Campus & Community

The best photos from Commencement

The graduates, the speakers, the joy, the beach ball, and the flags. Northeastern photographers documented all the pomp and circumstance of the big day at…

by Adam Glanzman May 3, 2019

Tara Westover urges graduates to embrace their ‘un-Instagrammable’ selves

The Commencement address by the author of the best-selling memoir Educated cautioned Northeastern graduates against defining themselves by the happy, perfect images they post online.

by Ian Thomsen May 3, 2019

‘We can never stop reinventing ourselves’

The Class of 2019 graduates into a world continuously being reshaped by rapidly advancing technology. And with the skills, knowledge, and agility they have acquired…

by Laura Castañón May 3, 2019

‘Life goes by so quickly’

Not long from now, life will take them in different directions. They’ll go to dental and medical schools, they’ll become doctors, psychologists, teachers,…

by Khalida Sarwari May 3, 2019

‘Torch provides you with a chance to be part of something special’

The Torch Scholars in the Class of 2019 have studied abroad in nine countries, completed more than 6,000 hours of community service, and made lifelong…

by Greg St. Martin May 2, 2019

Can’t-miss events on the Boston campus in May

Practice your Chinese calligraphy. Learn more about facial recognition technology. Cheer on the baseball team.

by David Harbeck May 2, 2019

‘A fantastic preparation for life’

Manuela Veloso, a computer scientist and head of J.P. Morgan AI Research, told this year’s class of doctoral graduates that their education at Northeastern has…

by Greg St. Martin May 1, 2019

‘It was a memorable ending to four remarkable years’

Passing around a quart of iced tea to stay hydrated. Corralling a loose cat. Getting drenched by torrential rain. We asked five faculty members from…

by Molly Callahan May 1, 2019

Northeastern to award five honorary degrees at 2019 Commencement

An accomplished entrepreneur, the president of Miami Dade College, a pioneering researcher in neurobiology, a New York Times best-selling author, and a U. S. Army…