syria

The student's long journey from Syria almost didn’t happen

Bushra Dabbagh was in a race against time. A Syrian student accepted to Northeastern’s biotechnology master’s program, she had to secure her visa in the…

by Molly Callahan July 18, 2018

Meet the graduates: Ahmad Al Moujahed

Ahmad Al Moujahed, a graduate student in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences, is dedicated to helping those who need it most. Right now, that…

by Molly Callahan May 3, 2017

Students up close and personal with the Syrian refugee crisis

Dozens of Northeastern students have worked as part of their global experiential program to help solve the world’s biggest humanitarian crisis.

by Jason Kornwitz February 9, 2016

3Qs: The US response to the Syrian refugee crisis

“Any attempt to link Syrian refugees to the threat of terrorism is xenophobic scaremongering, pure and simple,” says Rachel Rosenbloom, an immi¬gra¬tion policy expert and…

by News@Northeastern November 20, 2015

‘We can’t keep doing what we are doing’

on refugees who have fled the ongoing turmoil in Syria, Northeastern professors shed light on mistakes that have been made and offer solutions to the…

by Joe O'Connell September 7, 2015

3Qs: The US response to ISIS

On Monday, the United States launched strategic airstrikes on ISIS targets in parts of Syria and Iraq. It was a move President Obama had no…

by Joe O'Connell September 25, 2014

Experts tackle Syria conflict and its global impact

At the panel discussion, experts agreed that the type of solution that ends the conflict in Syria will play a major role in determining the…

by Jason Kornwitz October 10, 2013

3Qs: The implications of an attack on Syria

On Wednesday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee agreed on a resolution that would authorize a military strike on Syria within 90…

by Joe O'Connell September 5, 2013

Foreign correspondents for the summer

Sixteen journalism students traveled to Jordan to report on the Middle East through a Dialogue of Civilizations program.

by Matt Collette June 28, 2012

3Qs: Representing a new Syria

Northeastern’s International Relations Council (IRC) recently sent a delegation to the Southeast Regional Model Arab League competition to represent Syria. The Northeastern delegation took a…

by Matt Collette March 26, 2012