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Graduating students stand as a camera films the 2025 commencement in Fenway Park May 11. Each individual college, such as D'Amore-McKim School of Business and CAMD, hosted a graduation ceremony for its students the week before commencement.

Op-ed: Read our names at graduation, it’s the least you can do

Henry Bova, contributor May 19, 2025

During the May 7 graduation ceremony for the College of Arts, Media and Design, or CAMD, Northeastern showed more reverence for artificial intelligence than for its student body. At least, that was how it felt after hearing my name read out in a booming, stilted AI voice rather...

‘Slouching Towards’ Silence: National group advocating freedom of expression questions Northeastern’s free speech commitments

‘Slouching Towards’ Silence: National group advocating freedom of expression questions Northeastern’s free speech commitments

Jack Masliah, deputy opinion editor May 13, 2025

In W.B. Yeats’ “The Second Coming,” the 20th-century poet describes a world “slouching towards Bethlehem,” symbolizing a descent into upheaval and uncertainty. In this interview of our series “Slouching Towards,” deputy opinion editor Jack Masliah speaks with...

Op-ed: Four years in SGA showed me how students really make a difference

Op-ed: Four years in SGA showed me how students really make a difference

Olivia Oestreicher, contributor May 12, 2025

Four years ago, I joined Northeastern’s Student Government Association, or SGA. As a wide-eyed first-year, I was filled with enthusiasm and the belief that if I brought enough passion and ideas to the table, I could fix anything. I imagined SGA as a place of sweeping reform,...

A laptop displaying the Northeastern University Political Review's main page. The review prioritized the safety of their writers amid mass visa cancellations.

Op-ed: Student publications must protect anonymous writers

Anjali Aggarwal and Zoe Goffe May 9, 2025

In a political climate that punishes dissent, students are afraid to write. As the leaders of a student publication, we don’t blame them.  Since its launch in 2009, Northeastern University Political Review, or NUPR, has sought to provide “a non-affiliated platform for...

Op-ed: Northeastern, use your power

Op-ed: Northeastern, use your power

Philip Deming, contributor May 7, 2025

Just three months into Donald Trump’s second presidential term, the outlook for science and higher education is grim. This administration has taken extraordinary steps to devastate universities: halting science funding, attempting to revoke universities’ tax-exempt status,...

A student navigates Northeastern’s Claude AI webpage on a laptop. The university offered virtual workshops and livestream tutorials that taught students how to incorporate Claude into their academic studies.

Op-ed: Northeastern’s AI embrace is the right move

Shiv Wani, contributor May 6, 2025

Is a university a certain place in a certain location or a brand that extends beyond its pre-existing borders? Northeastern believes it's the latter.  At a time when artificial intelligence has permeated every aspect of our society — and as it threatens to upend our job...

Two students chat with each other in Centennial Common. Free speech models like the Chicago Principles encourage students to engage deeply during conversation

Op-ed: To diversify political views on campus, we need the Chicago Principles

Spencer Lyst, contributor May 5, 2025

Northeastern’s ranking as one of the most liberal universities in the nation may seem like a statistic to boast about, but in today’s evermore polarizing climate, this distinction actually hinders students’ ability to reason. Don’t just take my word for it — the Foundation...

A window looking into the Office of Global Services. Northeastern University directed international students to its updated "Navigating a New Political Landscape" FAQ page for any questions regarding protection and support.

Op-ed: Northeastern must stop complying with Trump’s crackdown

Evan Vassilakis, contributor May 2, 2025

Northeastern’s decision to offer students whose visas were recently revoked the option to complete classes from Canada or the UK is not protecting students — it is a form of complying with authoritarianism. In April, the State Department revoked visas for more than 40...

A person counts coins by placing them in stacks. Most school curriculums lacked important classes about money management and taxes, leaving students feeling lost in financial burden. Photo courtesy Towfiqu Barbhuiya on Unsplash.

Op-ed: Financial literacy education fails students drowning in debt

Kevin Charles, contributor May 1, 2025

While only about half of all Northeastern students take on student debt, it is a real and anxiety-inducing burden for those that do. One out of every two Northeastern students are graduating with $16,000 worth of debt — a financial weight they must carry with them as they enter...

Op-ed: In times of crisis, FAQs are not enough

Op-ed: In times of crisis, FAQs are not enough

Rachel Umansky-Castro, contributor April 30, 2025

Over the past year, Northeastern has experienced two defining moments. The first was the April 2024 student encampment calling on Northeastern to divest from American defense contractors that supply weapons to Israel. The second is the Trump administration placing pressure on...

President Trump speaks to a rally crowd in Phoenix June 6, 2024. Many Americans were left confused and divided during his second term. Photo courtesy Gage Skidmore, flickr

Op-ed: 100 days in, education is Trump’s No. 1 enemy

Ava Vitiello, columnist April 29, 2025

One hundred days into the second Trump administration, college students' lives have been altered in ways many of us could not have imagined.  Through funding cuts, the elimination of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and visa revocations, this administration has...

Op-ed: Regardless of visa status, student speech shouldn’t feel like a privilege

Op-ed: Regardless of visa status, student speech shouldn’t feel like a privilege

Claire Satkiewicz, contributor April 24, 2025

When I was 16 years old, I submitted a letter to the Chicago Tribune writing about the negative effects of gentrification in Chicago’s Chinatown. Clippings of the piece were hung up in my orthodontist’s office, read by my peers and celebrated by my family. I felt immense...