Campus, Commun­ity & Events

How teaching organic chemistry can be like teaching a foreign language

For most of her life, Oyinda Oyelaran never expected she’d be a teacher. That all changed when she had the opportunity to mentor an undergraduate student during her postdoctoral fellowship. This year, Oyelaran was selected as one of two faculty to receive Northeastern University’s Excellence in Teaching Award.

• by Molly Callahan   March 27, 2020

‘Our university is here, and our opportunity is to reinvent higher education’

In times of crisis, members of the Northeastern community band together to help each other through—while using the experience to learn and plan for the future, said Joseph E. Aoun, president of the university, during a virtual town hall-style meeting Wednesday evening.

• by Molly Callahan   March 25, 2020

You won’t want to miss these virtual events in March

While the COVID-19 pandemic prevents in-person events, the Northeastern community is finding new ways to stay close socially. Here are a few of the virtual events being held in March.

• by Kaitlyn Budion and Irvin Zhang   March 23, 2020

Northeastern requests that students move out of dorms by Tuesday at 5 p.m., citing public health guidance

In response to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic, Northeastern has taken further action, following both recommendations from public health authorities and expertise of its own infectious disease researchers. Students will receive housing refunds and additional services as needed.

• by Aria Bracci   March 14, 2020

Northeastern will move to online teaching for students at London, Vancouver, and Charlotte campuses

In accordance with the guidance of public health authorities in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the move to online course delivery in London, Vancouver, British Columbia, and Charlotte, North Carolina, will begin Monday, March 16.

• by Khalida Sarwari, Molly Callahan and Laura Castañón   March 13, 2020

Northeastern suspends non-essential travel, moves to virtual meetings

Following guidance from health officials in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Northeastern University will move to virtual meetings and gatherings, and suspend all university-sponsored travel—both international and within the United States—that is deemed non-essential.

• by Khalida Sarwari   March 10, 2020

‘How do we achieve the goal of a woman in the White House?’ Nancy Pelosi wants to know.

At a Women Who Empower Summit hosted by Northeastern Monday, Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, discussed the challenges she faced in breaking the “marble ceiling” on her way to becoming the first woman to lead a major party in Congress, and the prospects of a woman becoming the first U.S. head of state.

• by Khalida Sarwari   March 9, 2020

Northeastern will move to online teaching for students at its Bay Area campuses starting Monday

The move to online course delivery on the San Francisco and Silicon Valley campuses will begin Monday, March 9. Further decisions will be made according to public health agency guidelines.

• by Ian Thomsen   March 7, 2020

Northeastern will move to online teaching for students at its Seattle campus

Based on the guidance of public health officials in light of the COVID-19 outbreak, the university will be offering online teaching exclusively to students of its campus in Seattle beginning Monday, March 9. Classes will be offered online or remotely to Northeastern’s 1,135 Seattle students.

• by Ian Thomsen   March 5, 2020

‘I’m the boss. If I’m not going to be bossy, who will?’

Being at the top of male-dominated industries requires a certain amount of rabble-rousing, a certain type of guts. Indeed, women in India and the United Kingdom said just that, at Women Who Empower events hosted by Northeastern University in both countries this week.

• by Namrata Kolachalam - contributor and Josie Cox - contributor   March 4, 2020