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Northeastern launches Social Impact Lab to empower global change

The innovative new lab provides curricula, programming, and events designed to empower social change and includes a re-launch of “Giving With Purpose,” the world’s first…

by Kara Shemin January 22, 2014

Higher education’s ‘tsunami’ moment

At the Education Writers Association conference this weekend, President Joseph E. Aoun described a fundamental change facing higher education today: who the system’s learners really…

by Greg St. Martin September 30, 2013

Broad-based knowledge, experience among key outcomes, higher ed experts agree

Northeastern hosted its second annual summit and released the results of a new national survey - both of which focused on critical issues facing colleges…

by Greg St. Martin September 18, 2013

Most Americans and business leaders want colleges to provide a broad-based education

According to a new Northeastern University survey, American higher education is held in high regard, but doubts persist about the system’s ability to prepare students…

by News@Northeastern September 17, 2013

President Aoun joins National Presidential Innovation Lab

President Joseph E. Aoun has been named to the American Council on Education’s Presidential Innovation Lab, a new national initiative to explore opportunities in disruptive…

by News@Northeastern July 8, 2013

President Aoun urges innovation as global demand for higher education grows

President Joseph E. Aoun delivered a keynote address to the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada in Ottawa at a conference focused on the…

by Emily Rosenbaum July 3, 2013