02/20/24 – BOSTON, MA – A student walks past blooming flowers on Northeastern’s Boston campus on Feb. 20, 2024. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University02/22/24 – BOSTON, MA. – Diamond Dang, an undergraduate student studying data science and neuroscience, studies in the West Village on Northeastern’s Boston campus. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University02/22/24 – BOSTON, MA. – A member of the Northeastern community is reflected in the window of Docker Hall on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University02/22/24 – BOSTON, MA. – A member of the Northeastern community walks along Columbus Avenue in Boston on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University02/22/24 – BOSTON, MA. – Members of the Northeastern community walk by the Shepard Fairey mural in International Village on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University02/20/24 – BOSTON, MA – Students walk through Northeastern’s Boston campus on Feb. 20, 2024. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University02/20/24 – BOSTON, MA – Students walk through Northeastern’s Boston campus on Feb. 20, 2024. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University02/20/24 – BOSTON, MA – Isaac Debonis, who studies architecture, reads a book in Snell Library on Northeastern’s Boston campus on Feb. 20, 2024. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University02/21/24 – BOSTON, MA – Marty Baron, award-winning journalist and author of “Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos and the Washington Post,” speaks during the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture held in the EXP building on Feb. 21, 2024. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University02/21/24 – BOSTON, MA – Marty Baron, award-winning journalist and author of “Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos and the Washington Post,” speaks during the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture held in the EXP building on Feb. 21, 2024. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityA member of the Northeastern community climbs the stairs to the ISEC pedestrian bridge. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University02/22/24 – BOSTON, MA. – Sarthak Khandelwal, a masters student in data science in the Khoury College of Computer Science, studies in the West Village on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University02/20/24 – BOSTON, MA. – Renowned venture capitalist and philanthropist John Martinson speaks during the Northeastern University’s Honors Program dedication and reception in the East Village on Monday, Feb. 20, 2024. Martinson has committed $5 million to the program. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University02/20/24 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern student Dhwani Bhatt is embraced by Becca Berkey, Northeastern intern director of university honors, during the John Martinson Honors Program dedication and reception in the East Village on Monday, Feb. 20, 2024. Martinson has committed $5 million to the program. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University02/20/24 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern student Dhwani Bhatt, interim director of the university honors program, Becca Berkey, Chancellor Ken Henderson, John Martinson and Provost David Madiganpose for a photograph at the John Martinson Honors Program dedication and reception in the East Village on Monday, Feb. 20, 2024. Martinson has committed $5 million to the program. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Alysa Stone/Northeastern University
