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Students rehearse for the upcoming production, This is Treatment in Ryder Hall. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

New play ‘This is Treatment’ is a journey of healing for women of color

The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based director Elizabeth Addison, also a guest artist at Northeastern, wrote a semi-autobiographical tale of women of color seeking help at a drug treatment facility to expand representation. The in-person production hits the stage as viewers work towards recovery from the pandemic and perhaps more.

by Hillary Chabot March 28, 2022

Two separate portraits of two male Northeastern Russian students standing outside

Russian students at Northeastern express support for Ukraine, share feelings about the war

Northeastern students with strong ties to Russia shared their thoughts about the war in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin’s conservative government, and how it feels to watch the conflict from afar as they focus on earning their degrees.

by Hillary Chabot and Tanner Stening March 28, 2022

Illustration by Hannah Moore/Northeastern University

To improve corporate performance, add women to the board

Global corporations seeking to reduce their carbon footprint and support social-justice programs should place women on their boards of directors to better implement those changes, according to recent research by a Northeastern international business associate professor.

by Hillary Chabot March 7, 2022

Kabria Baumgartner, associate professor of history and africana studies. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Northeastern professor honors Black history with public project in her New England hometown

Kabria Baumgartner, a professor of history and African diaspora at Northeastern, has long researched Black Americans throughout New England’s history. Now she’s sharing those stories by new public signage honoring historical figures and events such as Black Election Day throughout Newburyport, Mass.

by Hillary Chabot February 28, 2022

Ukrainian Cultural Club gather on Centennial Common in response to Russia invasion on Feb. 24, 2022. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Stunned students protest Russian invasion of Ukraine

Northeastern’s Ukrainian students and supporters gathered Thursday to speak out against Russia’s military invasion. Those with relatives living in the country described the far-ranging attack as scary and surreal.

by Hillary Chabot February 24, 2022

A watch party is held in the Northeastern Curry Student center for Liz Feltner as she competes in the finals of Jeopardy! National College Championship. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

Northeastern’s Liz Feltner takes third in ‘Jeopardy’ college championship

Feltner outplayed 33 other college students to make it to the Jeopardy! National College Championship finals—and, because the episodes are filmed in advance, Feltner got to enjoy her final run with friends and family at a watch-party on the Boston campus Tuesday night.

by Hillary Chabot February 22, 2022

A watch party is held in the Northeastern Curry Student center for student Liz Feltner who competed in the finals of Jeopardy! National College Chamiobship. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

Test your Jeopardy! skills against the National College Championship finalist

Northeastern fifth-year student Liz Feltner correctly answered more than two dozen questions—or rather, questioned more than two dozen answers—to make it to the final round of the “Jeopardy!” National College Championship. See if you can answer all the questions she got right to get there.

by Hillary Chabot February 22, 2022

Husky ambassador Liz Feltner, who will advance to the “Jeopardy!” National College Championship finals after successfully answering a tense, tie-breaker question on Friday night’s episode

Northeastern student Liz Feltner’s tie-breaking ‘Jeopardy!’ victory advances her to the finals

Northeastern student Elizabeth Feltner has a chance at winning $250,000 after a tense Friday night tie-breaker during the “Jeopardy!” National College Championships. Feltner beat more than 30 other college students to advance to the final game on Tuesday at 8 p.m.

by Hillary Chabot February 19, 2022

A sign calling attention to drug overdoses is posted to the door of a gas station on the White Earth reservation in Ogema, Minn., Tuesday, Nov. 16th. AP Photo/David Goldman

$590M opioid settlement ‘doesn’t seem like very much’ for Native Americans

A recent class-action settlement has been hailed as a historic victory for Native Americans, who have been devastated by the drug crisis. But Natalee Kēhaulani Bauer, ethnic studies program director at Mills College at Northeastern University, says the terms of the $590 million agreement provides little aid to populations that have suffered more than most.

by Hillary Chabot February 18, 2022

16 December 2012 - Nairobi, Kenya - Customers at an M-Pesa service outlet in Gatina slum, Nairobi. M-Pesa is a mobile-phone based money transfer and micro-financing service for Safaricom and Vodacom, the largest mobile network operator in Kenya and Tanzania. Currently the most developed mobile payment system in the developing world, M-Pesa allows users with a national ID card or passport to deposit, withdraw, and transfer money easily with a mobile device. Photo Credit: Benedicte Desrus/Sipa USA

There may be a new world economic power: Africa

The 54 African countries are poised to make the continent a new global economic power, according to business leaders who spoke at Northeastern’s inaugural African Business Conference. The annual forum is meant to expand partnerships as part of the university’s global spirit.

by Hillary Chabot February 17, 2022

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