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John Kerry to deliver commencement speech at Northeastern
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has been chosen to deliver Northeastern University’s commencement speech. Northeastern President Joseph Aoun said in a statement Tuesday that Kerry, like Northeastern, has deep roots in Massachusetts and is engaged in the global community. Aoun says Kerry is a powerful example for graduates. Kerry, who became secretary of state […]
Napolitano tells NU grads to embrace life’s ‘zigs and zags’
Janet Napolitano, former US homeland security secretary, urged Northeastern University’s 2014 graduating class Friday not to fear life’s “zigs and zags.” “Beware the tyranny of the straight line,” she repeated during her keynote speech at the school’s 112th commencement inside TD Garden in Boston Friday, this spring’s first local college graduation. Using sailboats as a […]
Job market improves for recent college graduates
Indeed, data from Northeastern University’s Center for Labor Market Studies show that young adults with degrees in engineering, math, and computer science are far more likely to get professional jobs that require college degrees than those with other majors. About 80 percent of such “technical” degree holders have college-level professional jobs, compared to just 59 […]
College commencements in the Boston area
It’s that time of year again when moving trucks, out-of-state vehicles, and proud parents crowd the city’s streets as thousands of celebratory students graduate from college and move out of Boston. More than two dozen Boston-area colleges and universities will say goodbye to their seniors during May and June.