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Who was Northeastern University’s first president?
Kenneth Ryder
John Curry
Frank Speare
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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?
Asa Knowles
Kenneth Ryder
John Curry
Frank Speare