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.
Join us for a live, in-studio event about the impact that decisions and discussions in Washington, D.C., have on the Ocean State. US Senator Jack Reed and US Congressman Gabe Amo will join podcast host and political reporter Edward Fitzpatrick of Globe Rhode Island and Jim Hummel, the host of Rhode Island PBS' "A Lively Experiment," as we mark the 200th episode of the Rhode Island Report podcast and celebrate the ongoing partnership between Globe Rhode Island and Rhode Island PBS. The event will be recorded and aired as a special episode of both "A Lively Experiment" and the Rhode Island Report podcast.
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