Dominican Republic

Eleanor Patten, a political science and marketing student at Northeastern, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship, which she will use to teach English in Spain as a means to bolster her Spanish-speaking skills. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Finding inspiration in a Dominican shanty town

A volunteering experience inside a Dominican batey helped recent Northeastern graduate Eleanor Patten realize she wanted to become a bilingual educator and help immigrant students in the United States.

by Khalida Sarwari April 30, 2019

The business of doing good

In May, some 30 Northeastern students began the Social Enterprise Institute’s monthlong field study program to Cuba and the Dominican Republic. In June, they returned with a deeper understanding of life in Latin America.

by Jason Kornwitz July 9, 2014

Fighting poverty with social business

On co-op with a nonprofit microfinance organization in the Dominican Republic, third-year student Juan Pena Salas helped impoverished villagers start their own small businesses.

by Matt Collette February 1, 2013

Helping impoverished small business owners, one microloan at a time

Northeastern’s Social Enterprise Institute has been changing the lives of impoverished people in South Africa and the Dominican Republic for the last several years.

by Matt Collette August 10, 2012

Teaching the language of baseball

Northeastern University junior Roberto Lavin tutored prospects in the Dominican Baseball Academy run by the Boston Red Sox, which will host their Opening Day at Fenway Park today.

by Casey Bayer April 19, 2012

Trading the beach for a chance to help

Students spend 10 days over spring break bringing some light to poverty-stricken communities

by Jason Kornwitz March 7, 2011