Northeastern is slowly moving closer to treating COVID-19 as as a regular part of day-to-day life, and in turn, its policies and practices surrounding COVID-19 are changing.
“As we move into this endemic phase of the pandemic, our job is to continue to control Covid effectively,...
Over 100 Northeastern students gathered on Centennial Common Sunday to celebrate the heavy snowfall with a large-scale snowball fight. After a blizzard dumped almost two feet of snow in Boston Saturday, students had plenty of snow to throw.
What started out as a loose...
Ken Henderson, Northeastern chancellor and senior vice president for learning, spoke with The News in a 30-minute, virtual conversation Wednesday about the closure of wellness housing, the university’s endemic approach to COVID-19 and its goals moving forward.
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This story was updated Jan.29 to reflect the change in operating hours for buildings on campus Sunday.
Northeastern said in an NU Alert email to students Friday that certain buildings, like Cabot Testing Center and Marino Recreation Center, will close due to the snowstorm...
In an email Friday, Chancellor and Senior Vice President for Learning Ken Henderson announced adjusted policies regarding health and safety protocols as students return from break. Among the policies announced were testing requirements for returning to campus, wellness housing...
As discussions of mental health become increasingly prevalent across college campuses, Northeastern students are finding the available mental health resources limited. To inspire change in the Northeastern community,
When Olga Prifti decided to cut off contact with her therapist, a woman she had never met in person, there were complications.
It started when Prifti, a fourth-year bioengineering major, was having trouble adjusting to off-campus life amid the pandemic. Riddled with feelings...
Cathy Ching, news correspondent
• December 29, 2021
It’s the start of a new year. For many, January is the month of starting — and never finishing — a New Year’s resolution list. For accountants, the notorious month offers much more than a fresh start with no promised finish line. It’s the beginning of a new tax season...
After almost 25 years of teaching in Northeastern’s physical therapy program, Mary Hickey left a legacy. Students and colleagues alike remember her for her presence in the classroom, her one-liners guaranteed to coax a laugh out of even the most stressed students and her incredible...
Gwen Egan, breaking news editor
• December 23, 2021
In an email to students Dec. 23, Northeastern announced that the institution will stay open and hold in-person classes and research for the spring 2022 semester.
“Heading into January, Northeastern’s intention is to remain open, with in-person classes and research activity...
The Academic Affairs Committee, a Student Government Association, or SGA, subdivision dedicated to managing academics for students at Northeastern passed legislation on Nov. 22 that would encourage faculty and staff to use a hybrid learning model in all classes across the university....
Sanjana Shastri opened her eyes at 7:59 a.m., just one minute before her class started. During a normal school year, this would be ample cause for the hardworking and driven student to panic, but 2020 was anything but normal.
Shastri, a second-year behavioral neuroscience...
