Category: College of Professional Studies
Commencement 2026 in Northeastern Global News
Northeastern Oakland, Silicon Valley graduates told their degree is ‘not just a credential, it’s a connection’ by Vickie Jean DeHamer In the middle of Northeastern...
Read More
Silicon Valley students get rare look at chip inspection technology in visit to KLA
A group of students from the Silicon Valley campus got an inside look at process control — the science of ensuring production standards for microchips...
Read More
Faculty Feature: Padmini Chelluri
If you ask Professor Padmini Chelluri about her career trajectory, she will not begin with titles or achievements, though there are many. She starts somewhere...
Read More
Eight student teams pitched real VCs in the middle of finals — and they were on point
Addressing the room at the Startup Pitch Showcase, Shilpi Padhy tapped into both the excitement and trepidation that comes with new ideas. An entrepreneur and the CEO founder of Authentified.io, she was in attendance...
Read More
Why Jussara Barbosa Does Everything Wholeheartedly
Northeastern graduate (‘25) Jussara Barbosa's first assignment as a Student Ambassador in the Office of the Dean was to compile information from all of Northeastern's...
Read More
The grad school experience that made Preeti Jain feel complete
When Preeti Jain (‘25) arrived at Northeastern, she brought a decade of experience spanning consumer goods and tech. She began her career as a key...
Read More
Faculty Feature: Davood Bakhtnia
Davood Bakhtnia, known as David, is a multifaceted leader with a rich background in project, program, portfolio, and product management. With a technical background spanning...
Read More
Challenge Accepted: Maalavika Manjunatha’s Winning Path to Adobe MAX
Maalavika Manjunatha’s Instagram got a glow up during the summer. She began posting more frequently, and the technical quality of her content improved. What inspired...
Read More
Faculty Feature: Avinash Patil
Avinash Patil, a part-time faculty member at Northeastern University's College of Professional Studies (CPS), brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the classroom. With...
Read More
Silicon Valley Team Feature: Maisy Lawlor
At Northeastern University's Silicon Valley and Oakland campuses, Maisy Lawlor significantly influences the academic journeys of graduate students in the M.S. Project Management and M.P.S....
Read More
How Yating Zhuang, MS in Project Management ’24, Found Home in the U.S.
Change is never easy, but for Yating Zhuang, a student in the Master of Science in Project Management program at Northeastern in Silicon Valley, moving from...
Read More
Faculty Feature: Dhammike Fernando
Professor Dhammike Fernando, an Organizational Change Management (OCM) advisor and faculty member at Northeastern University’s College of Professional Studies, brings an impressive wealth of experience...
Read More