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Kate England, Northeastern graduate, named Boston's first director of green infrastructure

Kate England, Class of 2008, will guide the city toward a greener and more sustainable future as Boston battles climate change and rising sea levels. Her appointment is part of Mayor Michelle Wu’s Green New Deal.

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert August 12, 2022

Could the precipitous drop in public school enrollment be good for students?

Nationwide decreases in enrollment were happening before the COVID-19 pandemic and have only worsened over the past two years. But Wendi Williams, dean of the Mills College School of Education, says there is a potential silver lining: Smaller class sizes for students.

by Cody Mello-Klein June 22, 2022

Pamela Leins, deputy commissioner of the Boston Centers for Youth and Families, unpacks donated art supplies at Matthews Arena to be disinfected and donated to Boston Public School children. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

‘We couldn’t have imagined a better partner’

When Boston city officials got news early this week that a donor was sending an 18-wheeler full of art supplies for families, there was only one problem: Where would they unload and sort the supplies? Northeastern’s Matthews Arena, that’s where.

by Molly Callahan May 13, 2020

Here’s what happened when Boston tried to assign students good schools close to home

The shortage of top-quality schools in certain Boston neighborhoods has undercut the city’s bold efforts to provide access to good schools close to home, according to a new study led by a Northeastern University-based research center.

by Sara Feijo - contributor July 16, 2018

Students from Boston public schools and charter schools cheer on the Northeastern Women's Basketball Team as the host Harvard University at Matthews Arena on Dec. 6, 2017. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Students from Boston-area schools visited Matthews Arena for Field Day on Wednesday

Northeastern hosted more than 2,000 students from Boston area schools at Matthews Arena for the women’s basketball game against Harvard. The fourth annual field day was organized by the university’s Office of City and Community Affairs and Northeastern Athletics.

by News@Northeastern December 7, 2017

Students from Boston public schools and charter schools cheer on the Northeastern Women's Basketball Team
as they host St. Mary's University at Solomon Court Friday. Photos by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Huskies host Boston school students for annual event

The excitement of 1,400 Boston public school students was palpable inside Cabot Center on Friday, as Northeastern hosted its annual Boston Public Schools Day. Students…

by Molly Callahan November 21, 2016

Empowered by Torch program, student wants to inspire others as teacher

Northeastern’s Torch Scholars Program will celebrate its 10-year anniversary with a ceremony on Thursday evening. “When I talk about Torch, I get emotional,” says rising senior Greykia Harris. “I don’t think I could’ve ever come this far in my life without it.”

by Greg St. Martin June 16, 2016

04/122/16 - BOSTON, MA. - Esther Laaninen, SSHÕ16 posses for a portrait on April 22, 2016. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

With Fulbright, Northeastern student wants to fuse education and violence prevention

Graduating senior Esther Laaninen has received a Fulbright fellowship to teach English in Colombia. She says her global experiences and teaching opportunities in communities around the world have prepared her well.

by Greg St. Martin May 4, 2016

Partnership inks pledge to advance youth’s writing skills

Northeastern has joined forces with the local nonprofit 826 Boston to establish a writing center at a Roxbury school that provides students with everything from help with college essays to a quiet space for creative writing.

by Joe O'Connell December 4, 2013

Shutting down the digital divide

On Tuesday, Northeastern University and Comcast celebrated an ongoing partnership aimed at connecting more low-income families in Boston to the Internet through PSAs and digital literacy training sessions.

by Joe O'Connell November 20, 2013

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