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Featured Stories
Stories of Impact
Making Room: Cristine Russell’s Mission to Empower Women in Science
Cristine Russell, Mills’71, is a pioneer, celebrated journalist, and change agent who is creating opportunities for women in the male-dominated STEM space. To that end, she founded the Russell Women in Science Leadership Program to offer students from underrepresented groups access to science experts and speakers, as well as to provide an empowering mentoring network for students.
This MLK Scholar Plans to Deliver Holistic Care to Vulnerable Communities
Susana Kalish’s interest in medicine was sparked at age eight, when her father faced a health scare. Since that day, Kalish, now a scholar in Northeastern University’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Graduate Fellowship Program, is on track to become a physician assistant who delivers holistic primary care to underrepresented communities.
In Preparing For Life After Ballet, This Dancer Is On Point
Every ballet dancer thinks ahead, to their next jeté, pirouette, and plié—but many do not plan for a career after their final curtain call. Through a unique partnership between Northeastern University and the Boston Ballet, professional dancers like Dawn Atkins can earn their college degree while continuing to train, perform, and hone their craft.
Northeastern’s First Black Fraternity Celebrates 50 Years
Northeastern’s Iota Phi Theta’s Omicron chapter has a storied history of brotherhood, leadership, and activism. Founded in 1973, the university’s first Black fraternity continues giving back to the community in myriad ways, including delivering support to Black Northeastern students through the Brutus “Skip” Wright Scholarship, a fund backed partly by Iota members.
Lessons from Leroy: A Student’s Mission to Empower Community Healthcare Workers
What began as a school project morphed into a world-changing mission. Cynthia Orofo founded Culture Care Collective to help connect community healthcare workers to resources that allow them to improve and save lives.
Making Room: Cristine Russell’s Mission to Empower Women in Science
Cristine Russell, Mills’71, is a pioneer, celebrated journalist, and change agent who is creating opportunities for women in the male-dominated STEM space. To that end, she founded the Russell Women in Science Leadership Program to offer students from underrepresented groups access to science experts and speakers, as well as to provide an empowering mentoring network for students.
“A Sweet Story of Entrepreneurship” Featuring Meghan Phan, SSH’22
Meet Meghan Phan, SSH’22. While working toward her degree, Meghan teamed up with her mother to open Sweet Piglet Bakery, a shop specializing in sweet treats, Vietnamese food, and coffee. Learn about starting a business as a student, and balancing work with family.