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.
As the 126th running of the Boston Marathon approaches on April 18, Hopkinton Center for the Arts presents Coverage: The Boston Marathon As Reported by The Boston Globe, an exhibition featuring pages from the Globe’s archives reporting eye-catching moments from throughout the race’s history. In a panel discussion led by Globe sports editor Matt Pepin, the Globe’s sports team will share how Boston’s oldest newspaper has reported on the world’s oldest marathon over the years. Attend the in-person event to explore the exhibition in the Lotvin Family Gallery ahead of the panel.Â
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Read Matt Pepin's article: "Hopkinton gallery tells the Boston Marathon story through the Globe’s pages" here.Â
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