Jaahnavi Kandula to be awarded master's degree posthumously: Chancellor of Northeastern University

Seattle: Jaahnavi Kandula, the Indian student who was struck and killed by a speeding police car here will be awarded her master's degree posthumously, the Chancellor of Northeastern University has announced, hoping that the ongoing probe will bring a measure of justice and accountability.

Kandula, a 23-year-old student at Washington State's



Northeastern University was struck at a pedestrian crossing on the night of January 23.

Kandula was set to graduate this coming December with a master’s degree in information systems from the Seattle campus of Northeastern University. Her family said she was working toward supporting her mother in India.