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Jack McDevitt, Professor of the Practice and Director of the Institute on Race and Justice School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, poses for a portrait on Wednesday June 22, 2022.

Researcher and mediator Jack McDevitt retires after 45 years at Northeastern

McDevitt has made a career of taking on the contentious issues of American life, including hate crimes, criminal justice reform and gun control. How many lives have been saved by his work?

by Ian Thomsen June 24, 2022

community members hold hands in a large circle

America mourns another school shooting. Why is it so difficult to strengthen US gun laws?

The murders of at least 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school have led to demands for a coherent approach to gun and mental health reforms in the United States. Three Northeastern experts explain the complexities of the U.S. gun debate.

by Ian Thomsen May 25, 2022

Massachusetts Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo speaks at the Statehouse in Boston on Jan. 25, 2016. AP Photo by Steven Senne

Massachusetts Speaker Robert DeLeo joins Northeastern University to teach, mentor

The longtime political leader — a Northeastern alumnus and devoted Huskies hockey fan — will bring decades of state and municipal government experience to students in the College of Professional Studies and the College of Social Sciences and Humanities

by Hillary Chabot January 25, 2021

Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun, standing in front of dozens of fellow immigrants, received the 38th annual Golden Door Award at Matthews Arena. Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

‘We cannot make the journey alone’

For his contributions to American society as a U.S. citizen who arrived as an immigrant, Aoun on Thursday received the 38th annual Golden Door Award from the International Institute of New England.

by Ian Thomsen November 21, 2019

Massachusetts Senate President Karen Spilka, center, raises her arms as she is flanked by Gov. Charlie Baker, right, and House Speaker Robert DeLeo, after Spilka was elected to lead the senate at the Statehouse in Boston, on Thursday, July 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Two Northeastern graduates to head Massachusetts Legislature for first time

With Thursday’s election of Karen Spilka as president of the Massachusetts Senate, both chambers of the state legislature will be headed by Northeastern graduates for the first time in history.

by Debora Almeida July 27, 2018

Students lobby for proposed boost in state financial aid

On Tuesday, a delegation of Northeastern students lobbied Massachusetts lawmakers to support increasing state financial-aid programs for college students.

by Matt Collette February 27, 2013

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