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U.S. News college rankings: Amid predictability, some major shifts
During the same time, these national universities listed in the top 100 rose more than 20 steps: Texas Christian University (from 99th to 76th); University of Massachusetts-Amherst (also 99th to 76th); and Northeastern University (69th to 42nd). “Northeastern is worthy of study,” said Ralph W. Kuncl, president of University of Redlands in California, who has […]
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Will MOOCs Make The ‘Ivory Tower’ Obsolete?
On a recent sunny afternoon at Northeastern University, President Joseph Aoun mingles with incoming freshmen. As a member of the American Council on Education, Aoun is urging higher-education institutions to embrace disruptive technologies such as MOOCs to expand their reach. He says Northeastern is already taking the lead. “We are in Charlotte, we are in […]
Edmonton Journal
What does the university of the future look like?
The keynote speaker at the Ottawa conference was Joseph Aoun, president of Northeastern University. The change he focused on – perhaps the most radical of all – is the shift away from the traditional, full-time, campus-based model of education. In a country identified by big-name private and state schools, Aoun said only 15 per cent […]
Joseph Aoun On Northeastern University’s National Expansion
Northeastern University has been on an expansion tear for some years now (just ask its neighbors in the South End, Roxbury, and Mission Hill).