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For Boston’s Black artists, the city is a canvas

Take a virtual tour of some of Boston’s finest displays of public art before heading out on foot, camera in hand

by Hannah Moore and Peter Ramjug February 9, 2022

She saw a niche for an arts magazine. Now it’s been embraced by the Boston arts community.

Jameson Johnson created Boston Art Review, which will be publishing its seventh edition this fall. In support of her startup, Johnson has received an inaugural $5,000 Innovator Award from Northeastern’s Women Who Empower inclusion and entrepreneurship initiative.

by Ian Thomsen July 27, 2021

11/07/17 - BOSTON, MA. - Scenes during the Women Who Empower event held on the 17th Floor, East Village on Nov. 7, 2017. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Speakers at Women who Empower Summit encourage forging bold paths

The second annual Women who Empower Summit featured a group of speakers from diverse backgrounds and fields who shared a common thread—their paths to success were anything but straightforward. “Each of us has a narrative of our journey that gets reshaped as we go,” said Philomena Mantella, senior vice president at Northeastern. “If we strengthen ourselves and our connections, we strengthen Northeastern University.”

by Allie Nicodemo November 8, 2017

Global poster exhibit honors Nelson Mandela’s contributions to humanity

The Nelson Mandela Poster Project, established in 2013 by a group of designers from South Africa in recognition of Mandela’s 95th birthday, is now on display in Gallery 360.

by Greg St. Martin February 10, 2017

Our campus as a canvas

Muralist Daniel Anguilu painted one of his signature graffiti-inspired pieces on the retaining wall of the pedestrian bridge traversing the train tracks. He is the first artist in a new university initiative to bring more public art to campus.

by Joe O'Connell May 1, 2014

The ultimate interactive experience

Photo by Steve Cohn. Newly appointed Northeastern professor Stacy Marsella is a rockstar in computer science. He develops crazy algorithms…

by Angela Herring March 25, 2014

Taste the music

Students dig in to an array of middle eastern food during professor Alessandra Ciucci ethnomusicology class where students explore how…

by Angela Herring March 17, 2014

Where art and science intersect

Photo by Mary Knox Merrill. The following post was generously contributed by Santiago Gil, a postdoctoral research associate…

by Angela Herring March 6, 2014

A 'lost tribe' of writers

French entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre gets his writing game on. Photo via Thinkstock. If asked to describe your house, what sorts…

by Angela Herring November 21, 2013

The artist behind the MFA’s sound

Thanks to experiential learning and determination, Northeastern alumna Jasmine Hagans is living her dream as curator of lectures, courses, and concerts at the Museum of Fine Arts, where she’s building its concert profile.

by Greg St. Martin October 16, 2013

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