The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge,Massachusetts. Established in 1861,MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of modern technology and science.
Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston,Massachusetts. BU was founded in 1839 by a group of Boston Methodists with its original campus in Newbury,Vermont,before being chartered in Boston in 1869. It is a member of the Association of American Universities and the Boston Consortium for Higher Education.
The University of Massachusetts Boston is a public research university in Boston,Massachusetts,United States. It is the only public research university in Boston and the third-largest campus in the five-campus University of Massachusetts system. UMass Boston is the third most diverse university in the United States.
Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts. Founded in 1863,the university has more than 15,000 total students. Although Boston College is classified as a research university,it still uses the word "college" in its name to reflect its historical position as a small liberal arts college.
The University of Massachusetts Lowell is a public research university in Lowell,Massachusetts,with a satellite campus in Haverhill,Massachusetts. It is the northernmost member of the University of Massachusetts public university system and has been accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) since 1975. With 1,110 faculty members and over 18,000 students,it is the largest university in the Merrimack Valley and the second-largest public institution in the state. It is classified among "R2:Doctoral Universities –High research activity".
William Paterson University,officially William Paterson University of New Jersey (WPUNJ),is a public university in Wayne,New Jersey. It is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education.
Northeastern University is a private research university with its main campus in Boston,Massachusetts. Established in 1898,it was founded by the Boston Young Men's Christian Association as an all-male institute before being incorporated as Northeastern College in 1916,gaining university status in 1922. With more than 36,000 students,Northeastern is one of the largest universities in Massachusetts by enrollment. In 2023,Northeastern received more undergraduate applications than any other private university.
Martin Thomas Meehan is an American academic administrator,politician,and attorney. Since July 2015,Meehan has served as the President of the University of Massachusetts after serving as Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell since September 2007.
The Eastern Nazarene College (ENC) is a private,Christian college in Quincy,Massachusetts. Established as a holiness college in Quincy,Massachusetts,in 1900,the college moved to Rhode Island for several years. With its expansion to a four-year curriculum,it relocated to Wollaston Park in 1919. It has expanded to additional sites in Quincy and,since the late 20th century,to satellite sites across the state. Its academic programs are primarily undergraduate,with some professional graduate education offered.
Wheelock College was a private college in Boston,Massachusetts,United States from 1888 to 2018. The college was founded in 1888 as the Miss Wheelock's Kindergarten Training School and was merged into Boston University as part of the university's Wheelock College of Education and Human Development in 2018.
Robert Laurent Caret is an American academic and the former chancellor of the University System of Maryland. He became chancellor on July 1,2015. Caret,a native of New England,became chancellor of the University System of Maryland after completing presidencies at San Jose State University,Towson University and the University of Massachusetts.
Jamshed Bharucha is an Indian-American cognitive neuroscientist who has served in leadership roles in higher education. He is the founding vice chancellor of Sai University,Chennai,and is a member of the board of advisors of India's International Movement to Unite Nations (I.I.M.U.N.).
Norman Christopher Francis is a retired African-American academic who served as president of Xavier University of Louisiana from 1968 to 2015. He was the first Black and first lay president of the school,and the second African American to ever serve as president of a Catholic university in the United States.
John A. Curry was an American academic administrator who was the President of Northeastern University from 1989 to 1996. Prior to serving as president,Curry was the University's Executive Vice President. Curry was the first alumnus to serve as Northeastern's president.
Claire Van Ummersen was an American scholar and academic administrator,who served as President of Cleveland State University from 1993 to 2001. She was also national leader in career flexibility in higher education and women's advancement and leadership.
Michael E. Haynes was an American minister and politician in the state of Massachusetts. His parents,Gustavus and Edna,were immigrants from Barbados.
James Keith Motley is a former academic administrator who served as the eighth chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Boston.
The Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex (ISEC) is a 234,000 square-foot building at Northeastern University designed for collaborative research,laboratory access,and classroom learning. The building is located on the University's central campus at 805 Columbus Ave,Boston,Massachusetts. The building initially opened on April 3,2017.
Bina Venkataraman is an American science policy expert,author,and journalist. She is currently a Columnist at The Washington Post. She previously served as the Editorial Page Editor of The Boston Globe and as a senior advisor for Climate Change Innovation under President Barack Obama's administration. She also advised the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology and has taught at MIT and the Harvard Kennedy School.
Northeastern University School of Journalism and Media Innovation is the journalism school of Northeastern University,a private research university with its main campus in Boston,Massachusetts. In addition to the school's undergraduate and graduate degree programs,Northeastern's flagship cooperative education program allows students to alternate semesters of full-time study and semesters of full-time,professional work in newsrooms,public relations firms,advertising agencies and non-profit organizations.
