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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...

The exterior of Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty building in in Prague-Strašnice March 22. Funding for U.S. Agency for Global Media, Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty and Radio Free Asia was cut by the Trump administration. Photo courtesy Skot, Wikimedia Commons.

Op-ed: The Trump administration’s attack on the public media is an attack on the public

Meghan Hirsch, contributor April 20, 2025

The first rule in the despotic leader playbook is to attempt to control the press. In 1930s Germany, Nazis broke into the offices of opposing political parties and destroyed their printing presses. In 1940s Russia, formerly the USSR, the communist party commandeered the media,...

Students and tourists stop to look at Harvard Hall at the Harvard University campus April 10. President Alan M. Garber announced Harvard’s refusal to comply with Trump’s far-reaching demands, a decision quickly echoed by MIT and Columbia University.

Op-ed: President Aoun, it’s time to follow Harvard’s lead

Jack Masliah, deputy opinion editor April 15, 2025

Harvard University President Alan M. Garber has displayed extraordinary courage by issuing a resounding and uncompromising “no” to the Trump administration’s most recent attempt to encroach on Harvard’s independence. On March 31, the Trump administration’s Joint...

Exterior of LightView apartment. Living off-campus proved to be cost efficient and fostered independence in students.

Op-ed: Off-campus living is an essential test of independence

Mateo Biggs, contributor April 15, 2025

Unlike choosing classes or applying for co-op — both of which Northeastern provides structured guidance for — finding an apartment is a process where students are largely left on their own. Without proper research and a clear idea of what they want, students risk overpaying,...

The Boston Police Department surrounds a group of pro-Palestine demonstrators on Centennial Common April 25, 2024. Nearly 40 Northeastern students' visas were revoked, leaving many confused and concerned.

Letter to the Editor: No, visas are not being revoked over Trump criticism

Matt Cosentino, contributor April 13, 2025

In a recently published op-ed, a columnist makes the claim that “disagree[ing] with the Trump administration [will be enough for them to] come for your visa status.” I disagree.  While I cannot speak specifically to the approximately 40 visas revoked from Northeastern...

The Orange Line moves through the Ruggles T stop. Students found delays and suspensions of MBTA lines in recent years to be frustrating and stressful.

Op-ed: Boston’s lifeline always on life support

Aayush Sawant, contributor April 11, 2025

For students at Northeastern, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, or MBTA, system isn’t just public transit — it is a lifeline. Every day, numerous students rely on the Green or Orange Line to get to classes, internships and part-time jobs.  But that lifeline...