Tom Vicino

Immigrant families walk along a sidewalk on their way to a respite center after they were processed and released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, on Sunday, June 24, 2018, in McAllen, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

What to watch for in Trump’s State of the Union address

Northeastern professors Costas Panagopoulos and Thomas Vicino weigh in on what President Trump might say in the State of the Union and how the Democrats might respond to the national address.

by Khalida Sarwari February 5, 2019

Students from Meiji University in Japan take classes at Northeastern University as part of an exchange program on August 10, 2018. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Students at Northeastern, Meiji University in Tokyo ‘have a lot more in common than they thought’

“We could have gone to Tokyo and had a surface-level engagement with the city and country, but we had a much more enriching experience because we had the perfect guides,” Northeastern student Mike Torney said of the Meiji University students who stewarded him and his fellow students through Tokyo.

by Sophia Fox-Sowell August 22, 2018

3Qs: The ‘perfect storm’ that led to Brazil’s drastic and rapid decline

The state of Brazil in 2009, when Rio de Janeiro was awarded the Summer Olympics, stands in stark contrast to the state of the nation today. As the world turns its focus to Rio for tonight’s Opening Ceremonies, associate professor Thomas Vicino explains Brazil's change of fortune.

by Joe O'Connell August 5, 2016

What to watch for in Trump’s State of the Union address

Students at Northeastern, Meiji University in Tokyo ‘have a lot more in common than they thought’

3Qs: The ‘perfect storm’ that led to Brazil’s drastic and rapid decline

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