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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

President Joseph E. Aoun addresses the Faculty Senate in the Alumni Center. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

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

(L-R) Bill Winters, chief executive of Standard Chartered, Oliver Buckley, executive director of the Centre for Data, Ethics, and Innovation, Kenn Cukier, senior editor of digital products for the Economist, Northeastern University President Joseph E. Aoun, and AI for Good founder Kriti Sharma, at “Artificial Intelligence and the Public: Prospects, Perceptions, and Implications” at the Chatham House in London. Photo by Suzanne Plunkett/Northeastern University

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

As dean of the College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Uta Poiger has brought together different points of view representing different disciplines to help students respond to evolving societal issues, such as privacy and ethics in the social media age. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

‘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

Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

‘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

Northeastern Professor Mai’a Cross offers a fresh take on Brexit during a daylong event at the New College of the Humanities at Northeastern in London March 17, 2019. Cross’s lecture was streamed live to a group of students in Boston participating in an agile “pop-up” course. Photo by Suzanne Plunkett for Northeastern University.

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

President Joseph E. Aoun addresses the Student Government Association prior to their meeting in the Curry Student Center. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

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

President Aoun addressed the Faculty Senate on October 24, 2018. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

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

Photo of Boston by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

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 President Joseph E. Aoun speaks at the university's Global Leadership Summit in Paris. Photo by Elisa Derosa.

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