The College Board’s data rely on correlations, but each individual has a unique set of circumstances distinct from their neighborhood’s overall statistics. Instead of taking that into account, the adversity-score approach depersonalizes the admissions process and hurts students who may have every bit as much grit and resourcefulness as those the College Board deems disadvantaged. […]

Leo Beletsky (@LeoBeletsky) is an associate professor of law and health sciences at Northeastern University, and the faculty director of the Health in Justice Action Lab. 

More than half the perpetrators of mass shootings since 2006 have ended up dead at the scene of their crimes, either killed by others or dying by suicide, according to a database compiled by The Associated Press, USA Today and Northeastern University.

The weekend shooting brings the number of mass killings in the U.S. so far this year to 25, matching the number in all of 2018, according to The AP/USATODAY/Northeastern University mass murder database. 

The mass murder database by AP/USA Today/Northeastern University also shows that the number of total victims so far this year are at least 140. 

“There’s a contagion effect, but it’s not related so much to naming the shooters or showing their photographs,” says James Alan Fox, a professor of criminology, law, and public policy at Northeastern University.

A new role for educators. Raj Echambadi, Dean of Northeastern University Business School, spoke persuasively about the idea of a 60-year curriculum, a kind of permanent companion as you travel the course of your career.

“If we start to see more people using guns targeting others because of race, religion, ethnicity, immigration status, it’s going to really change the game for hate crimes,” said Jack McDevitt, a leading expert on hate crimes at Northeastern University’s Institute on Race and Justice.

Aziza Ahmed, a law professor at Northeastern University, explained that his studies are an example of the expansion of “pro-life” science.

Expedited hearings of cases could also help reduce illegal immigration, said Gil Kerlikowske, a Customs and Border Protection commissioner during the Obama administration and professor of practice at Northeastern University.

“Creating a watchlist of citizens who most likely will never act violently based on their mental health is a very dangerous proposal with major ethical considerations,” Emma Fridel, a doctoral candidate at Northeastern University specializing in mass murder, told Gizmodo in an email.

The road map, set to be released Friday by consulting firm Accenture PLC and the Ethics Institute at Northeastern University, says ethics committees are well-suited for convening experts and developing standards used in making decisions on complex ethical questions. The report offers guidance on how to assemble one, including the key questions that need to […]