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‘You come into people’s lives at this extraordinary moment’

Eight Northeastern law students are volunteering at the United States southern border to help asylum seekers explain why they would face persecution if they were…

by Greg St. Martin May 17, 2019

Do more broken windows mean more crime?

There’s a theory that graffiti, abandoned buildings, and panhandling in neighborhoods create an environment that leads people to commit more crime. But Northeastern researchers have…

by Greg St. Martin May 15, 2019

‘All progress scrapes and claws before it glides and soars’

Billy Starr, a Northeastern graduate who founded the Pan-Mass Challenge in 1980, urged graduates of Northeastern’s College of Professional Studies to use the skills and…

by Greg St. Martin May 10, 2019

Northeastern to invest a record $340M in financial aid for students in 2019-20

Northeastern will provide a record $296.2 million in financial aid for undergraduate students and more than $43 million in financial aid for graduate students. Northeastern’s…

by Greg St. Martin May 7, 2019

‘Torch provides you with a chance to be part of something special’

The Torch Scholars in the Class of 2019 have studied abroad in nine countries, completed more than 6,000 hours of community service, and made lifelong…

by Greg St. Martin May 2, 2019

‘A fantastic preparation for life’

Manuela Veloso, a computer scientist and head of J.P. Morgan AI Research, told this year’s class of doctoral graduates that their education at Northeastern has…

by Greg St. Martin May 1, 2019

Climate change is a global problem. He found solutions in Singapore.

Ryan Maia, who is among four Northeastern students named Presidential Global Fellows this year, discovered a program that recycles sewage into clean drinking water, businesses…

by Greg St. Martin April 25, 2019

Faculty Senate elects 2019-20 leadership

Biology professor Susan Powers-Lee was re-elected chair of the Senate Agenda Committee by the Faculty Senate on Wednesday at the first official meeting of the…

by Greg St. Martin April 24, 2019

Facebook invests to expand Northeastern computer science master’s program for women and underrepresented populations

Facebook’s investment includes funds for 200 scholarships for students in Northeastern’s Align program, which provides people who didn’t study computer science in college with a…