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Who was Northeastern University’s first president?

Speare was the university’s founding president, shepherding its growth out of a night school at the Huntington Avenue YMCA in Boston. He oversaw the founding of the law school and the beginnings of the co-op program; he also brought on the school’s first “King Husky” dog mascot, who lived with him briefly.

Who was Northeastern University’s first president?

Speare was the university’s founding president, shepherding its growth out of a night school at the Huntington Avenue YMCA in Boston. He oversaw the founding of the law school and the beginnings of the co-op program; he also brought on the school’s first “King Husky” dog mascot, who lived with him briefly.