Northeastern’s arc from a commuter school to a highly-sought after university with a global presence has caught eyes across higher education. But what underlies the attention is the record-high demand for admission, with the fall 2025 application cycle soaring over 100,000...
Their story begins in 1938. At the time, eight major film companies — including Paramount Pictures and Twentieth Century-Fox — sought to control the film industry through their sole ownership of film distribution and exhibition. Ten years later, in 1948, after delays...
The federal government issued a FAQ Feb. 28 outlining how it will enforce its order for educational institutions to eliminate race-based programs.
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, or OCR, issued the FAQ as a follow-up to its Feb. 14 “Dear Colleague"...
The Provost Search Committee tasked with appointing Northeastern’s Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs David Madigan’s successor held a sparsely attended open forum Feb. 25 for undergraduate students to offer their input on what they want to see in Northeastern’s...
Content warning: This story contains details of sexual assault and child pornography.
The former Northeastern admissions counselor who pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography last year was sentenced to five years in prison Feb. 27, according to the U.S. Attorney’s...
Under the directive of President Donald Trump, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights issued a “Dear Colleague” letter Feb. 14 to all educational institutions in the country receiving federal funding, which includes public K-12 schools and higher education...
Northeastern’s faculty senate — the university governing body that represents the faculty — voted Feb. 12 to change the chair of the senate from the provost to the chair of the Senate Agenda Committee. Full-time faculty have until March 12 to vote on the amendment before...
A Northeastern professor called on university leadership to more forcefully respond to the actions of President Donald Trump’s administration in an open letter to the university community Feb. 22, the first such letter at Northeastern since Trump took office last month and...
Ninety-nine years ago today, The Northeastern News published its first edition.
On Feb. 24, 1926, two of Northeastern’s student publications, the School of Engineering’s The Northeastern Tech and the College of Business Administration’s The Bulletin merged and published...
Dylan Mitchell is not a campus celebrity. Instead, he is a campus enigma.
While his name may not immediately ring a bell, for Northeastern students and Ruggles commuters, his peculiar hobby might. For hours on end, the 24-year-old biker extraordinaire circles the Centennial...
Residents of International Village, or IV, received an email Feb. 21 instructing them to cease removing doors from washing machines following several reported incidents of vandalism in the residence hall.
The email, which went out at 5 p.m. and was signed by three resident...
Let’s talk about sex, baby. More specifically, Northeastern’s history of bold sexual discourse and its current lack of this same liberation.
Twenty years ago, Northeastern had a dedicated “Sex Week” during its spring semester, and The Northeastern News, now The Huntington...
