This is part of our coverage of Northeastern’s 2023 commencement exercises. For more information, visit our dedicated commencement page.
The spirit of revolution was everywhere—the anti-Vietnam War protests ravaged the city as students participated in riots, sit-ins and demonstrations. But the graduating students of 1973 at Northeastern persisted, graduating into successful careers.
But, it didn’t come without hurdles.
“We were young and stupid and naive,” says Don Stockwood, one of many members of the Class of 1973 who attended Northeastern’s commencement exercises this year as Golden Grads.
During unrest and unemployment, the co-ops allowed these engineering students to succeed. In addition, the education allowed them to make a higher salary out of school than their counterparts in other regional colleges, he says.
“I’m very…
