When I came out, at 16, in those fashion-challenged late 70s when tweedy jackets and pinky rings had to do hard labor in signifying lesbian identity, my (liberal) mother sent me to a shrink before she began her queer re-education and joined the cause, righteous pink triangle pinned on her ample bosom. I knew not […]

Regarding the merits of a four-year college degree, a Pew Research Poll, which I highlighted earlier this month, shows that workers with a Bachelor’s degree or higher earn on average $17,000 more annually than their peers with only a high school diploma. In addition, college graduates have significantly lower rates of poverty and unemployment that those without a degree. […]

Tesla Motors Inc. plans to build one of the world’s largest factories of any kind in the U.S. But it wouldn’t build its electric cars there—it would make the batteries to power them. The plant, slated for completion by 2020 at a cost of as much as $5 billion, would be able to turn out […]

An original and innovative course of study is traveling in Sicily, and will end on May 31 in Catania. Twenty-five students from Northeastern University in Boston, accompanied by prof. Justin Craig, were received yesterday afternoon in the auditorium of the Central Building by the Rector of the University of Catania prof. James Pignataro, by the President of […]

Long-term unemployment is a terrifying trap that, even in the best of times, is difficult to escape. And it’s a trap that you can get stuck in for no reason other than bad luck. Today, there are still almost 3.5 million people who have been out of work for six months or longer and are […]

The state unemployment rate fell to 6 percent yesterday, but the state lost jobs for the first time since January. “It’s a bit of a mixed picture,” said Alan Clayton Matthews, a professor at Northeastern University. The state lost 1,600 jobs, and saw the largest drop in the leisure and hospitality sector. Clayton Matthews said […]

The periodic table seems to epitomize an older, well-established version of science that is more high school chemistry than high-tech wind turbines or fuel-efficient car engines. But whole swaths of the periodic table that most people have never heard of are crucial for technology and clean energy generation. And in recent years, these materials, with […]

A part-time work arrangement may seem packed with perks, but there are some unforeseen downsides. For starters, many employees find it hard to disengage even after they’ve punched out—either out of guilt or plain old conscientiousness. “This is especially true for women, who often overcompensate for a flex schedule by working on their days off,” […]

Michael Dukakis, the 1988 Democratic presidential nominee, will appear in West Boca tonight at a fundraiser for the Florida Fishing Academy, a nonprofit that teaches kids about fishing and the environment to steer them from drugs and violence. Ahead of his appearance, PostOnPolitics asked Dukakis about Hillary Clinton and the 2016 landscape. “I like her and I think she’d […]

Members of a special task force charged with figuring out which neighborhoods would best serve Boston residents and visitors by allowing later service hours at restaurants, bars, and even gyms have been scouring Twitter and using heat maps to collect data for their project. “We have been having discussions about demands, and looking at different […]

As anyone following higher education knows, there’s a growing movement to assess colleges by measuring the post-graduation earnings of their graduates. The underlying – and quite reasonable – assumption is that on some level, a good college education ought to translate into a good post-college salary. Even so, the recently released Gallup-Purdue University Index of […]

As the NBA tries to get rid of Donald Sterling, the downward spiral of his public image continues. Sterling granted an interview with CNN in which he apologized, but then began to insult Magic Johnson. Northeastern University Athletic Director Peter Roby joined Jim Braude on Broadside to share his thoughts on the NBA’s handling of […]