civic engagement Archives

'We love Huskies.' Northeastern students tackle neighborhood service projects in Roxbury

More than 50 volunteers from the Boston campus ventured into neighboring communities for a day of service with various community-based organizations.

by Alena Kuzub October 27, 2022

Fenway Park, a baseball stadium in Boston, Massachusetts, was used as an early voting center ahead of the 2020 presidential election. Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images

Northeastern Votes Coalition wants you to get out and vote this election season

The Northeastern Votes Coalition that unites students, faculty and staff and promotes voter education and participation has some lofty goals for the 2022 midterms and 2024 presidential election.

by Alena Kuzub August 29, 2022

Many of the signs from last year's Women's March in Boston are now available to the public as a searchable digital archive, thanks primarily to the efforts of several Northeastern professors.

Digital archive preserves groundbreaking moment in civic activism

Protest signs from the 2017 Women’s March still exist. They’re available as a searchable digital archive, thanks primarily to the efforts of several Northeastern professors.

by Joan Lynch January 30, 2018

Pioneering course’s final exam: charitable giving

Students who participated in “Giving With Purpose,” a massive open online course focused on philanthropy and informed civic engagement and the signature program of Northeastern’s Social Impact Lab, have selected 30 U.S.-based nonprofit organizations to receive a total of $150,000 in grants.

by Joe O'Connell June 11, 2014

Northeastern launches Social Impact Lab to empower global change

The innovative new lab provides curricula, programming, and events designed to empower social change and includes a re-launch of “Giving With Purpose,” the world’s first massive open online course focusing on effective charitable giving.

by Kara Shemin January 22, 2014

civic engagement

'We love Huskies.' Northeastern students tackle neighborhood service projects in Roxbury

Northeastern Votes Coalition wants you to get out and vote this election season

Digital archive preserves groundbreaking moment in civic activism

Pioneering course’s final exam: charitable giving

Northeastern launches Social Impact Lab to empower global change

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