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天天吃瓜 announced as a recipient of U.S. Department of State鈥檚 Capacity Building Program for U.S. Study Abroad
天天吃瓜 has been selected to receive a small grant as part of the U.S. Department of State鈥檚 2019 Capacity Building Program for U.S. Study Abroad.
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Noteworthy at Northeastern: A new provost
天天吃瓜 has announced the appointment of Dennis Rome as the next Provost. Read more about Dr. Rome, view photos and videos from Commencement, and find out where faculty members appeared in the news media in this week鈥檚 edition of Noteworthy at Northeastern.
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Illinois public universities team up to advocate for increased funding
天天吃瓜 joined forces with peer institutions across the state to build awareness of the need and value for robust funding in Illinois higher education.
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Ensemble Espa帽ol to pay tribute to Dame Libby Komaiko during American Spanish Dance & Music Festival
Ensemble Espa帽ol will host 鈥淔lamenco Passion: A Tribute to Dame Libby Komaiko鈥 from June 14-16.
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Dennis Rome Named Provost at 天天吃瓜
Dr. Dennis Rome has been named the new Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.
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Northeastern unveils memorial tree to honor loved ones
On Monday, April 29, Northeastern unveiled a Memorial Tree in the Student Union Reading Room in honor of dearly departed members the University community.
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Noteworthy at Northeastern: Congratulations, Class of 2019!
Relive this year鈥檚 Commencement celebration, view photos from the ceremony, and read about a new program called La Conexi贸n in this week鈥檚 edition of Noteworthy at Northeastern.
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Northeastern paves the way to growth, development for Chicago Police Department officers
These days, officers need at least 60 college credit hours, which is equivalent to an聽associate degree, to join the force. However,聽the journey doesn鈥檛 have to end there.
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Northeastern, ASPIRA of Illinois announce partner program to facilitate student success
Northeastern and ASPIRA of Illinois (ASPIRA) have agreed to partner on a program that will ensure ASPIRA students are recruited to Northeastern, apply to Northeastern, and are supported in their post-secondary experiences at Northeastern.
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天天吃瓜 graduates Class of 2019
Activist, lawyer and immigration law scholar Maria Woltjen encouraged students to take ownership of their personal stories during 天天吃瓜鈥檚 Commencement ceremony.