by Sam Cosenza | Jun 12, 2026 | Featured Stories, Student Opportunities, article
A business built on hard work and kindness Ray Ciccolo reflects on his life and philanthropy Growing up in Cambridge, Mass., in the late 1940s, Ray Ciccolo learned at an early age the importance of hard work and earning a college degree. As a budding entrepreneur at...
by Sam Cosenza | Feb 2, 2026 | Student Opportunities, Global Exploration, article
Experiencing East and West Alum Funds Graduate Fellows at Northeastern Vancouver When Julian Wong, E’72, arrived in Boston from Hong Kong, he carried more than a suitcase. He carried curiosity, ambition—and the quiet determination of a student willing to cross...
by Sam Cosenza | Oct 23, 2024 | Student Opportunities, article
Band of Brothers: The Phi Gamma Pi fraternity doubles down on supporting veterans When Bill Fontaine, E’89, studied at Northeastern in the late 1980s, one of his seminal experiences was joining the Phi Gamma Pi fraternity. There he found a true brotherhood....
by Victoria Tsang | Sep 9, 2024 | Faculty Excellence, Research, Communities of Belonging, article, Uncategorized
Honoring a Professor, Remembering His Mom It is widely known that there’s historically been a significant underrepresentation of women working in STEM fields. Even today in the United States, only 25.2 percent of employees in mathematical occupations are women....
