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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…

by Jason Kornwitz May 3, 2018

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…

by Allie Nicodemo December 20, 2017

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…

by Jason Kornwitz December 13, 2017

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,…

by Jason Kornwitz May 3, 2017

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…

by Jason Kornwitz December 14, 2016

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

How to handle stressful conversations during the holidays like a pro

Faculty find familiar faces on campus: their kids

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

For Hutchinson family, Northeastern is home

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