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Lauren Vollor, left, 5, and her sister Anne Larkin Vollor, 8, chalk their driveway on in Meridin, Miss., on March 25, 2020. Children in the neighborhoods are writing new messages each day for inspiration to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. AP Photo by Paula Merritt/The Meridian Star

‘We’ll never forget spending so much time together’

We’re in a time of crisis, but it is also a time of opportunities to help your kids get along better. Will it involve a lot of conflict? Perhaps, but there are ways to manage that, says psychology professor Laurie Kramer.

by Roberto Molar Candanosa April 7, 2020

Like Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, the popular TV characters, Felicia and Michelle Deonarine are mother and daughter as well as best friends. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Like the Gilmore girls, this mother and daughter are best friends. Now they’re graduating from Northeastern together

Michelle and Felicia Deonarine live, study, and eat Friday night takeout together. When they’re having bad days, they text each other. “We've had a long journey," says Michelle. "It's so great that we'll be able to share this milestone."

by Jason Kornwitz May 3, 2018

Rather than attempting to eliminate all forms of conflict, Kramer suggests doing what you can to ensure that arguments “don’t escalate into greater expressions of anger or contempt or other forms of negative behaviors and emotions.” Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

How to handle stressful conversations during the holidays like a pro

We love our families. But sometimes they drive us crazy. Laurie Kramer, professor of applied psychology, offers advice for how to navigate emotionally-charged conversations during the holidays—without losing your cool.

by Allie Nicodemo December 20, 2017

Rebecca Lustig, E'22, and her dad Steve Lustig, associate professor of chemical engineering, chat outside Snell Library. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Faculty find familiar faces on campus: their kids

It’s common knowledge that many first-year college students want complete autonomy from their parents. But for three Northeastern freshmen—Anisa Amiji, Evan Eddleston, and Rebecca Lustig—nothing could be further from the truth.

by Jason Kornwitz December 13, 2017

Shan Mohammed and Nicole Boyson recently discovered that they had, at separate times, lived in the same house in Elyria, Ohio, a bedroom community of 50,000 people. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

What are the odds? Two professors discover they lived in same childhood home

In fall 2016, Northeastern professors Shan Mohammed and Nicole Boyson discovered that they had, at separate times, lived in the same house in Elyria, Ohio, a bedroom community of 50,000 people. They were also born at the same hospital and even shared the same orthodontist.

by Jason Kornwitz May 3, 2017

Dec. 12, 2016 - BOSTON, MA. - Rich Hutchinson, associate director of corporate partnerships for NU athletics, chats with his daughter, Emily, AMD'20, before work in the Curry Student Center at Northeastern University on Dec. 12, 2016. Hutchinson's wife, Ellen, graduated from NU in 1983. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

For Hutchinson family, Northeastern is home

Emily Hutchinson’s first day of classes as a student at Northeastern coincided with her father’s first day of work as associate director of corporate partnerships for the university’s athletics department. “It’s so funny how it all worked out,” Emily says. “I definitely could not have predicted this.”

by Jason Kornwitz December 14, 2016