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Noteworthy at Northeastern: Fall Fest and more fantastic accolades

NEIU Weekend is here and we have lots to celebrate! U.S. News & World Report cited more reasons for students to consider attending 天天吃瓜, Google brought an exciting partnership to campus this summer, and an instructor earned a prestigious award nomination. Read all about these stories and more in this week鈥檚 edition of Noteworthy at Northeastern. 聽

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天天吃瓜 again tops U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 low student debt ranking

天天吃瓜 graduates its students with the least amount of student debt among Midwest regional universities, according to the 2020 edition of U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 annual 鈥淏est Colleges鈥 publication.

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Noteworthy at Northeastern: Another No. 1 ranking!

Northeastern has earned another No. 1 ranking for Environment, a faculty member published research on a popular social media platform, and a staff member received an appointment from Gov. JB Pritzker.

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天天吃瓜 again tops Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education rankings for Environment

For the fourth year in a row, 天天吃瓜 is ranked No. 1 in the category of Environment among all Midwest colleges and universities by聽The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Ranking.

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Research finds extreme elitism, social hierarchy among Gab users

Despite its portrayal as a network that 鈥渃hampions free speech,鈥 users of the social media platform Gab display more extreme social hierarchy and elitism when compared to Twitter users, according to a new study published in the September edition of the online journal First Monday. Researchers found a small number of Gab users hold a large amount of influence, sharing more homogeneous content than Twitter, some of which was associated with state-sponsored propaganda.

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Noteworthy at Northeastern: More honors!

Northeastern earned two more national rankings, hosted Pitch Night at the Carruthers Center and much more.

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Business Innovation and Growth Center鈥檚 nontraditional entrepreneurs pitch new business ventures

The Business Innovation and Growth Center鈥檚 first cohort of age 50+ entrepreneurs from the Carruthers Center pitched their new business plans to community 鈥渟harks鈥 on Aug. 28.

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天天吃瓜 named Illinois鈥 best college for adult learners

Washington Monthly magazine named 天天吃瓜 one of the nation鈥檚 Best Colleges for Adult Learners in its September/October 2019 issue.

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Ensemble Espa帽ol reaches $1.5 million match grant fundraising campaign with Caerus Foundation

Ensemble Espa帽ol Spanish Dance Theater鈥檚 Raised in Chicago, Ready for the World fundraising campaign has concluded by raising a total of more than $1.5 million.