Several students who spoke with The News echoed the same thought: The conversations surrounding mental health that have taken place over winter break can’t be forgotten when spring semester starts. Moving forward, as students work for changes within the university, they...

Beyond university resources, groups from the Northeastern community are working to uplift the mental health of the student body. Many student-run organizations, such as Active Minds and Lean on Me Northeastern, promote or offer services that the university does not, such as...

While there is no one-size-fits-all solution for mental health struggles, Northeastern offers students a variety of resources.  The university-run institutions Find@Northeastern, We Care and University Health and Counseling Services, or UHCS, offer to help students deal with...

An increased demand for private practice therapists has caused many people to turn to telehealth platforms, but increased reliance on these virtual therapy companies creates uncertainty for the future. Mental health platforms such as BetterHelp and Talkspace are very different...

BetterHelp specifically is a low-cost option that many universities and organizations partner with to provide counseling to large communities. As of September 2021, Northeastern University is offering BetterHelp as a referral option, advertising 20 free weekly sessions for its...

Chávez, who works with both student organizations and administrators, said he hopes the support he has seen from administrators will help make a sizable change at Northeastern.  He said the work Mutual Aid has done over the past year has helped show administration that food...

Joshua Sisman, the communications director for Northeastern's chapter of the Young Democratic Socialists of America, or YDSA, co-sponsored a referendum that addresses food insecurity on campus, proposing changes to make meal plans more affordable for students. The referendum...

These recent events are not the first time that the Asian American community on campus has felt ignored by the university, Deng said. For them — as outlined in the student letter — this is another instance in a pattern of negligence. The Asian American Center, or AAC,...

Prior to Tuesday’s letter, a group of faculty and staff across NU’s campuses nationwide had sent two letters to News@Northeastern, according to an anonymous source who worked closely on both letters. Each letter had roughly 20 to 25 signatures from faculty and staff, the...

Documents submitted Nov. 12, 2019 by university officials to the Boston Planning and Development Agency state the new apartment building would add 975 bedspaces. However, this would only be a net gain of about 175 beds: The proposal also states Northeastern plans to phase out...