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Ell Hall on Northeastern's Boston campus. An update to Northeastern's FAQ page April 6 said several students had their visas revoked.

DEVELOPING: Northeastern says all students, graduates’ legal statuses have been restored

Zoe MacDiarmid and Emily Spatz May 1, 2025

Updated Thursday, May 1 at 9:00 p.m.  Every Northeastern student and recent graduate whose legal status had been terminated has had their status restored in the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System, the university announced April 28.  The development follows...

A sign that reads "Northeastern University." NUSL JLAJ canceled its speaker event after the university required it provide a list of attendees.

Free speech advocacy group alleges ‘viewpoint discrimination’ at Northeastern

Katarina Schmeiszer, news staff April 30, 2025

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression wrote a letter April 25 to James Hackney, the dean of Northeastern University School of Law, condemning the university for requiring a list of attendees prior to a speaker event titled “Israel’s Attack on Gaza: The Question...

Gregory Bozzo (left) and Brett Dunham leap together in celebration. The Huskies won their second consecutive and eighth overall Beanpot title.

Northeastern baseball claims Beanpot title for second consecutive year, wins over Harvard for first time in tournament history

Elli Einset, sports editor April 30, 2025

Northeastern baseball (34-9, 16-2 CAA) narrowly edged the Harvard Crimson (11-23, 8-9 Ivy) 5-4 in the Baseball Beanpot April 29 at Fenway Park. This was the second consecutive year and eighth time in history that the team lifted the Beanpot trophy, and the first time the Huskies...

A sign reading "Face covering required indoors" next to the Northeastern University logo Feb. 8, 2022. COVID-19 shifted the goals and priorities of students to include focusing more on family and finding new hobbies. File photo by Marta Hill.

Five years later, Northeastern students reflect on COVID-19 lockdowns

Harrison Zuritsky, news correspondent April 28, 2025

On March 13, 2020, President Donald Trump declared COVID-19 a national emergency. What followed was nearly a year of lockdowns, then a year of masks and social distancing. For many, it’s a blurry period, and the lockdowns created a sense of isolation and discovery that exposed...

A collage consisting of pro-Palestine protesters, BPD, NUPD and pro-Israel protesters from the Northeastern University Palestine encampment April 25 to April 27. Photos by Margot Murphy, Darin Zullo, Jessica Xing, Rachel Umansky-Castro, Sofia Sawchuk and Marta Hill. Graphic by Margot Murphy.

One year later: A look back at Northeastern’s 48-hour pro-Palestinian encampment

Around 8 a.m. April 25, 2024, a group of approximately 30 pro-Palestinian protesters gathered on Centennial Common. They caught the attention of commuters and students on their way to finals as they rotated through various chants.  Soon, more protesters streamed in, donning...

Rep. Jim McGovern (right) discusses nutrition and health with Ambassador Susan E. Rice (middle right), Senator Cory Booker (left) and Senator Mike Braun in Washington D.C. Sept. 22, 2022. McGovern reported in an April 24 statement the death of his daughter, Molly McGovern. Photo courtesy U.S. Department of Agriculture

Northeastern student, congressman’s daughter Molly McGovern dies ‘unexpectedly’ in Italy

Elli Einset, news staff April 25, 2025

Northeastern fifth-year Molly McGovern, daughter of Mass. Representative Jim McGovern, passed away “unexpectedly” while visiting a friend abroad in Italy, the congressman announced April 24. She was 23 years old.  Molly McGovern, a political science major, was set to...

Joseph E. Aoun addresses a crowd of incoming Boston campus students during the President's convocation Sept. 9, 2024. Aoun's signature was among the more than 320 U.S. university leaders who denounced Trump's actions against universities in a joint statement.

President Aoun joins more than 320 university leaders in joint statement condemning Trump administration ‘overreach’

Madison Evangelist, deputy campus editor April 23, 2025

Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun joined more than 320 — and counting — U.S. higher education leaders in signing a joint statement denouncing the Trump administration for “endangering American higher education.”  Entitled “A Call for Constructive Engagement,”...

A collage of Northeastern's Ell Hall (left) and the White House. Vijay advises international students to consult legal counsel. Photos by Nia Calais and Zoe MacDiarmid. Collage by Margot Murphy.

Q&A: Immigration attorneys discuss why visas are being revoked, what students can do

Frances Klemm, news staff April 22, 2025

In March, Columbia University graduate and Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil became one of the first reported cases of a non-citizen in the U.S. who had their legal status terminated due to political advocacy since President Donald Trump took office. Now, almost 100 days...

Molly Thompson poses for a photo. Thompson started posting in sixth grade and has since amassed over one million followers on TikTok. Photo courtesy Molly Thompson.

From the early days of Musical.ly to TikTok, this is how Molly Thompson became @guacamolly.com

Emily Chung, news staff April 17, 2025

Molly Thompson goes by many different names on TikTok: Guac Girl, Guacamolly, Bev Cart Girl and Molly Faye.  A second-year international business major from Houston, Texas, Thompson started posting on social media in sixth grade on Musical.ly, a short-form video app launched...

Professors attending a pro-Palestine encampment don white T-shirts that read "Northeastern faculty and staff support students" April 25, 2024. The new academic freedom committee is set to release a report on the university’s academic freedom policies later this month.

With free speech on college campuses in peril, Northeastern faculty senate’s academic freedom committee takes shape

Eli Curwin, news staff April 12, 2025

After months of tense meetings with university administration and against the backdrop of the federal government’s crackdown on freedom of speech at higher education institutions, the Northeastern faculty senate has staffed and charged its newly-minted academic freedom committee. Created...

The American flag flies above Centennial Common. Many international students felt the Trump administration's reasoning behind the visa terminations to be unfounded and confusing.

Under looming threat of visa terminations, many Northeastern students left scrambling for answers

Zoe MacDiarmid, Chloe Craft, and Chris Lee April 10, 2025

Since President Donald Trump took office Jan. 20, he has followed through on his campaign promises to crack down on immigration, rapidly expanding detention efforts and visa revocations.  "This is the first arrest of many to come,” Trump wrote in a March 10 Truth Social...

Can anyone pop Northeastern’s political bubble? These students aren’t sure.

Can anyone pop Northeastern’s political bubble? These students aren’t sure.

Siera Qosaj, news staff April 9, 2025

With its 5.2% acceptance rate, getting into Northeastern is no small feat. But once students arrive, some say the intellectual challenge stops. Classrooms, which are meant to be spaces for debate and discussion, turn into echo chambers for many students. Hope Broadhurst, a...