i go to school at northeastern and since my first day of class as a freshman, i thought to myself - if northeastern was on the stock exchanged, i would invest all my savings in its stock. and lo and behold northeastern rose in ranking significantly, got million dollar grants, and has 2 new campuses, etc etc. Moody also changed its bond rating to positive this past year! yay :) so i love and really appreciate northeastern - for it’s strategic mindset and goal-oriented management skills in improving the institution. but as always, i am wary of those who succeed so quickly. i also am wary of those who succeed in general. not because they succeeded, but because they succeeded in THIS society. maybe “wary” isn’t the right word but i am being more cautious. today, at the state of the university address, students protested that neu invests $60 mil in fossil feuls, but says sustainability is it’s top 3 focus “arcs” for 2025, huh. though i don’t know the exact facts, i wasn’t surprised. im also not surprised that exxon mobil has a position in northeastern’s board of trustees. i know, that the higher up you are, the more blurry the lines become. you can’t quit or break a relationship or walk off on a deal because a part of it is unethical. im not trying to judge or be critical of things i don’t know the full story to. i just hope that as a future educator in higher education, i dont become someone who takes advantage of education for the sole purpose of making money or becoming profitable. i wish all schools, whether it’s research based, for-profit, non-profit, liberal arts, etc. - would laud both lucrative and non-lucrative contributions to society.
