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The Mills campus has it all: Beauty, history, modern spaces—even ghosts

OAKLAND, Calif.—Eucalyptus trees dominate the landscape, the majestic Mills Hall offers architectural heritage and ghost stories provide intrigue on the 170-year-old campus.

by Jessica Taylor Price June 30, 2022

Mills faculty and staff look forward to experiential learning, being part of global university system

OAKLAND, Calif.—Faculty on the Oakland campus believe in the power of co-op and experiential learning. They are excited about Northeastern bringing its signature programs to students in the Bay Area.

by David Nordman June 30, 2022

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Bay Area leaders optimistic about future of Mills College at Northeastern University

OAKLAND, Calif. —Bay Area community leaders believe in preserving history and the endless potential of Mills College at Northeastern University, which is expected to be official July 1.

by David Nordman June 29, 2022

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Northeastern students Malathi Reddy, Tess Spitzer Caldwell and Griffin Gould and Mills student Anna Ettlinger sit on Holmgren Meadow at Mills College in Oakland, California. Photo by Ruby Wallau for Northeastern University

by Matthew Modoono February 15, 2022

Mills students Leah Marcus and Dalia Bender seesaw on the Wooden Wave installation at Mills College in Oakland, California. Photo by Ruby Wallau for Northeastern University

Student-designed bench a ‘wave’ to welcome the Mills College community

It’s a universal sign of friendship: That quick pat-pat on the seat of a bench that says, “Come sit with me, let’s pause to enjoy each other’s company.” So, to celebrate their historic merging, Northeastern University has given Mills College a handmade “Wooden Wave” bench in the long-distance version of that familiar gesture.

by Molly Callahan February 8, 2022

South Korean K-Pop boys group NCT U, attend a photo call for the '2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards' at CJ ENN Studio in Paju, South Korea. Photo by Lee Young-ho/Sipa USA via AP Images

China is banning “effeminate” men from being on TV

A new Chinese Communist Party policy targets a look made popular by South Korean boy bands -- men who dye their hair, use makeup, and wear jewelry. Northeastern experts explain why China's "beauty standard" is problematic.

by Tanner Stening January 26, 2022

How to turn New Year’s resolutions into long-term solutions

Maybe you set a goal to eat more fruits and vegetables, or get more sleep, or rein in your spending. Whatever you’ve resolved to do, the key to seeing it through is to break up big goals into smaller milestones, says Christie Chung, psychology professor and associate provost at Mills College.

by Molly Callahan January 13, 2022

Northeastern’s new chief enrollment officer brings data science to the art of student recruitment

Satyajit Dattagupta will begin his tenure as chief enrollment management officer, senior vice chancellor, and special advisor to the president in mid-June, announced Ken Henderson, chancellor and senior vice president for learning, on Wednesday.

by Molly Callahan January 12, 2022

Author and cultural critic bell hooks poses for a portrait on December 16, 1996 in New York City, New York. Photo by Karjean Levine/Getty Images

The transgressive role of education: bell hooks’s legacy

hooks, whose writing spanned gender, race, education, women’s rights, LGBTQ rights, masculinity, love, joy, capitalism, among a host of other topics and concerns, died on Dec. 15.

by Tanner Stening January 3, 2022

People visit the 'In America: Remember' public art installation near the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington, DC. The installation commemorates all the Americans who have died due to COVID-19, a concept by artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg, includes more than 650,000 small plastic flags, some with personal messages to those who have died, planted in 20 acres of the National Mall. Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Pandemic grief isn’t just for people who lost a loved one

The United States surpassed 800,000 COVID-19 deaths in mid-December, a staggering figure that reveals, behind it, another: Each of those people left behind friends, family, and loved ones who mourn their loss. But it’s more than bereavement we’re feeling, says Elizabeth A. Bachen, psychology professor at Mills College. And those feelings aren’t just for people who lost a loved one.

by Molly Callahan December 21, 2021