In the Press Archive

How real-world learning could help people compete with machines

When machines come for our jobs, we will need skills in communication, creativity, collaboration, and complex thinking to compete, says Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern University. It will take a completely different kind of education system, he says — not the current one, created at the height of the farm and factory economies — […]

The Daily Beast

We need to retool higher ed to defeat robots

Today, we are living through yet another revolution in the way that human beings work for their livelihoods—and once again, this revolution is leaving old certainties scrapped and smoldering on the ash heap of history. Once again, it is being powered by new technologies. But instead of the domesticated grain seed, the cotton gin, or […]

The unlikely factor that could help reduce gun violence in the United States

The great majority of mass murders, on the other hand, stem from people with a grudge. Or rather, not just a grudge, but people who see themselves as victims in life. After studying mass shooters for decades, Northeastern University criminologist, James Alan Fox, concluded that mass killers are often driven by a constellation of motivations, […]

An inside look at Northeastern University’ student accelerator IDEA

Nestled in the depths of Hayden Hall on the expansive Northeastern University campus lies a small but innovative accelerator program. The program, IDEA, is leading the charge at Northeastern University’s Center of Entrepreneurship Education and is one of our 50 on Fire education category winners for 2017.

WGBH

FCC lifts ban on cross-ownership for media outlets: What does it mean for Boston?

The Federal Communications Commission, the FCC, has voted to lift a more than 40-year-old ban on cross-ownership in media markets. It’s also loosened restrictions on owning multiple television stations in a single market. The FCC commissioners voted along party lines: three Republicans prevailing over two Democrats. In the studio to talk about all of this […]

Are colleges preparing students for the automated future of work?

But it’s not clear that simply adding education, particularly early in one’s life, will be enough to keep up in this new era. “If a job can be automated in the future, it will be,” Joseph E. Aoun, the president of Northeastern University in Boston, told me. “Very few are talking about the implications for […]

Mother Jones

The FBI reported more than 6,000 hate crimes last year. Here’s why it’s probably a whole lot more.

To conclude something is a hate crime, the offender’s intentions must be clear. That of course isn’t always the case. Perpetrators don’t always say racist, sexist, or otherwise bigoted slurs before or after committing a crime. For instance, if a gay club is vandalized, it’s not always clear why. “The problem is not all hate-mongers are stupid,” Jack […]

WGBH

Saving CNN: 3 reasons to approve the AT&T-Time Warner merger

Thanks to the U.S. Department of Justice, AT&T’s monopolistic dreams may not come true after all. According to media reports, the government may block AT&T’s proposed $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner. Even if the deal is approved, AT&T may be required to sell off CNN, one of Time Warner’s crown jewels.

Baker calls for improvements to opioid treatment and prescribing

“Providing better care for people with addiction is commendable and I applaud the investment,” said Northeastern University law professor Leo Beletsky. But “that investment cuts at total cross purposes with simultaneous efforts to ramp up the criminal justice approaches.”

Domestic violence is a tragedy. It’s not a predictor of mass murder

Northeastern professor James Alan Fox argues that well-meaning experts risk their credibility by asserting a link between domestic abuse and mass shootings. But the statistics simply don’t back it up.

Yahoo!

Hate in America: Where it comes from and why it’s back

In 2016 there were 6,100 reported instances of people targeted based on their race, religion, sexuality, disability or national origin, an increase of 300 over 2015, and like last year the overwhelming majority of those victims were targeted because of their race or religion. “I’m not surprised,” said Dr. Jeff McDevitt, an associate dean and […]

WGBH

All roads lead to Worcester in state police scandal

Col. McKeon has said it is department policy for troopers to only included relevant information and to extract any embarrassing details because arrest reports are considered public records. However, WGBH’s legal analyst Daniel Medwed says McKeon’s claim that he was following standard practice appears suspicious because of his connections to the Worcester County District Attorney’s […]

Researchers decode the chemistry behind a deadly genetic disorder

How this entrepreneur built an e-commerce network for Latin America

Why we get — and how to beat — the ‘holiday blues’

Reiner killings an ‘unusual form’ of family violence

How real-world learning could help people compete with machines

We need to retool higher ed to defeat robots

The unlikely factor that could help reduce gun violence in the United States

An inside look at Northeastern University’ student accelerator IDEA

FCC lifts ban on cross-ownership for media outlets: What does it mean for Boston?

Are colleges preparing students for the automated future of work?

The FBI reported more than 6,000 hate crimes last year. Here’s why it’s probably a whole lot more.

Saving CNN: 3 reasons to approve the AT&T-Time Warner merger

Baker calls for improvements to opioid treatment and prescribing

Domestic violence is a tragedy. It’s not a predictor of mass murder

Hate in America: Where it comes from and why it’s back

All roads lead to Worcester in state police scandal