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Learn what it takes to cover the nation’s capital and the Trump White House.

Three leading White House correspondents will be at Northeastern to analyze and explain their roles in this new era of presidential coverage by tweet. Their panel discussion, “Covering the Nation’s Capital,” will be held at the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex Auditorium on Monday at 4 p.m.

by Ian Thomsen March 15, 2019

Northeastern coach Bill Coen and his Huskies celebrate their ticket to March Madness on Tuesday, March 12, 2019. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

It's on to March Madness!

The Huskies are headed to the NCAA Tournament after holding on to beat top-seeded Hofstra, 82-74, in the Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball final Tuesday night at North Charleston Coliseum.

by Ian Thomsen March 12, 2019

Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Huskies overcome Charleston to advance to conference final

In that final minute, Vasa Pusica lifted Northeastern to a 70-67 win over Charleston that leaves the Huskies (22-10) one win away from March Madness.

by Ian Thomsen March 12, 2019

John Kwoka, the Neal F. Finnegan Distinguished Professor of Economics at Northeastern, poses for a portrait on April 27, 2017. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Monopolies are shrinking the competition in the American economy. He told Congress how to fix it.

John Kwoka understood what was wrong with the American economy, and he was prepared to offer solutions. But…

by Ian Thomsen March 11, 2019

The Huskies cruised, 80-59, on their way to a conference semifinal matchup with Charleston. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Men’s basketball team cruises in conference quarterfinals

The Northeastern men’s basketball team opened the Colonial Athletic Association with a no-nonsense 80-59 quarterfinal win over the University of North Carolina-Wilmington on Sunday night. A potential semifinal rematch with Charleston awaits.

by Ian Thomsen March 10, 2019

Colombian police escort a Venezuelan soldier who defected at the Simon Bolivar international bridge, where Venezuelans tried to deliver humanitarian aid despite objections from President Nicolas Maduro, in Cucuta, Colombia, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

‘Venezuela is being pillaged like never before’

Organized crime is driving the international standoff surrounding the crisis in South America, says José Buscaglia, a scholar of Latin America who directs the Center for International Affairs and World Cultures at Northeastern.

by Ian Thomsen March 1, 2019

Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

‘A dream come true’

The Northeastern Huskies played the World Series champion Boston Red Sox in an annual spring training game in Fort Myers, Florida. Award-winning photographer Adam Glanzman captured the action.

by Ian Thomsen and Adam Glanzman February 28, 2019

Here’s what inspires technology entrepreneurs, and why their startups succeed

Something kept nagging Raj Echambadi about his groundbreaking research in 2004 on high-tech startups. Fifteen years later, Echambadi, the Dunton Family Dean of the D’Amore-McKim School of Business, found his answer—and it wasn’t about the money.

by Ian Thomsen February 26, 2019

Mondo Brewing Company in London has introduced a new wave of flavors and brands to the traditional birthplace of pubs. Photo courtesy of Todd Matteson.

Here’s how an American craft beer fanatic became a brewer in London

Todd Matteson, a Northeastern graduate, has been brewing and selling craft beer in the United Kingdom for four years. It was an outcome he didn’t envision.

by Ian Thomsen February 19, 2019

John Stephen Bailey, who died on New Year’s Eve in Athens, Greece, at age 89, was a former dean and public relations director at Northeastern. Photo from the Northeastern archives.

The secret life of Jack Bailey, former Northeastern dean and military intelligence commander

John Stephen Bailey, who died in Athens, Greece, at age 89, was a former dean and public relations director at Northeastern. He also commanded a secret military intelligence unit on the Boston campus during the Cold War.

by Ian Thomsen February 19, 2019

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