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Stories of Impact
Northeastern celebrates a record-breaking Giving Day
Giving Day is an inspiring 24 hours of fundraising and supporting the organizations and causes that mean the most of our students. This year, a record-breaking $3.4 million was collected from more than 11,000 donors in 30 countries.
U.S. Ambassador to U.K. Helps Kick Off March’s Women Who Empower Events
Northeastern’s London campus hosted U.S. Ambassador to the U.K. Jane D. Hartley as part of Women Who Empower: Our World, a global event series celebrating Women’s History Month. The Women Who Empower initiative kicked off its tenth year with an event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, last week, to be followed by events on each campus in Northeastern’s global university system.
Got Slate Milk? An Alumni Venture Shakes Things Up.
Chocolate milk isn’t just for kids. In 2019, Northeastern alumni Manny Lubin and Josh Belinsky co-founded Slate, a company that markets an adult version of the childhood favorite that is healthy and lactose free. With financial backing from IDEA, the university’s student-led venture accelerator, plus a branding collaboration with Scout, Northeastern’s in-house design studio, Slate has generated millions of dollars in retail sales.
How Do We Think Critically feat. Dave Hagen, CJ’80
Meet Dave Hagen, CJ’80! An associate professor for the College of Professional Studies, Dave wanted to give back to the Northeastern community by teaching at his alma mater. His research revolves around what exactly critical thinking is and its different applications in both the world and the classroom.
A Northeastern Pathway Program Helps Secure a Student’s Future
As a child in Haiti, Karl Alvarez dreamed of becoming a police officer or enlisting in the army. “I have a drive for security,” Alvarez says. Today, he’s turning that passion into a career in cybersecurity as a learner in Northeastern’s Associate to Master’s Degree Pathway for Technology program, an initiative supported by a grant from the Akamai Foundation.
Northeastern’s New Oakland Opportunity Scholarships Will Support First-Year Students
Northeastern is elevating its commitment to ensuring that students in its communities can access a quality education, regardless of financial need. Beginning this fall, the university will award up to 10 full tuition, room and board Oakland Opportunity Scholarships annually to seniors graduating from an Oakland Unified School District high school and Pell Grant-eligible residents of Oakland, California.
This MLK Scholar Plans to Deliver Holistic Care to Vulnerable Communities
Susana Kalish’s interest in medicine was sparked at age eight, when her father faced a health scare. Since that day, Kalish, now a scholar in Northeastern University’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Graduate Fellowship Program, is on track to become a physician assistant who delivers holistic primary care to underrepresented communities.