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A staircase inside the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex. The New York Times published an article featuring Ella Stapleton's perspective of a Northeastern professor using AI to develop course content May 14.

Northeastern AI policies under spotlight after viral New York Times article

Frances Klemm, news staff June 19, 2025

A May 14 article published by The New York Times drew sudden attention to Northeastern’s artificial intelligence policies, spurring widespread public debate about the extent to which AI should be used in college classrooms.   The Times’ piece detailed how Northeastern...

A Narcan nasal spray box with one dose on display is pictured Oct. 13, 2015. NOEI provided education and training on how the medication can reverse the life-threatening effects of an opioid overdose. Photo courtesy VCU Capital News Service Flickr

How NOEI is breaking the stigma around opioid use disorder

Grace Sawin, news correspondent June 17, 2025

Northeastern’s Naloxone Outreach and Education Initiative, or NOEI, is challenging stigma by providing Northeastern and the surrounding Boston community with naloxone training and education. Naloxone, commonly known as Narcan, is a life-saving medication that rapidly reverses...

Northeastern signage on the corner of Huntington Avenue and Forsyth Street. The university’s NUPath Ad Hoc committee suggested updating the 11 NUpath requirements originally introduced in 2016. File photo by Jessica Xing

Proposed NUpath reforms stir debate among faculty

Spencer Lyst, news staff June 8, 2025

Ongoing discussions about curriculum reform at Northeastern have opened the door to campus-wide reflection on whether current course requirements reflect today’s cultural, political and environmental realities. At the heart of the conversation are course requirements for every...

Members of Northeastern's Office of External Affairs convene for a meeting May 28. Mike Armini told The News that university leadership is looking to ensure long-term success of the institution as it navigates a tumultuous political climate.

Top Northeastern official says university must comply with law, account for politically diverse audiences in response to Trump administration

Eli Curwin and Zoe MacDiarmid June 5, 2025

Three weeks ago, Northeastern Class of 2025 graduates turned their tassels at Fenway Park, a tradition five years in the running. But despite the clear skies and beaming sun, this year’s commencement served as a bookend to a semester marked by political unrest, confusion and...

Students study and talk among themselves in the Dodge Library Dec. 22, 1958. Several Northeastern professors compared Trump's current presidential term to "authoritarian" regimes. Photo courtesy Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections.

Amid political turmoil, Northeastern historians look to the past to understand the present

Frances Klemm, news staff June 3, 2025

In his second administration, President Donald Trump has stretched the limits of his executive power. And as a Trump-led government takes aim at universities in an effort to force them to conform to his agenda, the impacts have sent shockwaves through the nation.  But Northeastern’s...

The Girls Into Venture Capital Club convenes for a meeting March 19. Girls Into VC trained students, mentored fellows and pitched ideas in order to educate young women about industry challenges. Photo courtesy Soledad Perez.

Just 11% of venture capitalists are women. Girls Into VC is working to address that.

Shiv Wani, news correspondent June 1, 2025

Tejaswini Kambaiahgari, a Northeastern student startup founder, has years of experience in the world of venture capital. That time drew back the curtain on the lucrative industry, she said, exposing the deep gender divide that exists within.  “Female ventures get grilled...

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...

The Krentzman Quad sign in front of Ell Hall. Marco Rubio contacted U.S. embassies and consulates to stop scheduling all student visa application interviews May 27.

Northeastern braces as State Department temporarily halts student, exchange visa interviews

Carson Lyle, news staff May 29, 2025

The State Department has temporarily suspended all foreign exchange and student visa interviews as it begins implementing a new system to screen applicants’ social media activity. Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a cable May 27 to U.S. embassies and consulates, ordering...

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,...

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...