List of presidents of Northeastern University

Northeastern University has had 7 presidents since it was founded in 1898.

List of presidents

  1. Frank Palmer Speare, 1898–1940 (founder)[1][2]
  2. Carl Stephens Ell, 1940–1959[3]
  3. Asa Smallidge Knowles, 1959–1975[4]
  4. Kenneth Gilmore Ryder, 1975–1989[5]
  5. John Anthony Curry, 1989–1996[6][7]
  6. Richard M. Freeland, 1996–2006[8]
  7. Joseph E. Aoun, 2006–present[9]

References

  1. ^ "Speech by SEC Chairman:Northeastern University Commencement Address". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  2. ^ Frederik Ohles; Shirley G. Ohles; Shirley M. Ohles; John G. Ramsay (1997). Biographical Dictionary of Modern American Educators. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 300.
  3. ^ "Carl S. Ell, 93, Educator Who Led Northeastern". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  4. ^ Frederik Ohles; Shirley G. Ohles; Shirley M. Ohles; John G. Ramsay (1997). Biographical Dictionary of Modern American Educators. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 193.
  5. ^ Mary Elizabeth Devine; Carol Summerfield (2 December 2013). International Dictionary of University Histories. Routledge. p. 307. ISBN 9781134262175. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Choice of New President Criticized at Northeastern". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Best-Paid College Leader Is at Northeastern U." The New York Times. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  8. ^ "High education commissioner Richard Freeland to step down". Boston Global. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Presidents from 2 local colleges not named Harvard or MIT rank among the country's highest paid". Boston News. Retrieved 13 December 2018.