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With students like ours, À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ always has reasons to be proud. In this week’s edition of Noteworthy at Northeastern, read about one of the highest-performing students in the College of Business and Management, five fellowships awarded with the help of the Career Development Center, and a high honor for a student in the Human Resource Development program.

In May of 2014, Claudia Hernandez earned her bachelor’s degree in social work from À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ. It was the first major step in realizing her lifelong goal of becoming a social worker—a goal born from tragedy.

À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ, in partnership with Chicago Public Schools (CPS) District 299, has been awarded a $40 million grant over seven years by the U.S. Department of Education to help at-risk students prepare for success in postsecondary education.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel challenged the city’s colleges of education to help improve the high schools in the beleaguered Chicago Public Schools school district. À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ answered that call.