boston marathon

Chasing the elusive two-hour marathon

Thousands of runners will test their mettle over 26.2 miles in the Boston Marathon on Monday, each striving for personal bests. Some will break records…

by Molly Callahan April 13, 2017

Powerful firsthand accounts drive Northeastern graduate’s Boston Marathon play

Joey Frangieh, AMD’12, is the co-creator and director of a new production, Finish Line: A Documentary Play About the 2013 Boston Marathon, that brings to…

by Greg St. Martin March 24, 2017

Born to run

Diego Rivas, E’16, grew up in a family of runners. But he didn’t pick up the sport until he enrolled at Northeastern. On Monday, he’ll…

by Jason Kornwitz April 15, 2016

Northeastern runners ready for Marathon Monday: ‘I just can’t believe it’s here’

Five members of the Northeastern community will run the marathon on Monday on behalf of buildOn, an organization that uses service and education to combat…

by Joe O'Connell April 15, 2016

Remembrance ceremony honors victims, survivors, and heroes of the Boston Marathon bombings

Members of the Northeastern community convened on Wednesday afternoon to remember those affected by the attacks, which killed three people and injured more than 260…

by Joe O'Connell April 16, 2015

Why she runs

Jillian Gleason, BS/MS'15, will run the this year's Boston Marathon on behalf of the Martin W. Richard Charitable Foundation, which was created to honor the…

by Jason Kornwitz March 12, 2015

Vigil marks marathon bombing anniversary

The Center for Spirituality, Dialogue, and Service held an interfaith vigil on Tuesday to remember those affected by the tragic events of April 15, 2013.

by Joe O'Connell April 16, 2014

One year later, Our Marathon exhibit offers a ‘moment for reflection’

A new exhibit marking the one-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings is on display at International Village. Designed by undergraduates, the exhibit uses stories…

by Joe O'Connell April 15, 2014

‘Home under siege’

More than a dozen students in an advanced writing service-learning course have each curated two exhibits for the Our Marathon digital archive, a web-based, crowd-sourced…

by Joe O'Connell December 10, 2013

Reflections on Marathon bombing, six months later

Northeastern will commemorate the six-month anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing by hosting a special one-day exhibit encouraging people to add to Our Marathon, the…

by Greg St. Martin October 15, 2013