Diversity News and Experiences

Jul 19, 2017
Inspiring Women Engineers
Students Sarada M. Symonds, E’19, computer engineering and computer science, and Elizabeth Wig, E’20, electrical engineering, were each recently awarded $5,000 scholarships for the 2017-2018 academic year by the Society of Women Engineers (SWE). Symonds received the 2017 Ada I. Pressman Memorial Scholarship, her second SWE scholarship in the past two years. Wig, a Dean’s […]

Jul 19, 2017
GE Girls Summer Program at Northeastern Engages Middle School Students in STEM
The GE Women's Network and our Center for STEM Education partnered to host 30 middle school girls during a five-day summer program to further their interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Jul 19, 2017
Students Receive Society of Women Engineers Scholarships
Sarada M. Symonds, E’19, computer engineering & computer science, and Elizabeth Wig, E’20, electrical engineering, were each recently awarded $5,000 SWE scholarships for the 2017-2018 academic year.

May 08, 2017
Reflecting Back
Recent ECE Alum Liane Wong, E’17, reflects on her experiences while at Northeastern. Liane Wong, BS, Electrical Engineering, 2017, is a well rounded student. She completed three co-ops in the engineering industry, participated in a service-learning program to Belize, where she worked to empower local farmers, and served as co-chair of the Asian American Center’s […]

Apr 28, 2017
Outstanding Graduate Student Award in Community Service
Congratulations to computer engineering PhD student William Tomlinson Jr. for receiving the Outstanding Graduate Student Award for Community Service by the Graduate Student Council (GSG) and the Office of the Provost. William, a Draper Lab Fellow, has made significant contributions to Northeastern and surrounding communities. As Collegiate Initiative Chair of the Boston chapter of the […]


Oct 14, 2016
S-POWER Program to Increase STEM and Energy fields
ECE Professor Bradley Lehman, MIE Associate Professor Marilyn Minus, Assistant Dean Richard Harris, and STEM Director Claire Duggan were awarded a 5-year $5M NSF grant to develop a "Student Pathways Opening World Energy Resources (S-POWER)" program.

Oct 06, 2016
Call Me Curious: Exploring Electrochemistry and Water Remediation
Written by David Berroa, fourth year Industrial Engineering student. About Me David Berroa is a fourth year, Industrial Engineering student. He is currently a Torch 8 scholar, ROUTES scholar, and a member of the Huntington 100 class of 2015. While at Northeastern, David has interned in various engineering fields, including, construction at Consigli, water remediation […]