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Two people on stage at the MLK Jr event.
University News

Emphasizing ‘joy’ and ‘hope’ Northeastern community celebrates life and legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

by Schuyler Velasco
A person wearing a medical coat uses a stethoscope on a patient lying in a bed.
University News

MLK Scholar’s diverse upbringing, family health struggles inspire holistic care for underrepresented communities

Headshot of Cyrus Moulton
by Cyrus Moulton
Jacob Plihal in a USA uniform, as he is mid-stroke while rowing across a river.
Sports

How an underdog rower from Northeastern earned a place in the Paris Olympics

by Ian Thomsen
Headshot of Robert F Kennedy Jr.
World & National News

Whose presidential bid does RFK Jr. hurt more — Joe Biden’s or Donald Trump’s?

Headshot of Tanner Stening
by Tanner Stening
A close up of 'The Embrace' sculpture that focuses on two hands overlapped with one another
Arts & Entertainment

‘When I look at it, I see love.’ MLK Memorial ‘The Embrace’ on Boston Common elicits warmth, artistic criticism

by Alena Kuzub
Collage of previous Northeastern University Speakers
University News

The list is long and distinguished. Northeastern’s undergraduate commencement speakers from 1902 to the present

by David Nordman
Martha Hickson and Karsonya Wise Whitehead on stage at Feminists on the Politics of Crisis symposium
University News

Experts at Northeastern Women’s History Month Symposium event weigh in on the growing censorship movement in America 

by Beth Treffeisen
régine jean-charles speaking during the bell hooks symposium
Society & Culture

Addicted to pursuit of freedom, Black feminists draw from past to empower new generations to live tomorrow now

by Alena Kuzub
Society & Culture

Banning books in schools a ‘witch hunt’ on people of color, LGBTQ community, Northeastern professor says

by Cody Mello-Klein

Northeastern’s 2022 Commencement to award trailblazers with honorary degrees

by Molly Callahan
students sitting around a laptop

The fight for voting rights is raging. These students are leading the way.

by Cody Mello-Klein

The links between Martin Luther King, Black Lives Matter, and #MeToo

by Peter Ramjug