by Christine Burgermaster | Sep 8, 2023 | Student Opportunities, article
Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way—to a Scholarship Peter Polito, BA’65, MS’67, PhD’71, a Triple Husky, faced an uncertain future after high school. From a young age, he had an affinity for math and science, and with the encouragement of his parents and teachers, he...
by Christine Burgermaster | Jul 9, 2023 | Student Opportunities, article
They Began as Professor and Student—and Became Lifelong Friends Georges Melhem, E’84, ME’86, PhD’88, recognizes budding engineers with promise—because early on, he was one himself. In 1980, Melhem was an excellent student with an interest in engineering, but the civil...
by Christine Burgermaster | May 4, 2023 | Student Opportunities, Faculty Excellence, Entrepreneurship, article
‘The opportunity is there.’ This Northeastern Graduate Became an Accomplished Entrepreneur and Philanthropist. George D. Behrakis, P’57, H’98, personifies the Northeastern success story, says Carmen Sceppa, dean of the Bouvé College of Health Sciences. His...
by Christine Burgermaster | Nov 23, 2022 | Diverse and Inclusive Communities, article
The Harriet Tubman House, a Fixture of Boston’s Black community, Gets a Second Life Cities are places of constant change, but when the Harriet Tubman House at the corner of Massachusetts and Columbus Avenues was demolished, Boston risked losing a critical piece of its...
by Christine Burgermaster | Oct 28, 2022 | Student Opportunities, Faculty Excellence, Research, Diverse and Inclusive Communities, Entrepreneurship, Global Exploration, article
Experience Powered by Northeastern Launches Around the World From Boston to Bangkok, Northeastern alumni, faculty, students, and friends celebrated the launch of Experience Powered by Northeastern, the university’s historic $1.3 billion fundraising campaign. Over the...
