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• Northeastern University is a private teaching and research institution granting undergraduate and graduate degrees. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, most of its athletic teams are members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

• Fast Facts

  1. Established: 1898
  2. Location: Boston, Massachusetts
  3. President: Joseph Aoun
  4. Nickname: Huskies
  5. Motto: Lux, Veritas, Virtus-Latin for "Light, Truth, Virtue"
  6. Acceptance rate: 41.7% USA Today: College Acceptance Rates: How Many Get In? (November 8, 2006)
  7. [http: //www.weatherunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=boston%2C+ma Current Weather]

• University History

  The school was originally founded in 1898 as a part-time night school in Boston. Over the next decade, the law and business schools were added, then day classes started in 1909. They moved to their current location in 1913 and became incorporated in 1916.

• Notable Alumni

  • Shawn Fanning, Napster founder
  • Michael Winter, managing director of Bear Sterns
  • Michelle Bonner, ESPN announcer
  • Jane Curtin, actress
  • Damien Fahey, MTV host
  • Jose Juan Barea, NBA player
  • Carlos Pena, MLB player

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