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The university updated its NUflex policy for the upcoming fall 2021 semester.

University instructs faculty to encourage in-person learning for spring semester

Julia Carlin, deputy campus editor February 5, 2021

Northeastern University officials asked faculty members for help with one thing before classes started: encouraging students to attend in-person classes.  In an email sent Jan. 14, university officials urged teachers to promote in-person classes rather than online attendance....

Shalanda Baker is joining the Biden administration as deputy director for energy justice at the Department of Energy.

Northeastern professor Shalanda Baker enters new role in Biden administration

Matt Yan, news staff January 29, 2021

For Shalanda Baker, her new role as deputy director for energy justice in the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity at the Department of Energy, or DOE, isn’t just a new job. As she says, it’s a culmination of her entire career.  “It’s such an honor and privilege...

Northeastern presented a revised 840 Columbus Ave. design to the task force and Boston Planning and Development Agency Jan. 28, 2021.

Northeastern shrinks proposed apartment construction after critique from Boston residents

Riley Robinson, projects editor January 29, 2021

Northeastern University will reduce the size of the proposed apartment building at 840 Columbus Ave., after Roxbury residents pushed back on the original design. Previous plans said the new LightView-like apartment complex — built in partnership with American Campus Communities,...

Exercise equipment in Marino is placed six feet apart in order to maintain safety protocols.

Northeastern announces reopening of recreation facilities

Ethan Wayne, breaking news editor January 28, 2021

Northeastern University’s Campus Recreation Department announced Tuesday that Marino Recreation Center and SquashBusters Center will reopen on Feb. 1 in accordance with Boston’s safety guidelines. Both facilities will operate at 25% capacity.  In addition to restarting...

Northeastern presented this illustration of the 840 Columbus Ave. proposal to the Boston Planning and Development Agency September 22, 2020.

Roxbury developers sue Northeastern over plans to build second LightView-style building

Riley Robinson, news staff January 28, 2021

Northeastern University plans to construct a 26-story building at the corner of Columbus Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard. The land at 840 Columbus Ave. is currently a parking lot. Northeastern purchased it from the City of Boston in 1997. In court, it’s referred to as Parcel...

The Disability Resource Center office, located at 20 Dodge Hall, currently has limited capacity due to COVID-19.

Virtual learning for students with disabilities creates new problems, exacerbates old ones

Pavithra Rajesh, news staff January 26, 2021

Mohamed Abanoor, a second-year criminal justice and political science combined major, attends class with two laptops. One laptop shows the other students and his professor. The second laptop shows his American Sign Language, or ASL, interpreter. Abanoor is hard of hearing...

Photo courtesy Northeastern University

Northeastern appoints Carla Brodley as Dean of Inclusive Computing

Ethan Wayne, news staff January 25, 2021
Carla Brodley, dean of the Khoury College of Computer Sciences, has been appointed as the inaugural Dean of Inclusive Computing at the Northeastern Center for Inclusive Computing.
James Lyons in a Microsoft Teams meeting with Shea Couleé, a professional drag queen who AfroSpectrum and Northeastern CUP hosted for an event in the  fall of 2020.

AfroSpectrum brings LGBTQ+ perspective to the Coalition for Northeastern Student Organizations of Color

Julia Carlin, deputy campus editor January 24, 2021

The Coalition for Northeastern Student Organizations of Color, or CNSOC, voted unanimously to approve a petition for membership put forth by AfroSpectrum.  AfroSpectrum is a new student-led affinity group for students who identify as Black and LGBTQ+. The CNSOC is composed...

Northeastern is one of first universities to begin COVID-19 vaccinations

Northeastern is one of first universities to begin COVID-19 vaccinations

Skye Richmond, breaking news editor January 6, 2021

Northeastern received 200 doses of the Moderna vaccine from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to administer to Phase One individuals. About 100 NU staff working in the Cabot Testing Center, the Life Sciences Testing Center and University Health and Counseling Services received...

Body camera footage depicts a NUPD officer speaking with a BPD officer when an off-screen voice urges officers to pepper-spray protestors.

NUPD officer present in controversial footage of BPD officers at Black Lives Matter protest

Kenneal Patterson, campus editor December 29, 2020

Boston Police Department, or BPD, officers are under investigation following the publication of body camera footage from a protest that spanned from May 31 to June 1. The footage was published Dec. 18 through the online news outlet The Appeal and depicts officers shoving and...

Kaluwe Muntanga is the creator and owner of the Instagram page @NEU_gigs.

NEU Gigs to transition into app

Luiza Loyo, news staff December 21, 2020

@NEU_gigs, the popular Instagram page where students can offer and request services, sell used goods and promote their small businesses, is being turned into an app. Set to launch Feb. 4, 2021, the app will conclude a project that has been in the works since the account’s creation.  Kaluwe...

Before Marino's winter closure, students were able to use the basketball facilities while social distancing and following safety protocol.

Northeastern temporarily closes all campus recreation facilities

Leah Cussen, news staff December 20, 2020

The Marino Recreation Center and the SquashBusters Center will both be closed until Jan. 27, 2021 in accordance with the City of Boston returning to a modified Phase Two, Step Two of its reopening plan. The order was issued Monday by the Boston Health Commission and took effect...