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Richardson Plaza renovation to include colorful sculptures, new seating

When students return to the Boston campus in the fall, a funky new art installation and comfortable seating await them in Richardson Plaza. The rectangular expanse near the School of Law will be a splashy destination for TikToks and selfies. Renovations start in the summer.

by Peter Ramjug June 11, 2021

A woman lights a candle to commemorate victims of the COVD-19 pandemic at the Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic on May 10, 2021.

Have Covid-19 deaths been undercounted? New reports say ‘yes’ and here’s why it matters.

As public health officials around the world reshape policies with lessons learned from COVID-19, it is clear that those moves need to be based on a more accurate accounting of the pandemic’s toll, says Neil Maniar, professor of the practice and director of the Master of Public Health program at Northeastern.

by Ian Thomsen May 24, 2021

The Supreme Court will hear an abortion case. What comes next?

By agreeing to hear an abortion case out of Mississippi that the state’s lower courts ruled was plainly unconstitutional under the landmark Roe v. Wade, the justices indicated that the nation’s highest court may seek to change the abortion standard, say two legal scholars at Northeastern.

by Molly Callahan May 19, 2021

Student clapping during Commencement ceremony

Northeastern University School of Law 2021 graduates celebrate Commencement

With a glimmer of post-pandemic normalcy on the horizon and a message to use their new legal skills to work towards social justice across the world, graduates from the class of 2021 school of law celebrated a sunny in-person Commencement ceremony Friday.

by Hillary Chabot May 17, 2021

Pedestrians, some with masks, some without walk along the Las Vegas Strip on April 27, 2021

What do the new CDC mask guidelines mean?

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said that people fully vaccinated for the coronavirus no longer need to wear masks in public. How does that gibe with state and local rules mandating mask-wearing? And how will the new guidelines affect the vaccination rate? Northeastern faculty in law and public health unravel these questions.

by Eva Botkin-Kowacki May 14, 2021

How can we protect our privacy in the era of facial recognition?

Woody Hartzog, professor of law and computer science, received one of this year’s Excellence in Research and Creativity Award for his outstanding contributions to the field of privacy law.

by Emily Arntsen April 22, 2021

A crowd gathers at George Floyd Square after a guilty verdict was announced at the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin.

Call for action: The guilty verdicts in Derek Chauvin’s trial were just the beginning

Verdicts serve “as a reminder of how much further we have to travel,” says president Joseph E. Aoun. “We can’t be mere spectators,” when it comes to confronting racial injustice, says Margaret Burnham, university distinguished professor of law at Northeastern. She and Richard O’Bryant, director of the John D. O’Bryant African American Institute, urge people to stay engaged in the fight for justice and police accountability.

by Molly Callahan April 22, 2021

Philonise Floyd, Attorney Ben Crump and the Rev. Al Sharpton courtroom celebrate Chauvin verdict.

Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict is a step toward justice and police reform–but it’s not the end of racism in the US

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck until he died, was found guilty of all three counts related to Floyd’s murder on Tuesday, in a case that “bucks up against 200 years of history in a way that is enormously refreshing but also deeply informative,” said Margaret Burnham, university distinguished professor of law at Northeastern.

by Molly Callahan April 20, 2021

Giving Day generated a record number of gifts from around the world for student groups and organizations on campus. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Giving Day generates record engagement — more than 17,000 gifts from across the globe

The gifts, which came from 28 countries, exceeded expectations in the midst of the year-long COVID-19 pandemic. The 24-hour philanthropic blitz offered support for student groups and organizations on campus.

by Ian Thomsen April 9, 2021

She climbed her way to the top. Now she’s helping others do the same.

Betty Francisco, a graduate of the Northeastern School of Law and D’Amore-McKim School of Business, is an entrepreneur, business executive, attorney, and community leader who sits on five boards. She lives by the motto, “Lift as you climb.” Her advice for other professionals: “Take a man or woman with you as you’re going through your own journey of advancement, and open doors for them just as doors are being opened for you.”

by Khalida Sarwari December 7, 2020