humanics

Northeastern University launches Institute for Experiential Artificial Intelligence

The university is allocating $50 million for the pioneering research hub, which will place human skills and intelligence at the forefront of artificial intelligence development, from the earliest design steps to the final implementation.

• by Khalida Sarwari and Laura Castañón   October 3, 2019

Northeastern is globally positioned for success, President Aoun tells Faculty Senate

“We are building a global university system,” President Joseph E Aoun told the Faculty Senate in his annual address on Wednesday. “And this global university system is allowing our students to be mobile and take advantage of what we can offer in one place that is distinctive and different than another.”

• by Laura Castañón   October 2, 2019

How humans can shape the future of artificial intelligence, and not just respond to it

Higher education needs to take the lead in providing opportunities for people to create and prosper in a world that will be disrupted by smart machines, speakers, including Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun, told an audience at Chatham House in London.

• by Ben Edwards - contributor   June 29, 2019

‘It’s been exciting to see how students lead the way’

Northeastern is leading the way in the type of learning and knowledge that separates humans from machines. Uta Poiger, dean of the College of Social Sciences and Humanities, sat down with News@Northeastern to discuss her vision for integrating the liberal arts and new digital proficiencies.

• by Ian Thomsen   May 7, 2019

‘We can never stop reinventing ourselves’

The Class of 2019 graduates into a world continuously being reshaped by rapidly advancing technology. And with the skills, knowledge, and agility they have acquired through their experiences at Northeastern, this year’s graduates are well prepared to evolve along with it, President Joseph E. Aoun told students, families, and friends assembled at TD Garden on Friday.

• by Laura Castañón   May 3, 2019

Brexit ‘is a British problem,’ not a European Union problem

It was a new take on the college course, and it offered a different take on Brexit. In a lecture streamed live from NCH at Northeastern in London and viewed by participants in an agile “pop-up” course on the Boston campus, political science professor Mai’a Cross offered a view on Brexit that’s not often present in media coverage of the issue.

• by Molly Callahan   March 17, 2019

Embrace lifelong learning to become robot-proof, President Aoun tells students

As Northeastern students continue to learn and grow throughout their lives, the university will be there to support them, President Joseph E. Aoun told Northeastern’s Student Government Association on Monday night.

• by Laura Castañón   February 26, 2019

Northeastern positioned for success, President Aoun tells faculty senate

Northeastern is well-positioned to meet the challenges facing higher education today, President Aoun told members of the Faculty Senate on Wednesday. “It comes as no surprise that the world is changing dramatically, and the world of higher education is changing dramatically accordingly,” he said. “But our strategic plan is positioning us extremely well in the nation and in the world.”

• by Molly Callahan   October 25, 2018

Northeastern library pioneers new methods of Big Data scholarship in effort to digitize history

A National Endowment for the Humanities grant will help transform Northeastern’s vast archive of print and photographic data into a standardized digital form.

• by Bill Ibelle   August 8, 2018

Northeastern hosts Global Leadership Summit in Paris

The summit convened members of the university’s global community and guest speakers from around the world to discuss trends in innovation, disruption, and technology.

• by Greg St. Martin   July 2, 2018