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Two banners read "Mills College Northeastern University." Former Mills College students found the settlement and the university's response insufficient. Photo courtesy Jeta Perjuci.

‘It feels like a payout. It feels like business as usual’: While some remain dissatisfied, Northeastern, Mills agree to settle former students’ $1.25 million class-action lawsuit

Sonel Cutler, campus editor November 9, 2023

After 10 months of negotiation, a California judge approved a $1.25 million class-action settlement Tuesday for hundreds of former Mills College students who sued the school and Northeastern University last year, claiming Mills misled them about its  2021 merger with Northeastern. The...

Attendees listen to the moderators and panelists at SGA's Global Campus Town Hall Oct. 12. Many students attended hoping to provide feedback on Northeastern's NU Bound, N.U.in and Global Scholar programs.

Northeastern Student Government Association’s Global Forum leaves NU Bound students dissatisfied

Esha Minhas, news staff October 25, 2023

Northeastern's Student Government Association, or SGA, held a Global Campus Town Hall in Richards Hall on Oct. 12 to discuss students’ experiences in the NU Bound, N.U.in and Global Scholar programs. The forum aimed to provide students with a platform to give feedback to those...

Coming back to Boston: NU Bound students reflect on their flawed integration to Northeastern’s main campus

Coming back to Boston: NU Bound students reflect on their flawed integration to Northeastern’s main campus

Jackson Laramee, news correspondent October 2, 2023

On Sept. 6, Fenway’s MGM Music Hall opened its doors to Northeastern’s 125th class for convocation. Thousands of first-year students turned the space into a rainbow with brightly colored shirts and light-up bracelets, listening as President Joseph E. Aoun gave words of wisdom...

Crystal Zhang, third-year computer science and design combined major, sits in the rain on the edge of Table Mountain overlooking Cape Town City Centre and Woodstock. Students on the Social and Sustainable Entrepreneurship Dialogue were able to explore Cape Town by hiking up Table Mountain and Lion’s Head Peak. Photo courtesy Ethan Truong.

View into a Dialogue: Social and Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Cape Town

Emily Chung, news staff September 19, 2023

On a hotel rooftop in Sea Point, Cape Town, 20 Northeastern students sat with laptops open, adjusting details on their final projects and watching the sun set over the Atlantic Ocean. The next day, they would present to the deputy mayor in the city council chambers, and the program...

Northeastern attempts to unite its students under the slogan #LIKEAHUSKY. Despite this, Northeastern's continuous efforts at global expansion often left some feeling more kept at a distance than brought together.

Northeastern’s global expansion efforts add more campuses, unexpected challenges

Marta Hill, editor-at-large August 30, 2023

While some students are returning to Boston for another year of their Northeastern education, others are flocking to Northeastern campuses across the country and world to start their school years. Undergraduate and graduate students call more than 13 campuses and partner institutions...

Students on a Dialgoue of Civilizations in Israel explore the country's geographic features. During the Dialogue, students braved a harsh desert environment. Photo courtesy of Lily Webber.

View into a Dialogue: Sustainable Living in a Harsh Desert Environment

Lily Webber, news correspondent July 5, 2023

Fifty-three kilometers from the coastal city of Eilat, Israel, sits Kibbutz Ketura, a living community in the Arava Desert. Home to the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, the kibbutz houses a network of students, professors and researchers dedicated to conversation and...

Downtown Miami, where Northeastern will open its 14th campus in Fall 2023. The campus will focus on technology, finance and health. Photo by Ryan Parker via Unsplash.

Q&A: New Miami campus dean discusses innovative master’s programs for global tech industry

Alexa Coultoff, news staff April 14, 2023

Northeastern University’s 14th campus will open to both graduate students and Experiential Associates to Master's, or eA2M, degree completion program students for the Fall 2023 semester in the sunny and technologically booming city of Miami. The Miami expansion follows the...

Mills College at Northeastern University in Oakland. During the Fall 2023 admissions cycle, Northeastern admitted many students to the Oakland campus, creating confusion among prospective students regarding where they would spend their undergraduate years. Photo by Ruby Wallau for Northeastern University

Northeastern begins accepting students to Oakland campus for entire undergraduate degree, sparking confusion and controversy

Emily Spatz, news correspondent February 28, 2023

As prospective students began to receive their admission decisions from Northeastern, many Early Decision applicants were confused when they received an unexpected admission offer to the school’s newest Oakland location. Admitted students flocked to Reddit to find answers. “I...

DEVELOPING STORY: Northeastern grad student struck and killed by police cruiser in Seattle

Rachel Erwin and Rachel Umansky-Castro January 30, 2023

Jaahnavi Kandula, a 23-year-old Northeastern University graduate student, was killed when a city police cruiser struck her as she crossed the street in Seattle, just a few blocks from the university’s campus, according to officials. Kandula was allegedly struck by a Seattle...

President Joseph E. Aoun speaks at Convocation Sept. 6 in Matthews Arena. In an interview with The News, Aoun said what attracts him to the Northeastern community is how engaged and innovative it is.

Q&A: President Aoun discusses global student experience, new Miami campus

Marta Hill and Rachel Erwin January 3, 2023

Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun spoke with The News in a conversation Dec. 14 about the university’s global expansion and experiential learning programs, after the announcement of the new Miami campus.  Below is a transcript of the full conversation. This transcript...

After the Mills-Northeastern merger was finalized this July, the historically women's college officially became Mills College at Northeastern University. The first cohort of N.U.in and NU Bound students have entered the Oakland, California campus. Photo courtesy of Carlie Chin.

Students share experiences as first N.U.in, NU Bound class enters Mills College at Northeastern

Grace Comer, campus editor October 27, 2022

Following a contentious and litigious merger, the first class of N.U.in and NU Bound students have joined the returning Mills College students in Oakland, California, at Mills College at Northeastern University.  Although the merger was finalized in July, some students say...

Mills students and alumni gathered on campus to protest the school's closing when it was first announced in spring 2021. Photo courtesy of the Save Mills College Coalition.

Some Mills College students, alumni upset by Northeastern merger

Grace Comer, campus editor June 6, 2022

When Mills College announced its imminent closure in March 2021 due to long-time financial struggles exacerbated by the pandemic, “Save Mills College” rallies spread across the Bay Area campus as students and alumni organized to recover the historic women’s college. A few...