Two notorious murder cases making headlines in Massachusetts may hinge on the mental health of the accused. In Salem, jury selection is underway in the case against teenager Phillip Chism for a range of crimes related to the gruesome killing of a high school teacher. Meanwhile, charges are pending in Dorchester against Michael McCarthy for […]

The average 1,600 square-foot apartment today costs more than $438,000 to build, said Barry Bluestone, a Northeastern University professor who authored the report. “You’re just out of the ballpark for any working family,” said Bluestone, who heads Northeastern’s Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy. “The cost is so high that the only construction developers […]

“They’re all playing a similar game,” Nicholas Beauchamp said on the phone the other day. He’s an assistant professor in the political science department at Northeastern University in Boston. “The question is where do they have their settings, inasmuch as all of them are thinking about their public persona. And as we all know when […]

In most parts of the country, rising demand for housing results in increased production. But in Greater Boston, this hasn’t been the case. “When we thought in the past, why can’t supply keep up with demand in the housing market, we now know the answer,” said Barry Bluestone, of the Northeastern University team who analyzed the […]

Everybody blames it on China, which by some measures is fair. That country drives about 40 percent of the world’s copper demand and a downturn in its economy means it’s building fewer skyscrapers. But what about the other emerging markets like India? Bilge Erten, an economics professor at Northeastern University, said there’s potential in India, but that country’s […]

“They probably have more to lose than an average college student would have to lose from this type of protest because they’re on scholarships, and they potentially want to move on in their college careers, but they’re public figures,” Sarah Jackson, a professor at Northeastern University who teaches about social protest movements, told me. “But […]

“Leaving New York is like losing your left hand,” said Northeastern law professor Roger I. Abrams. “Both these major companies, DraftKings and FanDuel are going to have to figure out how to deal with these very serious legal questions.” The necessity of having to stand and fight in New York elevates the importance of the […]

It’s the economic impact players have on a university — whether at a large football program like Missouri or a smaller institution, like Grambling State — that can empower athletes to take a stand, said Dan Lebowitz, executive director of Northeastern University’s Center for the Study of Sport in Society. If there was any doubt […]

And while many news outlets have pointed out welders don’t often make more money than philosophers, his point is taken — why don’t we talk more about vocational schools as an option for students? The need for vocational schools is pointed out in a new study out of the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern. […]

Northeastern University on Wednesday will launch its Center for Advancement of Veterans and Servicemembers, a facility that will allow student veterans to “benefit from the university’s experiential learning infrastructure through specialized co-op placements within a global network of 3,000 employers.” According to a statement released by the university, the center will offer mentorship opportunities and […]

Michael Meltsner, a Northeastern University law professor, said ordinances that specifically target panhandling “go too far,” adding that broader laws are already on the books to handle public safety situations. “Courts are slowly beginning to realize that poor people have a right to free speech, too, and it has to be protected,” he said.  

Schroeder, a journalism professor at Northeastern University, questioned whether moderators should encourage candidates to attack each other, calling that something of a debate cliché. The main thing, he said: “Stick to the facts, stick to the topics you are comfortable with as a journalist.”