Following weeks of tense discussion on academic freedom and freedom of expression, members of Northeastern’s faculty senate voted overwhelmingly Nov. 20 to reaffirm the body’s commitment to academic freedom, add a representative to the university’s policymaking board and...
Senior Northeastern officials said during an Oct. 30 faculty senate meeting that the university could allow faculty representation in the institution’s policy-making process. A senior vice president also said the external affairs department revised its FAQ page about protest...
In a tense faculty senate meeting Oct. 16, several Northeastern professors expressed deep concern and frustration with recently adopted university freedom of expression and academic freedom policies. After the meeting, the university quietly removed the policy that drew the most...
Northeastern faculty who self-identify as women make nearly 20% less than their male-identifying colleagues, according to a recently-published survey of average base salaries by the faculty senate’s Committee on Shared Governance.
Faculty senate reporter Ethan Wayne...
Northeastern will look into cutting expenses for the sake of “financial hygiene” in the coming fiscal year, university administration said in a recent faculty senate meeting, sparking concerns from faculty about ongoing new-hire searches, selection of expense cuts and other...
In President Joseph E. Aoun’s annual address to the faculty senate Feb. 14, he gave his impression of the landscape of higher education, including where he sees the Northeastern brand and system headed in the coming years.
For the first time publicly, Aoun addressed how...
Northeastern’s operating revenue continues to grow at a significantly faster pace than other private universities across the country, and the university remains in good financial health, according to Senior Vice President for Finance and Treasurer Thomas Nedell’s presentation...
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs David Madigan announced to Northeastern’s Faculty Senate Dec. 6 that there were several "rule violations" at a Dec. 1 sit-in organized by Huskies for a Free Palestine, signaling that protestors' disruption of university...
Northeastern’s faculty senate held its biweekly meeting Nov. 15 to discuss the university’s Oakland campus housing availability, experiential learning complications and developments, continued global campus expansion, adaptations the school will make to conform to the Supreme...
