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Northeastern rated a standout among the best
Northeastern was recognized by The Princeton Review in its Green Honor Roll for sustainability and also ranked number 2 for Best Career Services.
Q&A with Carl Zangerl
Northeastern University’s College of Professional Studies has launched a new concentration in social media as a complement to its Master of Science in Corporate and Organizational Communication. This new concentration recognizes the growing demand for communications professionals; savvy social media strategists who can integrate social media into communications and marketing, leveraging its power and potential to inform and […]
3Qs: Video game ruling may strengthen alignment of two industries
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a California law banning the sale of violent video games to children is unconstitutional. Here, Cynthia Baron, academic director of the digital media program at Northeastern’s College of Professional Studies, discusses First Amendment cases in the gaming industry, how the newest ruling may affect the video game rating […]
CPS adopts University’s online attendance verification process
As part of the College of Professional Studies’ (CPS) continuous efforts to streamline the student registration and enrollment processes, CPS is adopting the University’s online attendance verification process called “I Am Here”. Starting at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 5, the first day of the summer 2011 quarter, all students will be required to verify […]
3Qs: A ‘history’ lesson for educators
Shaunna Harrington, CPS lecturer and former Boston high school teacher, assesses how educators can help boost students’ slumping test scores. America’s students know less about U.S. history than any other academic subject, according to newly released test results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress. We asked Shaunna Harrington, a former high school history teacher in […]
A college degree is still the best ticket says Northeastern University President Joseph E. Aoun
CNN.com published an opinion column, “A college education is your best bet”, written by Joseph E. Aoun, in which Aoun disputes investor Peter Thiel’s theory that college degrees are overvalued and colleges and universities do not encourage innovation. Aoun points out the numerous world-changing discoveries and inventions made at universities including “the World Wide Web, […]
To fix health care, competing interests need to collaborate
Greater collaboration among health-care stakeholders could cure the United States’ ailing health-care system, according to Eric D. Kupferberg.
Northeastern recognized for commitment to sustainability
Northeastern has been recognized in “The Princeton Review’s Guide to 311 Green Colleges: 2011 Edition.” Photo by Mary Knox Merrill. While Northeastern University’s school colors may be red and black, it has once again been honored for being “green.” Northeastern is among the institutions recognized in “The Princeton Review’s Guide to 311 Green Colleges: 2011 […]
CPS 2011 Graduate, Kadeen Tyndale, Acknowledged for Outstanding Leadership
Each year, Northeastern University honors nine exemplary seniors with the Compass Award, presented by the Office of Alumni Relations, based on commitment to a core set of values including: leadership, volunteerism, and academic integrity. Students who demonstrate these values are seen as having potential to provide leadership in Northeastern’s alumni community, and an aspect of […]
President Aoun: “In Learning, the Lasting Value of Place”
President Aoun recently addressed predictions about the future of higher education in the “Digital Campus” edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education.