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From Kabul to campus: Afghan students retrace their harrowing journey to America

Four Afghan women weren’t allowed to continue their studies when their country fell to the Taliban. Through tears and laughs, they describe the anguish of leaving family behind coupled with the joy of continuing their education at Northeastern.

• by Peter Ramjug   February 4, 2022

Plantains, laundry, and skiing: Students look forward to Thanksgiving

Carrying loaded luggage and envisioning time-tested Thanksgiving Day dishes, many Northeastern students are headed home for the holiday.

• by Hillary Chabot   November 23, 2021

Kick off April with these virtual events

Discuss the future of journalism with Marty Baron. Examine the history of anti-Semitism throughout Holocaust and Genocide Awareness week. Take an Afro Flow yoga class. These events and more are on the schedule for April.

• by Alison Booth   April 1, 2021

Jump into the new semester, and don’t miss these January events

Get inspired by urban design. Gear up for the Super Bowl. Analyze the modern technologies of the music industry. These and other virtual events are on the schedule for the second half of January.

• by Alison Booth   January 15, 2021

School is back in session. Don’t miss these events in September.

Learn about disinformation on social media. Break out your dancing shoes for a (virtual) night of salsa. Discuss the battle for voting rights in 2020. These and other virtual events are what’s on tap in September.

• by Kaitlyn Budion and Irvin Zhang   August 28, 2020

Summer ain’t over yet. Here are some events to close out August.

Explore fictional languages. Craft your professional identity. Hear about post-COVID rehabilitation. These and other virtual events are what’s on tap in the second half of August.

• by Kaitlyn Budion and Irvin Zhang   August 12, 2020

Northeastern supports multi-state lawsuit to protect international students

Northeastern is supporting a lawsuit filed Monday by 18 attorneys general—led by Maura Healey of Massachusetts—against a new federal rule that would bar international students from remaining in the U.S. if they take classes exclusively online this fall.

• by Ian Thomsen   July 13, 2020

Thanksgiving at Northeastern: Where Friends gather ‘round

In one episode of the sitcom Friends, one of the characters (Joey) eats an entire 19-pound turkey on Thanksgiving. Cutting into his own slice of turkey, Omkar Reddy said, “I had to know what it was all about!” Reddy is among hundreds of international students who will celebrate Thanksgiving on campus this year.

• by Molly Callahan   November 25, 2019

International Education Week celebrates diversity, cultural exchange

The university is celebrating International Education Week this week with a range of events and activities, and we have all the details. Benny Lewis, the self-described “technomad language hacker,” will deliver the program’s keynote address tonight in 20 West Village F.

• by Jason Kornwitz   November 15, 2017

‘A new Thanksgiving tradition’

Northeastern staff member Rachel Spiller will host four international students at her home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Thanksgiving—a new tradition she and her family have welcomed in recent years. “The setting and the food might be different, but the sense of family and warmth is universal,” she said.

• by Greg St. Martin   November 23, 2016