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A staircase inside the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex. The New York Times published an article featuring Ella Stapleton's perspective of a Northeastern professor using AI to develop course content May 14.

Northeastern AI policies under spotlight after viral New York Times article

Frances Klemm, news staff June 19, 2025

A May 14 article published by The New York Times drew sudden attention to Northeastern’s artificial intelligence policies, spurring widespread public debate about the extent to which AI should be used in college classrooms.   The Times’ piece detailed how Northeastern...

Members of Northeastern's Office of External Affairs convene for a meeting May 28. Mike Armini told The News that university leadership is looking to ensure long-term success of the institution as it navigates a tumultuous political climate.

Top Northeastern official says university must comply with law, account for politically diverse audiences in response to Trump administration

Eli Curwin and Zoe MacDiarmid June 5, 2025

Three weeks ago, Northeastern Class of 2025 graduates turned their tassels at Fenway Park, a tradition five years in the running. But despite the clear skies and beaming sun, this year’s commencement served as a bookend to a semester marked by political unrest, confusion and...

Students study and talk among themselves in the Dodge Library Dec. 22, 1958. Several Northeastern professors compared Trump's current presidential term to "authoritarian" regimes. Photo courtesy Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections.

Amid political turmoil, Northeastern historians look to the past to understand the present

Frances Klemm, news staff June 3, 2025

In his second administration, President Donald Trump has stretched the limits of his executive power. And as a Trump-led government takes aim at universities in an effort to force them to conform to his agenda, the impacts have sent shockwaves through the nation.  But Northeastern’s...

Students relax on Centennial Common Sept. 19, 2023. Northeastern spent $1,080,000 lobbying the federal government in 2024.

Northeastern spent $1 million on lobbying in 2024, fifth-most of all U.S. universities, data show

Annika Sunkara and Alexa Coultoff May 31, 2025

Northeastern spent $1,080,000 lobbying the federal government in 2024, the fifth-highest among all U.S. universities and the highest among private universities.  The university recorded $270,000 in spending each quarter, according to public lobbying disclosures filed under...

The Krentzman Quad sign in front of Ell Hall. Marco Rubio contacted U.S. embassies and consulates to stop scheduling all student visa application interviews May 27.

Northeastern braces as State Department temporarily halts student, exchange visa interviews

Carson Lyle, news staff May 29, 2025

The State Department has temporarily suspended all foreign exchange and student visa interviews as it begins implementing a new system to screen applicants’ social media activity. Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a cable May 27 to U.S. embassies and consulates, ordering...

Beth Winkelstein poses for a portrait. Winkelstein will step into the role of Provost Aug. 22, according to a May 27 email signed by Aoun. Photo courtesy Beth Winkelstein.

Beth Winkelstein tapped as Northeastern’s next provost, first woman to hold the role

Chloe Craft, news staff May 27, 2025

Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun appointed Beth Winkelstein as the next provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, according to an email to the university community May 27. Winkelstein, who will be the first woman to serve in the role since the Office of the...

Joseph E. Aoun delivers a commencement address to the graduating Class of 2025 May 11. Aoun joined 50 university presidents and industry leaders in signing a letter May 22 calling for the federal government to prioritize American innovation and research in the midst of Chinese competition.

President Aoun signs joint statement calling for renewed investment in science, technology industries

Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun joined 50 university presidents and industry leaders May 22 in signing a joint statement calling on the federal government to restore research funding, which has seen significant cuts under the second Trump administration. The statement,...

The exterior of 4 Burlington Woods Dr., the location of the Burlington BioCenter November 2020. Northeastern spent $33 million to purchase the building for the purpose of security and defense research. Photo courtesy Google Maps, Map data: Google, November 2020, ©2025.

Northeastern expands Burlington campus with $33 million building purchase

Chloe Craft, news staff May 22, 2025

Northeastern bought an office building in Burlington, Mass. for $33 million in May, the most recent purchase in its ongoing effort to expand the university’s number of satellite campuses across the United States. The Burlington BioCenter — which the university officially...

A silver Northeastern University emblem on the Boston campus Jan. 29. Several student leaders within SGA signed a national letter calling for the defense of higher education. File photo by Jessica Xing

Northeastern student leaders sign national letter calling on universities to ‘defend’ higher education

Laila Guzman Griffin, news staff May 20, 2025

Several Northeastern Student Government Association, or SGA, members signed a letter May 2 urging government officials, university administrators and policymakers to fight against the Trump administration’s “attacks on higher education that affect every student we represent.” The...

A Northeastern sign on Krentzman Quad June 7, 2024. Northeastern has spent $270,000 in lobbying per quarter since quarter three of 2022. File photo by Jessica Xing.

Northeastern spent $270,000 on federal lobbying in first quarter of 2025, data show

Annika Sunkara and Alexa Coultoff May 17, 2025

Northeastern reported $270,000 in federal lobbying in the first quarter of 2025, outspending most U.S. universities. The numbers were disclosed in a report filed April 21, which outlines the university’s lobbying activity from Jan. 1 to March 31 — a time marked by the...

Fireworks erupt from the Fenway Park stadium as the graduates officially end their college careers. The ceremony included musical and dance performances from campus clubs such as the Northeastern Pep Band and Kaliente Dance Group.

‘You will find your path’: Northeastern’s Class of 2025 celebrates sunny commencement at Fenway Park

Caroline Baker Dimock, news staff May 12, 2025

Under a sunny, clear sky, graduates, family, friends and faculty packed nearly every seat at Fenway Park May 11 to celebrate Northeastern’s undergraduate Class of 2025.  More than 6,490 graduates covered the field, becoming the fourth group to graduate from Fenway Park...

Chalk messages on the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex bridge encouraging graduate students to vote Sept. 19, 2023. GENU-UAW has been in negotiations with the university for 17 months.

Graduate workers’ union to reject final package proposal from Northeastern

Zoe MacDiarmid and Lily Cooper May 11, 2025

After almost a year and a half of tense negotiations, the graduate student union strongly objected to Northeastern’s final package offer for a contract this month.  The May 5 proposal from the university did not meet the Graduate Employees of Northeastern University-United...