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Northeastern expands master’s concentrations, adds graduate certificate
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s Master of Public Health (MPH) program will now offer two concentrations—Public Health Promotion and School Health—beginning Fall 2021. Additionally, Northeastern’s Master of Social Work program added a specialization in School Social Work and the Master of Business Administration program added seven concentrations: General Business, Finance, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Global/International Business, Information Technology and Public Health.

Noteworthy at Northeastern: Getting ready for graduation
Northeastern will host a series of virtual Commencement ceremonies on May 9 to honor its Spring 2021 graduates. Plus, Psychology students and alumni presented at a national conference, NEIU Libraries are looking for student submissions for their COVID-19 archive, and there are self-care tips and virtual study sessions all next week to help students prepare for finals.

Noteworthy at Northeastern: Going Blue and Gold saves big green!
For the seventh year in a row, U.S. News & World Report has ranked ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï No. 1 for students who graduate with the least amount of debt among Midwest regional universities. NEIU also ranked highly in three other categories. This week, Northeastern also announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded the University a five-year, $3 million Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program grant. If you’re looking for some fun, it’s also NEIU Weekend! Read about all this and more in this week’s Noteworthy at Northeastern.

Noteworthy at Northeastern: New programs and partnerships
As the summer term begins, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï has launched the NEIU English Institute and a new partnership with ASPIRA of Illinois.