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The exterior of the NUPD building at 716 Columbus Ave. Aug. 20, 2023. A first circuit court found that the NLRB’s decision contradicted its own precedents and ruled against the Board.

Court rules sergeants not allowed in NUPD union

Caroline Baker Dimock, news staff June 1, 2025

After years of legal back and forth, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled May 23 that the National Labor Relations Board, or NLRB, was wrong to allow sergeants and sergeant detectives to organize with the Northeastern University Police Department union. In 2023, the Northeastern...

Students relax on Centennial Common Sept. 19, 2023. Northeastern spent $1,080,000 lobbying the federal government in 2024.

Northeastern spent $1 million on lobbying in 2024, fifth-most of all U.S. universities, data show

Annika Sunkara and Alexa Coultoff May 31, 2025

Northeastern spent $1,080,000 lobbying the federal government in 2024, the fifth-highest among all U.S. universities and the highest among private universities.  The university recorded $270,000 in spending each quarter, according to public lobbying disclosures filed under...

Beth Winkelstein poses for a portrait. Winkelstein will step into the role of Provost Aug. 22, according to a May 27 email signed by Aoun. Photo courtesy Beth Winkelstein.

Beth Winkelstein tapped as Northeastern’s next provost, first woman to hold the role

Chloe Craft, news staff May 27, 2025

Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun appointed Beth Winkelstein as the next provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, according to an email to the university community May 27. Winkelstein, who will be the first woman to serve in the role since the Office of the...

Joseph E. Aoun delivers a commencement address to the graduating Class of 2025 May 11. Aoun joined 50 university presidents and industry leaders in signing a letter May 22 calling for the federal government to prioritize American innovation and research in the midst of Chinese competition.

President Aoun signs joint statement calling for renewed investment in science, technology industries

Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun joined 50 university presidents and industry leaders May 22 in signing a joint statement calling on the federal government to restore research funding, which has seen significant cuts under the second Trump administration. The statement,...

A Northeastern sign on Krentzman Quad June 7, 2024. Northeastern has spent $270,000 in lobbying per quarter since quarter three of 2022. File photo by Jessica Xing.

Northeastern spent $270,000 on federal lobbying in first quarter of 2025, data show

Annika Sunkara and Alexa Coultoff May 17, 2025

Northeastern reported $270,000 in federal lobbying in the first quarter of 2025, outspending most U.S. universities. The numbers were disclosed in a report filed April 21, which outlines the university’s lobbying activity from Jan. 1 to March 31 — a time marked by the...

Joseph E. Aoun addresses a crowd of incoming Boston campus students during the President's convocation Sept. 9, 2024. Aoun's signature was among the more than 320 U.S. university leaders who denounced Trump's actions against universities in a joint statement.

President Aoun joins more than 320 university leaders in joint statement condemning Trump administration ‘overreach’

Madison Evangelist, deputy campus editor April 23, 2025

Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun joined more than 320 — and counting — U.S. higher education leaders in signing a joint statement denouncing the Trump administration for “endangering American higher education.”  Entitled “A Call for Constructive Engagement,”...

Professors attending a pro-Palestine encampment don white T-shirts that read "Northeastern faculty and staff support students" April 25, 2024. The new academic freedom committee is set to release a report on the university’s academic freedom policies later this month.

With free speech on college campuses in peril, Northeastern faculty senate’s academic freedom committee takes shape

Eli Curwin, news staff April 12, 2025

After months of tense meetings with university administration and against the backdrop of the federal government’s crackdown on freedom of speech at higher education institutions, the Northeastern faculty senate has staffed and charged its newly-minted academic freedom committee. Created...

The door to the Office of Global Services in Richards Hall. International students received an email informing them to update their documentation to be "honest, accurate and consistent."

Office of Global Services warns, prepares international community following visa revocations

Carson Lyle, news staff April 8, 2025

Northeastern’s Office of Global Services, or OGS, sent an email to international students April 6 warning of the mounting threat of visa revocations after “approximately” 40 Northeastern students’ and graduates’ visas were terminated.  In the email, OGS warned students...

A demonstrator holds a sign at a Somerville protest after the detainment of Rumeysa Ozturk. Over 3,000 students and professors from across the nation signed the "Not in Our Name" statement to denounce the Trump administration's handling of what it considers to be antisemitism on college campuses.

More than 3,000 Jewish students, faculty members at universities nationwide sign statement condemning Trump administration’s crackdown on campus antisemitism

Emily Spatz, news staff March 30, 2025

More than 3,050 people, including 27 affiliated with Northeastern, have signed on to a public statement dated March 11 denouncing the Trump administration’s push to combat what it calls antisemitism on college campuses by detaining international students, professors and staff...

A sign reading “Northeastern University.” An email was sent out in the wake of the Trump administration's crackdown on non-citizens participating in activism on campuses.

Northeastern warns students of possible travel restrictions amid Trump administration crackdowns

Carson Lyle, news correspondent March 27, 2025

An email sent to Northeastern community members March 26 warned of immigration restrictions following a nationwide crackdown on non-citizens who have participated in activism on college campuses. Upon taking office Jan. 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order...

The U.S. flag flies above Ell Hall. Over two hundred Northeastern community members signed a letter condemning the university on its lack of response to actions taken by the Trump administration.

Over 200 people sign letter to Northeastern leadership urging action against Trump

Chloe Craft, news staff March 27, 2025

Over 200 Northeastern faculty, staff, trainees, students and alumni signed a letter addressed to Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun and senior leadership March 25, urging university leaders to release a public statement condemning the onslaught of executive orders targeting...

A Northeastern sign on the Boston campus. At a faculty senate meeting March 12, attendees were informed that Northeastern has slowed down hiring.

Provost reports hiring slowdown at Northeastern, denies hiring freeze

Zoe MacDiarmid, campus editor March 25, 2025

Amid nationwide hiring freezes and slowdowns spurred by the Trump administration’s efforts to slash federal spending, Northeastern has "considerably" slowed its hiring, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs David Madigan said at a March 12 faculty senate meeting.  Since...