Northeastern's move into new London campus marks another global milestone

NCH at Northeastern’s expansion underscores a broader global vision for Northeastern. “We are building a global university system. We have students roaming the world, whether they start in Boston, in London, or soon, in California,” President Joseph E. Aoun said.

• by Eric Auchard   October 21, 2021

Despite lifting of travel ban, tensions toward U.S. linger among European allies

European nations thought working with Biden would be easier than with Trump, but in some ways the president is continuing his predecessor’s policies, say Northeastern international relations experts. Even with the lifting of the U.S. travel ban, the transatlantic relationship remains frayed, they add.

• by Peter Ramjug   September 22, 2021

What the fall of Afghanistan says about US leadership abroad

Long before Afghanistan exposed rifts between the world’s most powerful countries, a slow erosion in the international order was already underway, say faculty experts at Northeastern’s New College of the Humanities in London. The result is a lack of coordination among wealthy nations and a global leadership vacuum.

• by Peter Ramjug   August 25, 2021

Northeastern will ease mask mandates and other restrictions

On Friday, Northeastern will align with new state and CDC guidelines that allow people to forgo masks outdoors when the proper distancing can be maintained. And, starting Monday, fully vaccinated members of the Northeastern community will move to once-a-week testing.

• by Peter Ramjug   April 29, 2021

Northeastern launches new degrees in the U.K. to help employers grow their digital talent pool–inside the company

The experiential degree programs are designed to help companies undergoing digital transformation fill a need for qualified data and business analysts and information technology professionals in the U.K. and around the world. The program is offered in partnership with ServiceNow, a global software company.

• by Peter Ramjug   October 19, 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

Can’t-miss events in February

Get out for the Beanpot. Hear from an ecology expert on our planet’s changing climate. Test games for students. These are just a few of the events being held around Northeastern’s global network in February.

• by Kaitlyn Budion and Irvin Zhang   January 30, 2020

A lawyer’s guide to navigating the clickbait era

LONDON—Ursula Smartt, a lecturer at NCH at Northeastern in London, on Dec. 4 will be launching the fourth edition of Media & Entertainment Law, widely considered one of the most comprehensive textbooks on the subject.

• by Josie Cox - contributor   November 26, 2019

Here’s how Brexit–postponed again–is testing political norms in the UK

Brexit has spurred “a re-appraisal of our political and constitutional arrangements,” says Anthony Grayling, who is the founder and master of NCH at Northeastern in London. And, with a looming general election, those arrangements stand to change again, says Northeastern political science professor Mai’a Cross.

• by Molly Callahan   October 30, 2019

Britain, Brexit, and Boris Johnson: What you need to know

LONDON—“Without either question or hyperbole, this is the most important week in British politics since 1945,” says Anthony Grayling, founder and master of NCH at Northeastern in London.

• by Josie Cox - contributor   September 4, 2019