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Northeastern graduate Claire Coletti took part in the Falling Walls competition with her proposal for equitable urban centers based on a model she experienced in Germany. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

She dreams of falling walls and better cities

Claire Coletti, who has earned undergraduate and master’s degrees in architecture at Northeastern, has come to see her search for inclusive architecture from the perspective of her transgender identity.

by Ian Thomsen October 8, 2019

Bren Cole graduated from Northeastern in 2008 and has returned to speak at the conference year after year. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

LGBTQ students have specific questions about entering the workforce. These people have some answers.

Two storylines out of last week’s midterms were the election of the first openly bisexual member of the U.S. Senate and the passage of…

by Molly Callahan November 15, 2018

The unclear legal impact of Trump’s ban on transgender people in the military

On Wednesday, President Trump took to Twitter to issue a ban on transgender people serving in the military—an announcement that has murky legal standing, says law professor Libby Adler. We spoke with Adler and two professors of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies—Moya Bailey and Suzanna Danuta Walters—about the proposed ban.

by Molly Callahan July 27, 2017

Actress Laverne Cox shares life journey

Cox, the first openly transgender person nominated for an Emmy in acting and a breakout star on Netflix's Orange is the New Black, spoke at Northeastern about the adversity the transgender community faces.

by Joe O'Connell January 28, 2015

She dreams of falling walls and better cities

LGBTQ students have specific questions about entering the workforce. These people have some answers.

The unclear legal impact of Trump’s ban on transgender people in the military

Actress Laverne Cox shares life journey

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