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The future of the future

Join President Joseph E. Aoun; Joi Ito, director of the MIT Media Lab; and Jeff Howe, assistant professor and director of Media Innovation at Northeastern,…

by Adam Fischer April 3, 2017

Michael Vaughan joined Venmo in 2011, when five friends were running the company from an apartment in Philadelphia. Now its mobile-payment app is used by millions of people, who make billions of dollars in transactions every year. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Why the future of money won’t be about money at all

The future of money will have nothing to do with money, according to Michael Vaughan, the chief operating officer of Venmo, who sat down with President Aoun on Thursday as part of the “Future Of…” speaker series. Instead, he said, the focus will be on improving the experience of accessing and spending your hard earned cash.

by Jason Kornwitz March 3, 2017

From exploring the future of money and the reasons behind human simulation to participating in a writers’ week and cheering on the Huskies in the playoffs, here’s a list of this month’s can’t-miss campus events. File photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Can’t-miss campus events: A look at what’s happening at Northeastern in March

March may come in like a lion and go out like a lamb, but there’s plenty to do in between. From exploring the future of money and the reasons behind human simulation to participating in a writers’ week and cheering on the Huskies in the playoffs, here’s a list of this month’s can’t-miss campus events.

by Molly Callahan March 1, 2017

President Joseph E. Aoun speaks with Shirley Leung of <i>The Boston Globe</i> during the Across Boundaries Conference at Hynes Convention Center in Boston on Feb. 3, 2017. <i>Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern</i>

Lifelong learning, personalized education key to higher ed’s future

At the LearnLaunch Across Boundaries Conference in Boston, President Aoun said that colleges and universities must move to offer “robot-proof education” and embrace the notion of lifelong learning—that people of any age, and throughout their professional careers, will need new skills and competencies to evolve with the times.

by Greg St. Martin February 6, 2017

The future of transportation

Join President Aoun and Lyft’s chief technology officer and Northeastern graduate Chris Lambert on Tuesday, Sept. 20, for a conversation about the disruptions in the…

by News@Northeastern September 20, 2016

Photos by Matthew Modoono and Adam Glanzman

Can’t-miss events this semester

With so many exciting opportunities on campus, it can be difficult to keep track of everything. Here’s our handy guide to the can’t-miss events of the fall semester.

by Molly Callahan September 20, 2016

Washington Post editor Marty Baron’s opening remarks at ‘The Future of Media’ event

Pulitzer Prize-winning editor and digital media innovator Marty Baron discussed the future of media on March 31 during the latest installment of Northeastern’s “The Future…

by News@Northeastern April 4, 2016

The future of media is changing—and changing fast

Pulitzer Prize-winning editor and digital media innovator Marty Baron discussed the future of media on Thursday afternoon during the latest installment of Northeastern’s presidential speaker series “The Future of…”

by Joe O'Connell April 1, 2016