Travel Ban

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

Northeastern joins amicus brief to Supreme Court challenging Trump administration travel ban

Northeastern University has joined 30 other leading American universities in filing an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court challenging the Trump administration’s executive order…

by News@Northeastern September 21, 2017

Professor calls helping refugees a moral obligation for US

Serena Parekh, associate professor of philosophy, believes that we have a moral obligation to solve the global refugee crisis. “Rather than objects of fear,” she…

by Jason Kornwitz March 20, 2017

University offers spring break travel advice for international trips

Spring break officially begins on Saturday, when scores of students, faculty, and staff will pick up and travel to far-flung corners of the world. With…

by News@Northeastern February 28, 2017

Northeastern to hold info session for students on Trump’s executive orders on immigration

Students will have the opportunity to receive an explanation of their rights in light of President Donald Trump’s immigration- and travel-related executive orders. The event,…

by Molly Callahan February 27, 2017

Lifelong learning, personalized education key to higher ed’s future

At the LearnLaunch Across Boundaries Conference in Boston, President Aoun said that colleges and universities must move to offer “robot-proof education” and embrace the notion…

by Greg St. Martin February 6, 2017

Northeastern, Mass. universities file amicus brief against travel, refugee ban

Northeastern and seven other Massachusetts colleges and universities filed an amicus brief with the U.S. District Court on Friday afternoon, arguing that President Donald Trump’s…

by Molly Callahan February 3, 2017

Law professors examine the constitutionality of Trump's travel, refugee ban

Law professors Jessica Silbey and Michael Meltsner, both constitutional law experts, examined President Trump’s sweeping executive order banning travelers from certain majority-Muslim countries. Silbey called…

by Molly Callahan January 31, 2017

Ongoing Ebola Crisis

by Jordana Torres October 16, 2014