Government
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Northeastern joins amicus brief to Supreme Court challenging Trump administration travel ban
Northeastern University has joined 30 other leading American universities in filing an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court challenging the Trump administration’s executive order…
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New seed-grant program supports interdisciplinary research to bolster nation’s resilience
How can we age more gracefully? What role do women play in shoring up communities after crises? A new grant program at the Global Resilience…
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The history of affirmative action in America
News last week that the Justice Department may investigate some college admissions programs reignited a debate about affirmative action. We asked the School of Law’s…
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Controversial election shows ‘Venezuela is twisting into anarchy’
Last weekend’s election served only to further destabilize an already conflict-laden Venezuela, according to professor José Buscaglia, whose research focuses on Central America. He cautions…
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Leadership lessons from White House turnover
In the past week at the White House, retired Gen. John Kelly took over as chief of staff and communications director Anthony Scaramucci left his…
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The unclear legal impact of Trump’s ban on transgender people in the military
On Wednesday, President Trump took to Twitter to issue a ban on transgender people serving in the military—an announcement that has murky legal standing, says…
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Senate healthcare vote a small but important victory for GOP
On Tuesday, the Senate voted narrowly to begin debate on a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, with Vice President Mike Pence casting the…
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The powers and limits of presidential pardons
Late last week, The Washington Post reported that President Trump asked advisors about pardoning himself and others closely tied to him, in light of the Russia investigation—a…
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Professor: Press briefing blackouts compound tensions between media, White House
While the White House has banned recording certain White House press briefings, journalism professor Dan Kennedy says that’s not what we should be watching anyway.
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What’s in the Senate’s new healthcare bill?
Senate Republicans released their bill to repeal and replace President Barack Obama’s healthcare law on Thursday. We asked three faculty members to analyze the measure…
