President Aoun receives national leadership award, pledges $500K in personal funds to match Carnegie Corporation grant
Aoun has been named a recipient of the Academic Leadership Award by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The honor consists of $500,000 in support for each winner’s academic initiatives. Aoun has pledged $500,000 of his personal funds to match the award, committing a total of $1 million to one of Northeastern’s signature programs: global experiential education.