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Students participate in sorority rush week activities Sept. 12, 2024. Following high demand during the fall semester rush week, Northeastern Panhellenic announced Nov. 18 a Delta Gamma chapter would be coming to campus.
Delta Gamma begins first-ever recruitment at Northeastern amid record sorority engagement
Heidi Ho, news correspondent • January 21, 2025

After a fall semester of record-high recruitment at sororities, Northeastern’s newest sorority, Delta Gamma, is set to begin its recruitment...

Members of the Spiritual Ensemble from the Boston Arts Academy stand on stage. Students from the ensemble performed before and after the program.
‘It’s important to keep celebrating his legacy’: Northeastern community comes together to celebrate MLK
Emily Niedermeyer and Tanvi Saxena January 17, 2025

Northeastern hosted its annual celebration honoring the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 16. The event, entitled “A Tribute to...

Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Northeastern University David Madigan speaks at the May 2024 undergraduate commencement. He announced that he will being stepping down from the position in June.
BREAKING: Northeastern Provost David Madigan to step down in June, according to internal email
Sonel Cutler, Zoe MacDiarmid, and Kate Armanini January 16, 2025

David Madigan, Northeastern’s provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, is stepping down in June, according to a Jan. 16 email...

Sam Iannone speaks during convocation in September 2024. The mayor of Huntington Avenue tradition started in 1950.
Mayor of Huntington Avenue Sam Iannone emerges as a leader of school spirit
Lawrence Brown, news staff • January 15, 2025

Sam Iannone, a second-year business administration major, holds many titles: president of Beta Theta Pi, Northeastern social media ambassador,...

A "Northeastern University" sign on Northeastern's Boston campus. Faculty Senate members overwhelmingly voted to create a committee to review Northeastern’s freedom of speech policies, among other changes, at a meeting Nov. 20.
Northeastern faculty vote for formation of academic freedom committee, increased influence in policymaking
Eli Curwin, news staff • December 9, 2024

Following weeks of tense discussion on academic freedom and freedom of expression, members of Northeastern’s faculty senate voted overwhelmingly...

Hazel Sive speaks at Northeastern's Boston convocation ceremony Sept. 3. Sive started as dean of Northeastern’s College of Science five years ago, and will be resigning June 30, 2025.
Northeastern College of Science Dean Hazel Sive announces resignation after five years leading college
Caroline Baker Dimock, news staff • November 21, 2024
FEC data show disparity in Northeastern employee, Board of Trustees political donations
FEC data show disparity in Northeastern employee, Board of Trustees political donations
Frances Klemm, Lily Webber, and Olivia Mintz November 20, 2024
A Northeastern University sign on the Boston campus. Faculty members expressed concerns at the Oct. 30 faculty senate meeting over an apparent lack of clarity regarding the university's freedom of expression policies
Faculty press administration for representation in policy making, increased freedom of expression protections
Emily Spatz, campus editor • November 6, 2024
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A BPD officer walks toward the scene of the bomb hoax in Holmes Hall Sept. 13, 2022. Duhaime's sentencing came over two years since the initial hoax. File photo by Avery Bleichfeld.
Former Northeastern lab manager sentenced to one year in federal prison for 2022 bomb hoax
Zoe MacDiarmid, campus editor • January 13, 2025

A federal judge sentenced Jason Duhaime, the 47-year-old former technology manager and director of the Immersive Media Lab at Northeastern University...

Children play with a toy set. The daycare provided children with toys, books and lessons.
‘Play-based learning’: How Northeastern’s daycare serves the smallest members of the community
Elli Einset and Samantha Balagot January 12, 2025
A sign on Northeastern’s campus celebrating 115 years of co-op. As of 2024, 95% of students completed at least one co-op.
115 years later: How Northeastern’s co-op program grew with the university
Lily Cooper, deputy campus editor • January 6, 2025
A student places their plate on the rotating dishwasher racks at Stetson East. Swipe2Care was established in 2018, allowing students to donate three unused meal swipes a week.
Food insecurity plagues college campuses like Northeastern’s. The solution isn’t that simple.
Emily Spatz, Kate Armanini, and Sofia Garrett December 15, 2024
A firefighter sprays a burning building with water. Multiple wildfires had broken out in Los Angeles County, destroying thousands of buildings and resulting in thousands evacuating. Photo courtesy Caylo Seals.
As Southern California wildfires devastate millions, Northeastern students mourn from afar
Madison Evangelist, news staff • January 10, 2025

When Sophie Szeder visited her friends in the Pacific Palisades Jan. 4, the friendly community was full of life and lush greenery. By Jan. 8,...

A headshot of Jacob Davis. The officer who struck and killed Davis last May pled guilty to second-degree death by auto. Photo courtesy LinkedIn.
New Jersey man who struck, killed Northeastern student pleads guilty to vehicular homicide
Lily Webber, news correspondent • January 10, 2025
A headshot of Jaahnavi Kandula. Kevin Dave was recently fired by the SPD for striking and killing Kandula with his police cruiser in 2023. Photo courtesy GoFundMe.
Seattle police officer fired two years after fatally striking Northeastern grad student
Zoe MacDiarmid, campus editor • January 7, 2025
The exterior of 277 Pleasant St. in Fall River. Northeastern recently announced its plan to add a campus on the fifth floor of the building for its accelerated nursing program.
Northeastern to open new Fall River degree program in 2025
Kristina DaPonte, news staff • January 1, 2025

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Students study at the first floor lounge of the London campus. Northeastern bought the campus to add a London location for students who wanted to study abroad. Photo courtesy Ahana Sinha.
Six years after Northeastern’s acquisition, NU London tries to reconcile humanities roots with STEM landscape
Frances Klemm, news staff • December 24, 2024

When it was first established in 2011,  the New College of the Humanities — now Northeastern University London — operated out of a small...

The entrance to Mills College in Oakland, California. Northeastern recently announced a full-ride scholarship program for high school seniors from Oakland Unified School District high schools.
Northeastern launches full-ride scholarship program for Oakland public school students
Chloe Craft, news correspondent • December 13, 2024

This year, for the first time, a group of select high school seniors who graduated from Oakland Unified School District high schools and Pell...

‘Math is an incredibly creative thing’: Northeastern’s new math bot ‘Ada’ provides support to calculus students
‘Math is an incredibly creative thing’: Northeastern’s new math bot ‘Ada’ provides support to calculus students
Lawrence Brown, news staff • December 8, 2024

Previously, students struggling with their calculus homework would have to rely on class notes, scour the internet for solutions or wait until...

Trump photo courtesy Gage Skidmore, flickr. White House photo courtesy Ad Meskens, Wikimedia Commons.
With 46 days until Trump’s inauguration, Northeastern students express concern for the future
Emily Spatz and Kyle Kucera December 5, 2024

The last time President-elect Donald Trump was in the Oval Office, most undergraduate students at Northeastern were in middle school.  Though...

Chase Strangio speaks at a Pride rally in June 2022. The Northeastern School of Law alumnus made history Dec. 4 as the first openly transgender lawyer to argue a case before the Supreme Court. Photo courtesy  Wikimedia Commons.
Northeastern School of Law alum becomes first openly transgender lawyer to argue before the Supreme Court
Paloma Welch, news staff • December 4, 2024

On Dec. 4, Chase Strangio, a Northeastern School of Law class of 2010 alum, became the first openly transgender lawyer to argue a case before...

A protester holds a Palestinian flag up. NUSLSJP accused the Deans of the Law School of censorship via a letter shared on Instagram Dec. 3.
Pro-Palestine law students condemn university for censorship, demand town hall in open letter
Lily Cooper, news staff • December 4, 2024

In an open letter posted on Instagram Dec. 3, Northeastern University School of Law Students for Justice in Palestine condemned what they called...

Students float down the Hoi An Cha River in coconut boats. They learned about fishing and casting from locals alongside marketing entrepreneurship. Photo Courtesy Leila Rooney.
From Saigon to Da Nang: Students embrace Vietnamese business and culture on Emerging Markets dialogue
Elise Peffer, news correspondent • November 29, 2024

Over Summer 2, a group of 19 students and three professors made their way from the most dense parts of Vietnam to the most remote areas, learning...

SGA publishes club budget reports for the first time in years, allocates $4 million to student organizations
SGA publishes club budget reports for the first time in years, allocates $4 million to student organizations
Eli Curwin, news staff • November 26, 2024

In spring 2024, nearly 95% of participating Northeastern undergraduate students voted to increase the transparency of the Student Government...

 Students enter Carson Hall at Marymount Manhattan College. During a town hall conversation with Ken Henderson, he reaffirmed Northeastern's commitment to maintaining the essence of Marymount Manhattan College. Photo courtesy Marta Hill.
Chancellor says Northeastern remains committed to Marymount Manhattan performing arts programs after merger
Eli Curwin, news staff • November 26, 2024

Following the spring announcement that Northeastern would add a fourth undergraduate campus to its network by absorbing Marymount Manhattan College,...

The "Rooted" art installation on Krentzman Quad. The piece was installed in April and has since received many negative comments from students.
SGA votes to remove art installation ‘Rooted’ from Krentzman Quad
Paloma Welch and Sara Sajjad November 25, 2024

On Oct. 28, the Student Government Association overwhelmingly voted to remove Cicely Carew’s “Rooted” art piece from Krentzman Quad after...