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 The Mills College Children’s School courtyard Aug. 20. Northeastern announced in a June email that the school will close after the 2025-26 school year. Photo courtesy Zach Wilson.

After a century, Mills College Children’s School to close its doors

Frances Klemm, news staff August 28, 2025

After 100 years of educating children in the San Francisco Bay Area, Mills College Children’s School will close after the 2025-26 school year. Besides its college campus — acquired by Northeastern in 2022 — Mills College, now Northeastern Oakland, is also home to Mills...

Students gather in the First Point Lounge on the NU London campus in February 2024. NU London altered its DEI website title to "Belonging at Northeastern" and annual report to the "Belonging Report" in March. Photo courtesy Ahana Sinha.

Northeastern London students didn’t think Trump’s end to DEI would affect them. Then, they saw changes.

Frances Klemm and Tendayi Lamothe July 20, 2025

Piranas Jeyanathan, a history and politics alumnus of Northeastern University London, knew that diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, policies in the United States were changing. What he didn’t expect was that his university in the United Kingdom would follow suit. The...

The exterior of 4 Burlington Woods Dr., the location of the Burlington BioCenter November 2020. Northeastern spent $33 million to purchase the building for the purpose of security and defense research. Photo courtesy Google Maps, Map data: Google, November 2020, ©2025.

Northeastern expands Burlington campus with $33 million building purchase

Chloe Craft, news staff May 22, 2025

Northeastern bought an office building in Burlington, Mass. for $33 million in May, the most recent purchase in its ongoing effort to expand the university’s number of satellite campuses across the United States. The Burlington BioCenter — which the university officially...

The Arc de Triomphe in Paris. The fall 2024 N.U.in program sent students to 10 different locations abroad.

As N.U.in expands, students say program becomes increasingly inconsistent across locations

Estēe Esses, news correspondent April 8, 2025

Berlin. Glasgow. Madrid. Paris. Prague. Thessaloniki.  These were just some of the cities where students in Northeastern’s N.U.in program studied abroad in 2024. But even though they are in the same program, the wide range of locations mean students sometimes have widely-differing...

The River Spree in Berlin. Students accepted into the N.U.in program in 2024 were sent to one of nine European locations. Photo courtesy Rishika Goteti.

You got into N.U.in. What’s next?

Carson Lyle, news staff April 4, 2025

In 2024, 1,537 students were accepted into Northeastern University through the N.U.in Program. This meant instead of looking forward to a Mike’s Pastry, students could fantasize about authentic Italian pastries, flaky French croissants, or even Germany’s famous bratwursts. Northeastern...

A street in Prague. N.U.in students studied at the University of New York in Prague. Photo courtesy Vivian Cao.

Czech Republic: For students who love medieval architecture

Carson Lyle, news staff April 4, 2025

The Czech Republic is home to some of the most beautiful castles and towns in Europe. Northeastern hosts students in the country’s capital of Prague through the University of New York in Prague, or UNYP. First-year students Vivian Cao and Max Brownlee, both economics and...

The University of Glasgow in Scotland. N.U.in students lived in Kelvinhaugh Hall at the university. Photo courtesy Maya Turlapaty

Glasgow, Scotland: ‘It looks like Hogwarts’

Carson Lyle, news staff April 4, 2025

When N.U.in Scotland students first arrive at the University of Glasgow, they may feel as though they’ve been transported to another realm.  Founded in 1451, the University of Glasgow hosts around 29,000 undergraduate students in a convenient part of the historic city,...

People swim at a beach in Greece. N.U.in students studied at the American College of Thessaloniki. Photo courtesy Anna Belty.

Thessaloniki, Greece: Home of Aristotle

Carson Lyle, news correspondent April 4, 2025

Founded in 315 B.C., students in Thessaloniki, Greece, are studying in the birthplace of Aristotle, with easy access to the Mediterranean Sea and a quaint boardwalk lined with restaurants to enjoy. Anna Beltyukova, a first-year environmental and sustainability science major,...

The Colosseum in Rome. N.U.in students studied at John Cabot University.

Italy: Rome wasn’t built in a day

Carson Lyle, news staff April 4, 2025

Located in the capital of Italy, N.U.in Rome hosts students who will learn, socialize and start their college careers in one of Europe’s most iconic cities.  Students study at John Cabot University, or JCU, a small, private American liberal arts university of around 1,800...

The Berlin Cathedral. N.U.in students studied at the Council on International Educational Exchange Berlin campus.

Berlin: Time to touch up on your German

Carson Lyle, news staff April 4, 2025

Hosted in the capital of Germany, this location is surrounded by history.  While in Berlin, N.U.in students have the opportunity to visit famous landmarks like the Brandenburg Gate, the remnants of the Berlin Wall, or one of the city’s numerous art and history museums....

The entrance to Mills College. Northeastern recently proposed the creation of a private police force for the campus.

Push for Northeastern Oakland private police force sparks legal questions, student concerns

Gitana Savage and Auden Oakes February 13, 2025

Northeastern’s flagship Boston campus has had its own private campus police for more than half a century, which has grown in size and jurisdiction along with the rapidly expanding university. Now, as the university establishes satellite campuses across the globe, efforts to...

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, most of the neighborhood had burned to the ground, leaving thousands displaced and uncertain of the future.  “Now, it’s all black...