Joseph E. Aoun, a leader in higher education policy and a renowned scholar in linguistics, is the seventh President of Northeastern University.
President Aoun has strategically aligned the University’s research enterprise with three global imperatives—health, security, and sustainability. Northeastern’s faculty focus on interdisciplinary research, entrepreneurship, and transforming academic research into commercial solutions for the world’s most pressing problems. During President Aoun’s tenure, the University has realized a 189 percent growth in external research funding, along with approximately 1,500 patent applications filed by faculty and students.
Watch Boston Globe Love Letters advice columnist Meredith Goldstein for the fourth installment of Taking Care, which features conversations with mental health professionals during this time of social distancing. This week, Meredith talks to psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb, author of “Maybe You Should Talk to Someone.” They discuss self-care, how to stay hopeful when we can’t plan for the future, and how to support friends and family when everyone’s stressed at the same time.
Meredith Goldstein is an advice columnist and features reporter for The Boston Globe. Her advice column, Love Letters, is a daily dispatch of wisdom for the lovelorn that has been running online and in the paper for 11 years. Her Love Letters podcast will launch its fourth season later this year. Meredith's books include “Can’t Help Myself: Lessons and Confessions From a Modern Advice Columnist”; “Chemistry Lessons," a young adult novel about a teen who tries to use science to manipulate her love life; and “The Singles,” a novel about dateless guests at a wedding. Meredith lives in Boston with a full-size cotton candy machine.
Lori Gottlieb is a psychotherapist and author of the New York Times bestseller Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, which is being adapted as a television series by Eva Longoria and the creators of Emmy and Golden Globe-winning series "The Americans." In addition to her clinical practice, she writes The Atlantic’s weekly “Dear Therapist” advice column and contributes regularly to The New York Times and many other publications. Her recent TED Talk is one of the top 10 most watched of the year, and she is a sought-after expert in media such as The Today Show, Good Morning America, The CBS Early Show, CNN, and NPR’s “Fresh Air.” Her new iHeart Radio podcast, "Dear Therapists," produced by Katie Couric, will premiere this year. Learn more at LoriGottlieb.com.
Watch Boston Globe Love Letters advice columnist Meredith Goldstein for the fourth installment of Taking Care, which features conversations with mental health professionals during this time of social distancing. This week, Meredith talks to psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb, author of “Maybe You Should Talk to Someone.” They discuss self-care, how to stay hopeful when we can’t plan for the future, and how to support friends and family when everyone’s stressed at the same time.
