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Alumni
The Spirit of Radio: The Story of Rush and Women in Media
B.A. English, 1969 M.Ed Community & Counseling, 1970 M.A. English Literature, 1973
Meet Donna Halper, College of English‘69, College of Community and Counseling‘70, and College of English‘73! A remarkable trailblazer in the world of radio and music, Donna made Northeastern history in 1968 as the first female DJ of WRBB. One of Donna’s most significant contributions came in the early 1970s when she played a vital role […]
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Alumni
Think Outside the Box(y) feat. Hannah Ung
DMSB’23
Meet Hannah Ung, DMSB’23! The founder of one of Boston’s most innovative startup companies, Boxy, Hannah has been helping college students find storage through a host’s underutilized space since 2022. With the support of Northeastern’s entrepreneurial network, Hannah has grown Boxy through market research and building a rapport with customers in the area, all of […]
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Alumni
Compound Interest: The Eight Wonder of the World
DMSB‘10
Meet Mike Troxell, DMSB‘10, Principal and Founder of Modern Financial Planning. After working in finance and wealth management, Mike opened a financial planning business in 2018 that serves millennials and Gen X in the tech industry.
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Alumni
The Maddock Family’s Legacy
E‘72
“We have a desire to support the younger generation. There are a lot of people who can’t go to a higher level of education because of funding. The future of Northeastern and the country is on the next generation coming up and what they can do,” says Bob Maddock, E‘72. “We meet with the recipients […]
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Alumni
Connecting Business and Nature
DMSB '01
“You just have to open yourself up to the Northeastern experience,” says David Fatula, DMSB’01. “I tried to do as many things as I could at Northeastern…I did so many things that expanded my own understanding of myself, emotionally.
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Alumni
All the (Paris) Possibilities
CSSH'06, CPS'13
A double-husky, Gina lives by the philosophy of to not just learn for school, but for life.
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Garnet
Donovan Holt
CAMD'24
Donovan Holt would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it. He did that—literally—one night when an actor had become sick during a rehearsal of an NU theater performance. He filled in because “the show must go on”, and even cleaned up the mess afterward. That is the humble human being and leader he is.
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Kline
Ren Birnholz
CAMD '23
Ren Birnholz, who holds a 3.99 GPA and is in the Honors program, has a long list of accomplishments while they have been at Northeastern, and are a semi-finalist for the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Fellowship in India for the 2023-24 cycle. Ren has a combined major in cultural anthropology and theater.
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Compass
Meera Whitson
Khoury '23
Meera Whitson, who has a 3.97 GPA and is in the Honors program, is fascinated by the intersection of computer science and linguistics—her two major areas. Much of her academic work has involved connecting the two, including a project of a neural network that converts text to color and a research project on the potential applications of new artificial intelligence technologies.
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Compass
Shandy Ndjigue (Alumni Relations)
COE '23
A first-generation Cameroonian-American and honors student, Shandy Ndjigue, has made an indelible mark on Northeastern University. She is set to graduate in May with a B.S. in bioengineering and a minor in psychology.
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Compass
John Ruggieri-Lam
CPS '23
John Ruggieri-Lam is already a professional, entering his 20th year as a principal dancer with the Boston Ballet. He is a filmmaker, choreographer, producer, actor, teacher, husband, and father who is juggling a demanding career while pursuing his Masters of Nonprofit Management degree at Northeastern. He is, in a word, amazing.
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Compass
Maria Rengifo
Bouve '23
A champion of the underserved, Maria Rengifo has worked tirelessly for Boston, Northeastern, and an indigenous community in Ecuador.