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Northeastern’s new chief enrollment officer brings data science to the art of student recruitment

Satyajit Dattagupta will begin his tenure as chief enrollment management officer, senior vice chancellor, and special advisor to the president in mid-June, announced Ken Henderson, chancellor and senior vice president for learning, on Wednesday.

by Molly Callahan January 12, 2022

Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Northeastern’s Class of 2022 will celebrate in-person Commencement ceremonies at Fenway Park

Northeastern will return to Fenway Park in the spring to hold the Class of 2022’s graduate and undergraduate Commencement ceremonies May 13.

by Hillary Chabot January 10, 2022

Students walk through Northeastern’s Boston campus. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Northeastern to remain open in January 2022

Northeastern University plans to remain open for fully in-person classes and research activities for the opening of the spring 2022 term. It has been clear during the pandemic, says Ken Henderson, chancellor and senior vice president for learning, that in-person learning, working, and discovering is invaluable and unrivaled.

by Eva Botkin-Kowacki December 23, 2021

A view of downtown Manhattan as seen from Governors Island, where Northeastern University is looking to build a facility to combat climate change. Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images

Northeastern University selected as finalist in global competition to build premier climate hub in New York Harbor

The competition invited universities and research institutions from around the world to submit proposals for an anchor institution on Governors Island. It will be dedicated to conducting climate research and combating the broader environmental crisis, with particular emphasis on shoring up New York City’s climate resilience.

by Tanner Stening December 22, 2021

Experience Unleashed: A transformative vision for Northeastern University

Everything we experience can be understood through certain lenses: the physical, biological, human, and digital worlds. But life is a constant interaction of these four…

by Benjamin Bertsch and Adam Fischer December 17, 2021

Northeastern University has updated its vaccine requirement to include booster shots for eligible students, faculty, and staff who work or study on a U.S. campus. Photo Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Northeastern requires booster vaccine shots for students, faculty, staff in the US

As part of an ongoing effort to manage the COVID-19 pandemic, the university updated its vaccine requirement to include booster shots for eligible students, faculty, and staff who work or study on a U.S. campus, officials announced Thursday. In order to make booster shots more easily accessible, Northeastern will host two vaccine clinics this month.

by Molly Callahan December 9, 2021

Where others see walls, she looks for bridges

Sarah Bernt, who graduated from Northeastern in 2019, has been selected for the prestigious and selective George J. Mitchell Scholarship, which sends future American leaders to the island of Ireland for a year of graduate study. Bernt will study conflict resolution and reconciliation in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

by Eva Botkin-Kowacki November 23, 2021

Mary Strother will be taking the helm as General Counsel at Northeastern University on January 3, 2022. Strother comes to the university from the office of Maura Healey, the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, where she serves in the key leadership position of First Assistant Attorney General. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

Northeastern’s new top lawyer helped drive Mass. Attorney General’s office

Northeastern University has appointed a new general counsel to lead its broad portfolio of legal, risk, compliance and public safety operations. Mary Strother comes to the university from the office of Maura Healey, the Attorney General of Massachusetts, where she serves in the key leadership position of First Assistant Attorney General.

by Eva Botkin-Kowacki November 22, 2021

Marco Bozzo, a Huskies forward, celebrates a goal by 8-year-old Simon Valencia-Devin.

For 8-year-old with kidney disease, hockey helps heal

Simon Valencia-Devin was born with end-stage renal failure, which led to a kidney transplant when he was 18 months old. A charitable program introduced him to the Huskies. Smiles and tears ensued.

by Ian Thomsen November 17, 2021

Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

International business scholar appointed to prestigious professorship

Michael Enright, who studies international competitiveness, was installed as the first Pierre Choueiri Family Professor at the D’Amore-McKim School of Business. “This is the highest honor a professor can receive,” said Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern University.

by Tanner Stening November 16, 2021

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