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.
Readers helped Globe TV critic Matthew Gilbert narrow down his list of TV's 25 best episodes of the 2000s. Now you're invited to join Matthew for a discussion about those final choices, his toughest omissions, and what it's like to be a TV critic when there's so much to watch. Send in your questions about his favorites and yours, and all things TV.