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Graduating students stand as a camera films the 2025 commencement in Fenway Park May 11. Each individual college, such as D'Amore-McKim School of Business and CAMD, hosted a graduation ceremony for its students the week before commencement.
Op-ed: Read our names at graduation, it’s the least you can do
Henry Bova, contributor • May 19, 2025

During the May 7 graduation ceremony for the College of Arts, Media and Design, or CAMD, Northeastern showed more reverence for artificial intelligence...

‘Slouching Towards’ Silence: National group advocating freedom of expression questions Northeastern’s free speech commitments
‘Slouching Towards’ Silence: National group advocating freedom of expression questions Northeastern’s free speech commitments
Jack Masliah, deputy opinion editor • May 13, 2025

In W.B. Yeats’ “The Second Coming,” the 20th-century poet describes a world “slouching towards Bethlehem,” symbolizing a descent into...

Op-ed: Four years in SGA showed me how students really make a difference
Op-ed: Four years in SGA showed me how students really make a difference
Olivia Oestreicher, contributor • May 12, 2025

Four years ago, I joined Northeastern’s Student Government Association, or SGA. As a wide-eyed first-year, I was filled with enthusiasm and...

A laptop displaying the Northeastern University Political Review's main page. The review prioritized the safety of their writers amid mass visa cancellations.
Op-ed: Student publications must protect anonymous writers
Anjali Aggarwal and Zoe Goffe May 9, 2025

In a political climate that punishes dissent, students are afraid to write. As the leaders of a student publication, we don’t blame them.  Since...


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Op-ed: Northeastern, use your power
Op-ed: Northeastern, use your power
Philip Deming, contributor • May 7, 2025

Just three months into Donald Trump’s second presidential term, the outlook for science and higher education is grim. This administration has...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...


Due to international student visa revocations under the Trump administration, The Huntington News has taken down 6 op-eds at the request of student writers.
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