Author: Mills Quarterly

New academic year now underway

There are four different groups of students on the Mills campus this fall. They are: First-Year Four-Year Students   This cohort of approximately 520 is the first group to enroll on Northeastern’s Oakland campus with the option to stay throughout their entire undergraduate careers. Since the programs unique to Mills College at Northeastern are still under construction (more info to come later

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“Experiential entrepreneurship” drives first-year curriculum

Each site in Northeastern’s global network boasts its own programmatic theme, and at least for the 2023–24 academic year, the Mills campus will be characterized by the tenets of “experiential entrepreneurship.”  According to academic officials, the theme extends beyond the business world. “It’s a set of skills, knowledge, and motivations that we want students to take away from the experience,” said Associate Dean Christie Chung

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Leadership change for Mills Institute 

Christie Chung, associate dean for research, scholarship, and partnerships and a psychology professor at Mills since 2007, has been appointed to the role of interim executive director of the Mills Institute. Nicole Guidotti-Hernández, the Institute’s inaugural director, has transitioned to a teaching role as an English professor.  “I am deeply honored to have the opportunity to lead the Mills Institute and to bring Mills’ amazing legacy

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Campus improvements continue over summer 

A summer of campus work is in the books, which included the following projects:  • Improvements in residence halls, including converting Reinhardt Hall back into housing with additional beds in the C wing and new paint and carpet, and putting Mary Morse back online with fresh flooring, a new roof, Internet connectivity, upgraded wiring, a new boiler, and

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