While Alex Rodriquez may be off the front pages for the moment, this hiatus will give him the opportunity to study up on the history of labor relations in the national pastime. He has railed against the labor arbitration process and the man who ran the process in his case, distinguished labor arbitrator Federic Horowitz. […]

The second reason this conference is important is that it attracts entrepreneurs interested in the issues of the region. The Development Dialogue is part of a larger project by the Deshpande Foundation called the Sandbox, which brings together entrepreneurs, philanthropists, investors and others from around the world. Well known Indian American entrepreneurs like Hemang Dave, […]

A group of mechanical engineering students at Northeastern University are working on new technology for bicycles that aims to decrease fatalities among cyclists in urban cities. The project is called the Inter­ac­tive Bicy­clist Acci­dent Pre­ven­tion System — and informally known as the “smart bike.” The technology uses sensors that detect the distance of a bicycle to cars […]

More than 80 college presidents, including several from Massachusetts, gathered at a White House summit Thursday, each bearing promises about what they will do to increase access for low-income and minority students. The meeting was part of an effort by President Obama and Michelle Obama to push educators to address the lack of opportunity for […]

“The difference between those five and the rest becomes greater,” said Peter Roby, athletic director at Northeastern University. “How do we maintain competitive opportunity for everybody and not just for those that are significantly different?” In an interview after the session, he proposed a new revenue-distribution model for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament—one that would […]

Yale University, for instance, committed to increasing by 50 percent the number of students it enrolls through QuestBridge, a nonprofit organization that that connects high-achieving low-income students to elite universities. Northeastern University will offer 30 new grants to cover the full demonstrated need for low-income students from Boston public high schools who live in neighborhoods surrounding […]