reopening Northeastern

Record number of undergraduate students apply to Northeastern for fall 2021

Northeastern University received more than 75,000 undergraduate applications for the 2021-22 academic year—a record number that university officials attribute to a range of factors, including its leadership in experiential learning, a strengthening global brand, and a successful reopening of the university during the pandemic.

• by Molly Callahan   February 3, 2021

Onstage and online, the show goes on in the Theatre Department

Acting, says Antonio Ocampo-Guzman, chair of the Theatre Department at Northeastern, is perpetually inventing the next moment. His practice in the art is perhaps partially what drew him back to the university’s Boston campus this fall, for a chance to invent the next moment, week, semester, year, with his students and colleagues.

• by Molly Callahan   October 6, 2020

And you thought Matthews Arena was just for sports

Workers and volunteers were scurrying around Matthews Arena on the Boston campus over the weekend to complete several large-scale projects tied directly to promoting safety for the return of students this week.

• by Peter Ramjug   August 23, 2020

Your questions about Northeastern’s coronavirus testing, answered

Northeastern will employ the “gold standard” of testing, along with face masks and daily health checks, to form a three pillar approach to a safe return to campus in the fall, says David Luzzi, senior vice provost for research and head of the university’s testing operation.

• by Brilee Weaver and Peter Ramjug   July 26, 2020