Tag Archives: University Scholars
The Dean’s List – Spring 2014
The University Scholars Program is proud to announce the names of the students receiving Dean’s List honors for the Spring 2014 semester. To make the Dean’s List Scholars must have a GPA above 3.50 with no grade below a C-. Congratulations to our outstanding Scholars on their academic achievements! Ololade Akingbade College of Science […]
Scholars Serve and Lead
This year, a number of Scholars received recognition of the “Above and Beyond” efforts to serve others through the University’s Civic Engagement Program. The Scholars and the names of their community partners are below: Ololade Akingbade, St. Stephen’s Youth Programs Hari Anbarasu, CBR-John D O’Bryant School Lindsey Bressler, CBR-USES, LIFT-Boston James Card, Let’s Get Ready […]
University Scholars Independent Research Fellowships Awarded
The University Scholars Program is pleased to announce the names of our first ever Scholars Independent Research Fellowship recipients. Thirty-seven freshmen and sophomore Scholars received funding to pursue original, student-initiated independent research, creative performance, and project making in close collaboration with a faculty mentor through the SIRF initiative. The fellowships were awarded through a competitive application […]
Welcome Event Recap and Photos
This weekend, we were pleased to host over 200 prospective University Scholars and their families from all across the United States and world for our Welcome Event. Guests arrived on Sunday, attending tours and admissions sessions and taking trips to the “Top of the Hub” during the morning and early afternoon. From 2 to 4 […]
Scholars Welcome Weekend Details!
We are very excited to be bringing prospective Scholars from all across the world to Boston to learn more about Northeastern University and our Scholars Program. Below you will find additional information about the program of events and attire for the weekend. We look forward to seeing you soon. Sunday, March 23 Check-in for the […]
Welcome Event Master Classes 2014
We have a wonderful slate of classes we will be presenting to prospective University Scholars visiting campus on March 23 and 24. Here’s a quick rundown of the course titles and the exceptional Northeastern faculty members who will be teaching the seminars. Master Classes will highlight areas of seminal importance in particular academic and interdisciplinary […]
Scholars Seminar: Prof. Barry Bluestone
On March 13th, 2014, the University Scholars Seminar hosted a lecture by Professor Barry Bluestone on “The Great U-Turn: Inequality in America 25 years Later.” At Northeastern, Bluestone is the Stearns Trustee Professor of Political Economy, the founding director of the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy and the Dean of the School of […]
First Scholars Seminar: Professor Barabasi
On Monday, January 13th, the University Scholars held their first Scholars Seminar on Research and Innovation. Professor Laszlo Barabasi, a physicist working in the field of network science, spoke to the Scholars for over an hour about his research in this area. From illustrious early-stage contributors to the field, to the Kevin Bacon Game, Prof. […]
Meet Our New Associate Director, Dr. Paola Cesarini
The University Scholars Program is pleased to announce the hiring of a new Associate Director, Dr. Paola Cesarini. A native of Italy, Dr. Cesarini earned her Laurea in Political Science from the Libera Universita’ degli Studi Sociali in Rome. Next, she was awarded a Fulbright to study at Columbia University, where she completed a Master of International […]
Scholars Volunteer at Community Servings
On Friday, January 10th a group of 15 University Scholars volunteered at Community Servings, the “free, hot, home-delivered meals program for people ill with AIDS, their dependents, and caregivers.” Two teams of Scholars worked to help prepare and package meals, from starter soups to dessert. We thank Community Servings for allowing us to give back […]