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 ݮƵ, 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’s edition of Noteworthy at Northeastern.
ݮƵ again tops U.S. News & World Report’s low student debt ranking
ݮƵ 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’s annual “Best Colleges” publication.
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.
ݮƵ again tops Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education rankings for Environment
For the fourth year in a row, ݮƵ is ranked No. 1 in the category of Environment among all Midwest colleges and universities by The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Ranking.
Research finds extreme elitism, social hierarchy among Gab users
Despite its portrayal as a network that “champions free speech,” 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.
Noteworthy at Northeastern: More honors!
Northeastern earned two more national rankings, hosted Pitch Night at the Carruthers Center and much more.
ChicagoCHEC’s 4th annual community forum to provide resources for cancer treatment, early detection, survivorship
The will host its 4th annual community forum on Sept. 27.
Business Innovation and Growth Center’s nontraditional entrepreneurs pitch new business ventures
The Business Innovation and Growth Center’s first cohort of age 50+ entrepreneurs from the Carruthers Center pitched their new business plans to community “sharks” on Aug. 28.
ݮƵ named Illinois’ best college for adult learners
Washington Monthly magazine named ݮƵ one of the nation’s Best Colleges for Adult Learners in its September/October 2019 issue.
Ensemble Español reaches $1.5 million match grant fundraising campaign with Caerus Foundation
Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater’s Raised in Chicago, Ready for the World fundraising campaign has concluded by raising a total of more than $1.5 million.
