Aoun, left, smiles as McKim gestures with both hands while speaking from armchairs on a stage, with a white orchid and water glasses on a small table between them and an audience seated in the foreground.

New entrepreneur-in-residence Alan McKim on building his business from one truck to a multi-billion-dollar global enterprise

The Presidential Leadership Series showcases fireside chats hosted by President Aoun and brings leaders who are shaping the future to campus.
Gigi Woo and Cheryl Au smile for a phone selfie in front of a fall display of pumpkins, gourds, cornstalkers and orange leaves. A scarecrow wearing a Northeastern sweatshirt is also behind them.

Loved ones reunite with students during Family & Friends Weekend

A close up shows a person holding mallets with bowls set up to conduct a sound bath.

Students and NGN take a sound bath for Mental Health Week

Three students ride unicycles in a line across wet pavement in front of a brightly painted mural of swirling purple, red, green and yellow geometric shapes.

Northeastern students bond by riding unicycles around campus

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Sitting at the head of a table, Casper Smith points an orange toy sword at miniature figures on a hand-drawn battle map on a table while flour players lean in to look at it. Books, notes, and dice lie on the table in front of them.

Old games built on imagination and dice rolls thrive at Northeastern

Students get in character as wizards, cyborgs or gun totting con men at their club, Northeastern University Tabletop Role-playing Society.
Bronze sculpture of a long-eared hare holding a round drum up in one hand and a drumstick out in the other, against a glass building facade with vertical metal fins.

A 16-foot, drum-playing hare joins Northeastern’s Boston campus

The 2006 bronze sculpture by Welsh-born artist Barry Flanagan is a temporary addition to the university’s public art display.
A laughing graduate in a black cap and gown, holding a card, hugs someone wearing an embroidered patterned stole outdoors on a sunny day as other graduates gather in the background.

Northeastern class of 2027 stage-crossing events in Boston announced

Undergraduate and graduate students in Boston will be recognized by name in ceremonies held by their respective college.

Photos: Rainy days, DND sessions and birthday pups

Daniel Draper, CFO of the Peabody Essex Museum, poses for photos at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts.
A close up of hands using a tool to carve a bar of soap.

Soap Carving Club at Northeastern surprises leaders with popularity

An obscure club that started with a dozen Northeastern pre-dental students last year has grown to scores of soap crafters
President Joseph E. Aoun gestures while speaking from behind a podium to an audience of seated faculty members.

Aoun says university is ‘well positioned’ amid challenges facing higher education, but must continue to innovate

“We cannot take anything for granted,” President Joseph E. Aoun told the Faculty Senate on Wednesday in a speech.

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