Editor’s Note: This story contains details of sexual assault and child pornography. A former Northeastern admissions counselor pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to sharing and viewing child pornography through Zoom chat rooms. Beau Christopher Benson, 35, is scheduled...

Hoping to spread wellness and self-care awareness across campuses, Northeastern hosted the annual Wellness Week from March 11 to 15. Throughout the week, student clubs and the university collaborated across Northeastern’s global campus network for events such as mental health...

Last summer, Sam Westby, a Northeastern student pursuing a doctorate in psychology, was catapulted to social media stardom when he began documenting a cross-country cycling trip with his father on Instagram. Westby’s short-form video series showed people the highs and lows...

Naomi Barrant describes the usual trek to find affordable, quality hair products designed for Black people as a “field trip.” “You’re probably going to go on the wrong bus or [be] calling an Uber when you needed to be saving money to buy the products,” said Barrant,...

In the weeks following Northeastern’s statement indicating it would not divest from companies doing business with the Israeli military, students responded to the decision with a wide range of emotions — some with anger and resolve, others with respect and gratitude.  Student...

The Northeastern University Police Department is investigating after a person had their phone stolen in an unarmed robbery on Ruggles Street Tuesday night, according to an email alert sent to students.  The robbery occurred around 6:34 p.m. at a bus stop on Ruggles Street,...

Northeastern will look into cutting expenses for the sake of “financial hygiene” in the coming fiscal year, university administration said in a recent faculty senate meeting, sparking concerns from faculty about ongoing new-hire searches, selection of expense cuts and other...

Attrayee Chakraborty was unable to spend a summer in Boston in 2023, making participating in co-op, the signature six-month program of the university, inaccessible. So, she turned to Northeastern’s Experiential Network, or XN, program, a lesser-known opportunity for students...

Environmental activism group Sunrise Northeastern gathered Feb. 20 to write Valentine’s Day-themed letters opposing the university’s investments in military-industrial companies.   The event, dubbed “Break-Up with the Military-Industrial Complex,” generated more...

Following a $5 million donation, Northeastern announced it is renaming the university’s honors program to The John Martinson Honors Program, according to an email sent to honors students Feb. 19. The program will also undergo changes the university says will improve experiential...

Six clubs with offices on the second floor of Curry Student Center will be forced to find new spaces by the end of the semester after a university announcement outlined plans to renovate the floor to create new event and meeting rooms. Several club leaders received an email...

While doing research for his doctorate in English and American Literature, Northeastern postdoctoral teaching associate Max Chapnick came across “The Phantom,” a story attributed to writer E.H. Gould. He was searching for stories by Louisa May Alcott — the author of the...