Boston.com Mandela’s passing: Social justice to economic justice By Dennis Shaughnessy Each year for the past six summers, forty undergraduate students studying global social enterprise at Northeastern University have had the privilege of privately meeting with Nelson Mandela’s close friend and fellow Robben Island prisoner, Dr. Ahmed Kathrada. This past year, students also met with the retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a colleague and confidant of […]
Woman shot by husband finally returns home The family has accepted help from Margaret B. Drew, a visiting law professor at Northeastern University School of Law and a national expert in domestic violence, who believes Waters should have received court protection. “Alisha’s injuries could have been prevented with proper implementation of the existing DVO statute,” Drew said. “The misinterpretation of civil protection […]
Poor public transit hard on Latinos, report finds Though the report focused on Latino communities, the findings probably apply to other parts of the state, said Stephanie Pollack, associate director of The Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University. “The families we talked to are paying a very heavy toll in money, in time, in stress, and in not being […]
Colleges grapple with merit-based aid Some colleges, including Northeastern, do consider ability to pay in some of their admissions decisions. BU doesn’t. Officials said it would be presumptuous to deny students the chance to make their own decisions, especially because in some cases, however rare, they may have grandparents who can afford to help or other resources invisible to the […]
The Dallas Morning News Profilers see signs Kaufman County killer acted out of revenge “This is a highly organized, methodical and selective act,” said Jack Levin, a professor of sociology and criminology at Northeastern University in Boston. “The victims were stalked so the killer could wait for the optimal moment to strike without being identified.”
Top 10 Myths About Mass Shootings Even before the death toll in last Friday’s school massacre in Newtown, Conn., was determined, politicians, pundits, and professors of varied disciplines were all over the news, pushing their proposals for change. Some talked about the role of guns, others about mental-health services, and still more about the need for better security in schools and […]
Twins work for change in Kuwait In Kuwait, what is not talked about must be bad. So twin sisters at Northeastern University are trying to talk about something few in their country want to discuss: mental illness.