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Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey. AP Photo/Steven Senne

Northeastern supports multi-state lawsuit to protect international students

Northeastern is supporting a lawsuit filed Monday by 18 attorneys general—led by Maura Healey of Massachusetts—against a new federal rule that would bar international students from remaining in the U.S. if they take classes exclusively online this fall.

by Ian Thomsen July 13, 2020

What would it mean to ‘defund’ the police–and what would come next?

Questions on the future of U.S. police departments should be focused on reducing violence in disadvantaged communities, says Ben Struhl, executive director of the Center on Crime and Community Resilience at Northeastern.

by Ian Thomsen July 8, 2020

Portland, Maine. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

The Roux Institute at Northeastern University adds Sun Life as its 11th corporate partner

The Roux Institute at Northeastern University is partnering with Sun Life U.S., one of the largest group benefits providers in the country.. The institute, an innovation hub for research and graduate education in Portland, Maine, will open in September.

by Ian Thomsen July 8, 2020

Handguns for sale are lined up in a display case at Frontier Justice in Lee's Summit, Mo on , Dec. 21, 2108. AP Photo Charlie Riedel

Here’s why guns increase the risk of suicide–especially in stressful times

Handgun owners are almost four times more likely to die by suicide than people who don’t have guns, according to research by Matt Miller, professor of health sciences and epidemiology at Northeastern.

by Ian Thomsen July 6, 2020

Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern, and Spencer Fung, a member of Northeastern’s Board of Trustees and group chief executive officer of Li & Fung. Screenshot by Northeastern University

‘A lot of buying habits have changed forever’

COVID-19 has accelerated the transformation of businesses around the world, says Spencer Fung, a member of Northeastern’s Board of Trustees and group chief executive officer of the global supply chain manager Li & Fung.

by Ian Thomsen June 30, 2020

Northeastern graduate George Benner has been feeding neighborhood kids in South Boston via his charity, Round Table, since 2008.Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

The neighborhood kids were hungry. He planted a garden.

For years, George Benner—a Northeastern graduate and merchandising director for the Celtic punk band the Dropkick Murphys—has been feeding and supporting adolescents and their families in South Boston via his charity, Round Table.

by Ian Thomsen June 29, 2020

“Murder in Mobile” honored with a Regional Emmy Award for best documentary

“Our goal was to tell a story that would honor this man who had died needlessly and unjustly,” says Adam Fischer, who directed the 23-minute documentary in collaboration with his partner at Northeastern Films, Benjamin Bertsch. “Sadly, the story of Rayfield Davis is more relevant than ever.”

by Ian Thomsen June 22, 2020

Clockwise from top left: Ted Landsmark, distinguished professor of public policy and urban affairs at Northeastern; Melissa Pearson, assistant teaching professor of English in the College of Social Studies and Humanities; Daniel Medwed, university distinguished professor of law and criminal justice in the School of Law; Rod Brunson, Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. chair of public life and professor in criminology and criminal justice and the department of political science in the College of Social Studies and Humanities. Handout photos

‘These burdens shouldn’t be laid just at our doorstep’

The hard work of confronting systemic racism and effecting meaningful change requires universal support, as Black Northeastern professors noted at a panel discussion in recognition of Juneteenth, the holiday of the emancipation of slaves in the U.S.

by Ian Thomsen June 19, 2020

Roux Institute partners with WEX on a new facility in Portland

The Roux Institute at Northeastern University will open in the fall at a facility currently under construction in Portland, Maine. The new building, operated by WEX, one of 10 founding corporate partners of the institute, will offer 26,500 square feet of dedicated space with views of Portland Harbor.

by Ian Thomsen June 17, 2020

The names of more than 100 Black people who were killed by police were scrolled during 8 minutes of 46 seconds of silence on Monday during An Online Vigil to Remember Black Lives Lost and Confront Injustice. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

‘Let us pledge that our university will take action’

In response to the outcry over recent killings of George Floyd and other Black people by police officers, Northeastern on Monday affirmed its support for the Black Lives Matter movement. A vigil and a roundtable discussion honored the Black people whose lives were taken and set a course for what must happen next.

by Ian Thomsen June 8, 2020

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