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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...