Joseph E. Aoun, a leader in higher education policy and a renowned scholar in linguistics, is the seventh President of Northeastern University.
President Aoun has strategically aligned the University’s research enterprise with three global imperatives—health, security, and sustainability. Northeastern’s faculty focus on interdisciplinary research, entrepreneurship, and transforming academic research into commercial solutions for the world’s most pressing problems. During President Aoun’s tenure, the University has realized a 189 percent growth in external research funding, along with approximately 1,500 patent applications filed by faculty and students.
Watch Boston Globe art critic Cate McQuaid in discussion with three powerful artists trained at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University (SMFA at Tufts). They unpack the inspiration for their work and talk about the social issues that guide their creations.
Shop SMFA at Tufts' virtual art sale now to add some inspiration to your collection. The art sale features exciting new work by the speakers from the virtual event, as well as, 200+ student-artists and alumni including Gonzalo Fuenmayor, Rachel Perry, and Lalla Essaydi. Proceeds support local contributing artists and a scholarship for art students from underrepresented groups.