College of Professional Studies

A soft gripper attachment holds a fake fish in Taşkın Padır's lab in the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Seafood processing plants are harsh environments for human workers. They don’t have to be.

Researchers at Northeastern are designing robots to make the seafood processing industry safer and more comfortable for human workers and more efficient and profitable for companies.

by Laura Castañón August 28, 2019

‘All progress scrapes and claws before it glides and soars’

Billy Starr, a Northeastern graduate who founded the Pan-Mass Challenge in 1980, urged graduates of Northeastern’s College of Professional Studies to use the skills and knowledge that they have acquired at the university to nurture their most fervent interests in life.

by Greg St. Martin May 10, 2019

Artificial intelligence is changing the workplace. Finding the right employees is more important than ever.

Whether it is being used to guide financial advisors at investment companies or track employee productivity at restaurant chains, artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly common in the workplace. On Tuesday, Northeastern will host a symposium to help companies figure out where artificial intelligence fits in their businesses and what kind of workforce they need to implement it.

by Laura Castañón February 11, 2019

How to find Mayan ruins while sitting at your laptop

A group of graduate students in geospatial services, working with faculty member Cordula Robinson, have used remote sensing techniques to find what appear to be previously undiscovered Mayan ruins in Guatemala.

by Laura Castañón January 31, 2019

Google’s IT Support Professional Certificate can now count toward a degree at Northeastern University

The new pathway is designed to help professionals gain the skills necessary to meet the growing demand for qualified workers in the fields of information technology and computer science.

by Molly Callahan September 18, 2018

CPS graduates urged to establish strong values, engage in lifelong learning

Northeastern celebrated the College of Professional Studies’ 2018 graduating class on Friday at a ceremony at Matthews Arena, where speakers urged graduates to lead lives anchored in positive values, engage in lifelong learning, and use the experience gained at Northeastern to transform their fields.

by Greg St. Martin May 11, 2018

CPS graduates urged to effect positive change, engage in lifelong learning

Northeastern conferred degrees upon more than 1,500 students at the College of Professional Studies’ graduation ceremony on Friday. “You are the story of how higher education is changing, becoming increasingly global, and more flexible,” Mary Loeffelholz, dean of the College of Professional Studies, told the graduates.

by Jason Kornwitz May 15, 2017

Meet the graduates: Ryan Daley

Ryan Daley is one of nearly 1,500 students who will receive degrees at the College of Professional Studies’ graduation ceremony on Friday. Here, Daley, a student-veteran with a near-perfect 3.950 GPA, reflects on his time at Northeastern and looks ahead to his future in politics.

by Jason Kornwitz May 11, 2017

Mary Loeffelholz appointed CPS dean, VP of Professional Advancement Network

Loeffelholz has served as interim dean of CPS for the past year and played an integral role in developing the Professional Advancement Network. We asked her to share her vision for professional education at Northeastern. As dean, she says she’s focused on “unleashing the creativity of our faculty, learning designers, and industry partners to work in collaboration and at the speed of the professional learning marketplace.”

by Molly Callahan April 21, 2017

Northeastern launches Professional Advancement Network to help professionals thrive in a dynamic workforce

The new educational platform offers hundreds of degree programs, certificates and bootcamps to address the increasingly complex needs of learners and the pressing talent demands of employers.

by Molly Callahan October 20, 2016