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Northeastern University celebrates its graduate 2022 Commencement ceremony at Boston's Historic Fenway Park. Speakers included Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern, Leila Fadel, an NPR reporter and co-host of the public news organization’s banner show, Morning Edition, a distinguished group of influential figures, as well as student speakers. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

‘Warm weather, open skies’; Northeastern graduates recount the journey to Commencement 2022

Graduates and their families spoke about the long road to Commencement 2022, post-graduation jobs, and plans for the future. The undergraduate and graduate ceremonies headlined at the iconic Fenway Park.

by Tanner Stening May 13, 2022

Graduate students fling their caps in the air.

Northeastern graduate Commencement: Leila Fadel tells Class of 2022 to ‘write the rest of your story’

Themes of perseverance and hope elevated the Commencement ceremony for graduate students on Friday morning at Fenway Park. Fadel, a 2004 graduate of Northeastern’s School of Journalism, and a host of Morning Edition at National Public Radio, urged the graduates to respond to their fears with strength and self-belief.

by Ian Thomsen May 13, 2022

Adwoa Sefah, class of 2022 undergraduate commencement speaker, poses for a portrait.

Inspired by her mother, Adwoa Sefah approaches her Commencement speech with empathy

Life lessons of her mother enabled the cell and molecular biology major to deepen her sense of understanding during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her student speech May 13 at Northeastern’s undergraduate Commencement ceremony at Fenway Park will celebrate the gains that she and her classmates have made over the past four years.

by Ian Thomsen May 5, 2022

Aniyah Smith, an MBA graduate, poses for a portrait.

With an eye for cosmetics, Aniyah Smith fashions a Commencement address

Smith, who is receiving an MBA, comes from a background in fashion and was nervous about fitting in with the business community. That perspective changed when she started an award-winning business.

by Ian Thomsen May 5, 2022

Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Northeastern’s Class of 2022 will celebrate in-person Commencement ceremonies at Fenway Park

Northeastern will return to Fenway Park in the spring to hold the Class of 2022’s graduate and undergraduate Commencement ceremonies May 13.

by Hillary Chabot January 10, 2022

Photo by Billie Weiss/Northeastern University

‘It’s your turn,’ CDC director Rochelle Walensky tells Northeastern graduates

Common themes expressed in this year’s Commencement guest addresses were prevailing through adversity and the value of taking chances. CDC director Walensky and Impossible Food’s Patrick O. Brown joined Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Kim Janey in urging graduates forward.

by Eva Botkin-Kowacki May 8, 2021

Northeastern’s 2021 Commencement ceremonies kicked off Saturday in the historic confines of Fenway Park

Mortarboards, masks, and baseball mitts mark Northeastern Commencement 2021

Northeastern University undergraduate commencement ceremonies began at Fenway Park in Boston on Saturday. Northeastern innovated to be able to host in-person graduation ceremonies that adhered to COVID-19 prevention guidelines.

by Eva Botkin-Kowacki and Peter Ramjug May 8, 2021

Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

A Commencement unlike any other, for a year unlike any before it

Donned in caps, gowns, and masks, thousands of undergraduate and graduate students will be celebrated over the course of five ceremonies throughout the weekend as friends, family, and loved ones cheer from the stands of Boston’s iconic Fenway Park.

by Molly Callahan May 7, 2021

Everything you need to know for Commencement 2021 at Fenway Park

The big day is upon us: Northeastern’s 2021 Commencement ceremonies at Boston’s famed Fenway Park. Do bring a mask, but don’t bring a bag—here’s everything else you need to know to hit it out of the park.

by Molly Callahan May 7, 2021

05/08/21 - BOSTON, MA: Northeastern University celebrates its undergraduate and graduate 2021 Commencement ceremonies at Boston's Historic Fenway Park on May 8th & 9th. Speakers included Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern, a distinguished group of influential figures as well as student speakers. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Here’s a close-up look at Fenway Park

Explore the history and lore of Major League Baseball’s oldest stadium, the 2021 site of Northeastern’s Commencement ceremonies.

by Gregory Grinnell May 5, 2021

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