December is here, which means two things: finals and holidays. The large variety of holiday celebrations going on at Northeastern this season will be a welcome distraction from studying for many students.
In a meeting with The News last week, Northeastern Athletic Director Peter Roby confirmed plans for a new field hockey facility in Dedham, at the site of the Huskies’ track and field facility, which will be ready in time for the 2013 season.
Bouvé College of Health Sciences Dean Terry Fulmer will chair a committee to explore making Northeastern a smoke-free campus, according to an email Fulmer sent to students Tuesday afternoon. Fulmer said the committee will seek out the input of students, faculty and staff.
The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) will begin investigating the suspension of Northeastern psychology professor James Scorzelli, after he filed a suit with the commission alleging that the university was punishing him in retaliation for past disagreements.
Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun received more than a million dollars in compensation for the second straight year in 2010, according to a recently released university tax filing.
The results of a survey, commissioned by Northeastern University in an effort to examine the current public opinion of American higher education, indicate that most Americans believe higher education must change to stay competitive globally.
After continuous demands by members of the Northeastern Community Task Force for more detailed proposals during Institutional Master Plan (IMP) meetings, the Nov. 15 Task Force meeting was cancelled because the university said it was not yet ready to provide the specifics requested.
Working alongside Northeastern’s Oxfam America Club, several Northeastern resident assistants (RA) are set to hold a hunger banquet on Dec. 2 from 5-7 p.m in 444 Curry Student Center.
The findings of a Northeastern-sponsored survey, released today, show that 70 percent of Americans believe higher education is “extremely” or “very important” to achieving the American Dream.
On an unusually warm November day at the Veterans Memorial, Northeastern honored its service members, who have fought from the battlefields of Europe and shores of the Pacific to the deserts of Iraq and mountains of Afghanistan.
