Laurel Leff, an associate professor of journalism at Northeastern University in Boston, said in an email that she liked the comic because “it used a concrete, interesting example that students can relate to to illustrate the bigger phenomenon of America’s difficulty in severing connections to Germany.” Ms. Leff also noted the potential of these comics […]

“If someone doesn’t go by the rules, he will be ostracized forever,” said Nikos Passas, a Northeastern University professor who has studied hawala. Moreover, a hawaladar’s family and legitimate business could suffer if he defrauded a customer, he added. Mr. Passas cited the case of a U.K. hawaladar who gambled away customers’ money, causing losses […]

According to a study performed earlier in the year by computer scientists at Northeastern University, surge pricing lasts “less than 10 minutes and often less than 5 minutes (and prices are updated every 5 minutes).” So drink some water (your head will thank you the next morning) and try again in a few minutes. Or […]

The “affluenza” term was apparently used for the first time explicitly in defense during Couch’s trial, but has been a theory in sociological and psychological circles since the late 1990s to explain the impact of indulgent parenting, said Daniel Medwed, a criminal law professor at Northeastern University in Boston. The notion of rich kids getting […]

Northeastern University wants to open a new dorm for approximately 800 students in Roxbury, according to a letter of intent the school filed Wednesday with the Boston Redevelopment Authority.

“It would be rare indeed for an NFL player to have some outside business where there would be a vendor relationship with any franchise,’’ said Roger Abrams, who teaches sports and labor law at the Northeastern University School of Law. The NFL labor agreement requires a player’s contract to include a provision detailing any agreement […]

“The limit ought to be much lower,” said Nikos Passas, a professor of criminal justice at Northeastern University in Boston. “You can do a lot of damage with much less, especially when it comes to terrorism financing.” Yet, according to the Swiss government, there can be legitimate reasons for large sums.