Innovator Awards Deadline Extended!
There’s still time to submit your application for the 2025 Innovator Awards through March 29. Now in its fifth year, the Innovator Awards have awarded more than $1.3 million in one-time grants to exemplary members of the Northeastern community—and you could be next! All Northeastern alumni and students are welcome to apply.
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Words to Live By: Five Insights from Women Who Empower Panelists That Engaged Audiences at Northeastern University’s Roux Institute
During the month of March, Northeastern University’s Roux Institute brought two Women Who Empower events to life. Part of Northeastern’s Women Who Empower initiative, these events were moderated by Liz Kohler, managing director of strategy, operations, and growth at the Roux Institute, and Kippy Smith, founder of Small Wins Dashboard and Founder Residency alumna.
Entrepreneurs from WISE student group take home new career perspectives after London networking trip
The leadership team from WISE in Boston visited the U.K. capital during their annual Trek to meet inspiring entrepreneurs and market-leading businesses operating in Britain.
Innovator Awards recipient Samantha Asprelli, DMSB’26, gives ‘women in need the chance to feel confident, beautiful’ with beauty product kits on Valentine’s Day
Partnering with Northeastern’s Alliance of Civically Engaged Students, Asprelli organized the preparation of 1,000 beauty product kits valued in total at $200,000. These kits will be distributed to 10 organizations serving women in need across Boston and beyond.
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Words to Live By: Five Insights from Women Who Empower Panelists That Engaged Audiences at Northeastern University’s Roux Institute
During the month of March, Northeastern University’s Roux Institute brought two Women Who Empower events to life. Part of Northeastern’s Women Who Empower initiative, these events were moderated by Liz Kohler, managing director of strategy, operations, and growth at...
Entrepreneurs from WISE student group take home new career perspectives after London networking trip
The leadership team from WISE in Boston visited the U.K. capital during their annual Trek to meet inspiring entrepreneurs and market-leading businesses operating in Britain.
Innovator Awards recipient Samantha Asprelli, DMSB’26, gives ‘women in need the chance to feel confident, beautiful’ with beauty product kits on Valentine’s Day
Partnering with Northeastern’s Alliance of Civically Engaged Students, Asprelli organized the preparation of 1,000 beauty product kits valued in total at $200,000. These kits will be distributed to 10 organizations serving women in need across Boston and beyond.
‘It fulfills me beyond measure’: Northeastern community celebrates 10 years of Women Who Empower
Event Recaps
Empowered Voices: Women Shaping the Future of the Queen City
Empowered Voices: Women Shaping the Future of the Queen CityCharlotte Women Who Empower panelists share pivotal moments in their careers including unforeseen roadblocks turning into opportunities Charlotte women leaders spoke at Northeastern University in Charlotte’s...
Drybar Founder Alli Webb Shares ‘The Messy Truth’ About Life and Business During WISE Summit Kickoff Event
On March 22, 2024, members of the Women’s Interdisciplinary Society of Entrepreneurship (WISE) at Northeastern University celebrated five years of WISE on the eve of the organization's annual Summit.
“We Can Change What This System is Optimized For By Challenging What It Means To Be Beautiful,” Journalist Elise Hu Examines Artificial Beauty Standards During a Powerful Talk
Hu shared observations on emerging digital beauty standards and discussed her book, “Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital” during a Women Who Empower event on the Boston campus, co-hosted with the Mills Institute.
U.S. Ambassador Jane D. Hartley Encourages Northeastern’s Women Who Empower to Speak Their Minds and ‘Not Be Afraid’
Ambassador Hartley spoke at Northeastern University’s London campus as part of “Women Who Empower: Our World,” a global event series celebrating International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month.
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