Priorities - Office of the Chancellor at Northeastern

Innovating and Growing Global Education

Northeastern is a global research university with an expanding network of campuses. Each location enhances mobility through experience-powered learning, research, and global connections. Programs are aligned with industry needs, designed to prepare students for in-demand careers.

The Roux Institute’s Future of Healthcare Founder Residency to jumpstart Maine’s health tech industry

Northeastern’s Roux Institute launched a new residency program this week for innovative companies in healthtech, with the aim of creating a thriving ecosystem in Maine that will improve patient care for residents of the Pine Tree State.

Dialogues of Civilization provide ‘life-changing experiences’ to Mills College at Northeastern students

Trinity Thomas’ father was born and raised in Brazil, so she grew up speaking both English and Portuguese at home in the Bay Area. Toys were brinquedos, books were livros and her grandmother was avó.

How a professor found her calling in Ghana by bringing hundreds of Northeastern students to West Africa

Vanessa Johnson grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, but when she first stepped on the tarmac of the airport in Accra in 2006 it felt like Ghana had called her—like in the W.E.B. Du Bois poem.

Innovation in lifelong learning

Today’s learners must be able to acquire knowledge anytime, anywhere, throughout their careers. Across Northeastern’s colleges and schools, and at every global campus, they pursue challenging work assignments on site and online while completing degree and pre-college programs, certificates, workshops, and corporate education programs co-designed with employers. Credits are modular and “stackable,” applicable toward degrees.

Northeastern receives record number of undergraduate applications for fall 2023

Northeastern received a record number of undergraduate applications for the 2023-24 academic year, which university officials attribute to Northeastern’s expanding global footprint and leadership in experiential learning.

Gov. Baker welcomes United Negro College Fund internship participants to Boston, Northeastern

Gov. Charlie Baker visited Northeastern’s Boston campus Thursday to welcome students from across the U.S. who will spend the summer participating in programs organized by the United Negro College Fund in partnership with the university, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, and local financial and life sciences companies.

How Maine’s economy, legacy industries are evolving with the help of the Roux Institute, artificial intelligence

From the cold waters in the Gulf of Maine to the deep forests of the North Woods, artificial intelligence is accelerating in Maine.

Excellence in the
learner experience

Northeastern emphasizes quality in the student experience—in class, through experience-powered learning, and through research and creative expression. Residential life programs, student services, student-led clubs and organizations, and athletics are richly varied, designed to hone the individual’s interests and strengths while building a sense of community and connection.

Huntington 100 shines spotlight on TedX speakers, campus leaders, pro athletes–all part of the Northeastern community

Northeastern’s annual Huntington 100 event saw another class of all-star students join an elite coterie of current and soon-to-be alumni, who together have made an indelible impact on the university through their work.

One ‘incredible experience’ in India wasn’t enough for Northeastern graduate and Fulbright Scholar

Teaching is the core of Ren Birnholz’s identity. Ren’s father is a rabbi and mother a teacher in the public school system in Florida. “I wanted to be an educator for as long as I can remember,” Birnholz says.

Two wins away from an NCAA title, Northeastern women’s hockey team looks ahead to its ultimate challenge while basking in national awards

Even as Northeastern’s head coach and players were sweeping up national awards, the fifth-seeded Huskies were preparing for their NCAA women’s hockey semifinal as underdogs against the dominant team of the past two seasons.