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Two kids stand outside a crumbling doorway flanked by graffiti. Photo by Adee Peer

Discovering Cuba through the photographer’s lens

More than two dozen Northeastern students spent three weeks developing their photography skills in Cuba while forging “real connections with the people who lived there and worked there,” says Sam Barry, a journalism major who participated in the program.

by Irvin Zhang June 25, 2019

A child holds a Cuban flag marking the 59th anniversary of the arrival of Fidel Castro and his rebel army in Regla, on the outskirts of Havana, Cuba, on Monday, Jan. 8, 2018. Castro and his rebels arrived in Havana via caravan on Jan. 8, 1959, after toppling dictator Fulgencio Batista. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Northeastern students went where other journalists can’t. Now a Boston TV station will tell their stories from Cuba.

Journalists are rare in Cuba, so 18 Northeastern students went to Havana this spring to report the island’s untold stories. One of Boston’s local TV stations will share what they uncovered in a special screening of their work on Friday.

by Emily Arntsen September 14, 2018

Jonathan Mejia, left, interviews a tour guide in Havana while teaching assistant Danny Mortimer films. Photo courtesy of Carlene Hempel.

Northeastern students fill the reporting gap in Cuba

Cuban rower Ángel Fournier Rodriguez was the subject of one of the stories produced by a group of Northeastern students who traveled to Cuba to report on life on the island as part of a Dialogue of Civilizations program.

by Debora Almeida August 9, 2018

FILE - In this July 15, 2016 file photo, a man cycles alongside taxi drivers near the Capitol building in Havana, Cuba. A rare poll of Cuban public opinion taken in late 2016 has found that most Cubans approve of normal relations with the United States and large majorities want more tourism and private business ownership. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

Cuba is getting a new president. But that doesn’t mean the end of Castro rule.

The Castro regime is far from over in Cuba, and how the U.S. responds to the apparent transfer of power could have a dramatic impact on national security. Northeastern’s Caribbean expert, Jose Buscaglia, discusses the impact of week’s dramatic events on U.S. national security.

by Bill Ibelle April 20, 2018

Photo by Noah Friedman-Rudovsky for Northeastern University

President Aoun visits co-op students in Cuba

President Aoun signed an agreement with the University of Havana—the most comprehensive academic initiative by an American institution in Cuba—last week during a visit to…

by Greg St. Martin February 28, 2017

Madeline Drake, left, and Caroline Bynum will spend the next four months working on co-op at the Antonio Núñez Jiménez Foundation, Cuba's leading environmental research organization. Photo courtesy of the Antonio Núñez Jiménez Foundation.

Students make history with Cuba co-ops

Caroline Bynum and Madeline Drake made higher education history last week, becoming the first two students in the world to do co-op in Cuba.

by Jason Kornwitz January 25, 2017