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WGBH
Silent detention: Mental health impact of ICE arrests on families reaches crisis point
High levels of cortisol can wear the body down, said Tiffany Joseph, associate professor of sociology at Northeastern University. She pointed to research about how racism impacts the body.
The Washington Post’s identity crisis
Op-ed written by Jill Abramson, who currently teaches at Northeastern University’s School of Journalism.
Newton grapples with an identity crisis — and the most hotly contested local elections in a generation
Northeastern University researchers warned the city five years ago that rising real estate prices were fueling an exodus of people aged 25 to 44.
The Patriot Ledger
Remembering a day that was too big to forget
This month marks the anniversary of the collapse of Bear Stearns, once Wall Street’s fifth-largest investment bank. The demise of the 85-year old institution signaled the real start of the 2008-2009 financial crisis. Eight years later, we can only hope our leaders learned something from the experience. The collapse and Bear’s subsequent bailout by the […]
Charlotte Business Journal
Women in Business Achievement Award recipients honored
The accomplishments of 25 women in the Charlotte region were celebrated Tuesday as they received the Charlotte Business Journal’s 18th annual Women in Business Achievement Awards. And Jane McIntyre, executive director of United Way of Central Carolinas Inc., was honored with the program’s Lifetime Achievement Award. McIntyre has led the local United Way organization since […]
The odds you’ll join the ranks of the long-term unemployed
Long-term unemployment is a terrifying trap that, even in the best of times, is difficult to escape. And it’s a trap that you can get stuck in for no reason other than bad luck. Today, there are still almost 3.5 million people who have been out of work for six months or longer and are […]
ABA Journal
‘Brain surgeon’ lawyering in crises isn’t enough
One of us (Paul) had the opportunity last week to speak to Richard Susskind’s conference in Scotland on the future of law, enjoying one of the great expressions from Richard: “Most clients would rather have a guardrail at the top of the hill rather than an ambulance at the bottom.” While that’s undoubtedly true of clients, […]
A Tax Fight in Pittsburgh and the Future of Non-Profit Hospitals Nationwide
But local Pittsburgh politics aside, large non-profit health systems are getting new attention from city and state tax officials across the country facing budget crises. “The fact is hospitals are coming under more scrutiny,” says Gary Young, director of Northeastern University’s Center for Health Policy and Healthcare Research. “The city’s willingness to take on a […]
How to Save the Long-Term Unemployed
Something happens when you’ve been out of work for half a year. Employers ignore you completely. That was the conclusion of a new field study by Rand Ghayad, a visiting scholar at the Boston Fed and a PhD candidate at Northeastern University, that showed that resumes with otherwise identical qualifications get called back far less if […]
Companies won’t even look at resumes of the long-term unemployed
Here’s one big reason why America’s unemployment crisis may be here to stay. Thanks to the lasting effects of the recession, there are currently 4.7 million workers who have been out of work for at least 27 weeks. And new research suggests that employers will almost never consider hiring them. Matthew O’Brien reports on a striking recent experiment by […]
Common Wealth
Silent crisis
GOV. DEVAL PATRICK issued a press release in September announcing seven new appointees to the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees. The release contained all the basics: their names, their previous work histories, and a canned statement from the governor saying, “€œThese board members all care deeply about the University of Massachusetts and will work […]