Northeastern’s faculty senate passed a resolution Dec. 10 urging the university to protect international and transgender members of the university community in the wake of attacks from the federal government.
For American higher education, this past year has been anything but typical. Since President Donald Trump took office Jan. 20, 2025, his administration has attempted — and, at times, succeeded — to mold colleges and universities nationwide to fit its political agenda, and Northeastern was no exception.
Beth Winkelstein, a long-time leader at the University of Pennsylvania, stepped into the role of provost and senior vice president of academic affairs in fall 2025, overseeing Northeastern’s academic mission and research enterprise.
With 14 campuses, almost 44,000 students, more than 3,400 faculty and 4,800 staff members, Northeastern stands out among higher education institutions. But to govern a globally growing university, President Joseph E. Aoun can’t work alone.
Below Aoun — who assumed his...
John Landers, a former Northeastern police officer who has been criminally prosecuted, has applied to voluntarily relinquish his law enforcement certification, the state’s police watchdog agency announced Dec. 15.
Northeastern’s College of Social Sciences and Humanities, or CSSH, department discretionary budgets — or non-compensation budgets that cover items like events and speakers — have been cut to “75-80% less than the average of actual expenses over the last three years,”...
Northeastern's federally funded operating grants and contracts decreased by around $23.1 million — or 8.97% — between Fiscal Year 2024 and Fiscal Year 2025, the university’s annual financial audit showed. This reduction is the first time the figure has decreased since Northeastern...
Northeastern is among 38 universities the State Department has recommended suspending from a federal research partnership on the basis of their diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, hiring practices, according to a Nov. 17 internal memo reviewed by The Guardian.
The memo...
Northeastern’s College of Social Sciences and Humanities will not accept new doctoral students in three of its seven doctoral programs as it begins to roll out an “alternate-year admissions cycle,” according to a Nov. 20 email that was sent to the seven CSSH department...
In January, Northeastern quietly rebranded its Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to the “Office of Belonging.” The rebrand, and subsequent scrubbing of all DEI-related language, came just days after President Donald Trump signed an executive order stating that private...
There are thousands of moving parts that make up Northeastern and support its research output. From shiny new buildings to electricity and salaries, the list goes on and on. Combined, it’s terribly expensive.
One way Northeastern makes up for those costs, specifically...
Northeastern added two new members to its Board of Trustees in the fall, while four others are no longer listed under the university’s board of directors’ website.
Alice Chinebuah and Greg Waters were appointed to Northeastern’s Board of Trustees in September, according...
