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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

An ICE officer looks over documents in a Virginia field office in May 2019. Northeastern's department of sociology and anthropology provided guidance on potential ICE encounters on campus through an internal email Jan. 31. Photo courtesy flickr.

Northeastern acknowledges, prepares faculty and staff for potential ICE encounters on campus

Sonel Cutler, editor-in-chief February 1, 2025

As immigration raids ramp up across the country as a result of President Donald Trump’s executive orders and policies targeting undocumented immigrants, at least one Northeastern academic department on the Boston campus has issued guidance “about responding to possible activity...

A Northeastern seal at 716 Columbus Ave. Faculty were asked to cease all DEIA-related research.

After Trump executive order, Northeastern instructs faculty to declare, cease DEIA-related research

Eli Curwin and Zoe MacDiarmid January 31, 2025

Aiming to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive orders, Northeastern instructed faculty in an email sent Jan. 29 around 2 p.m. to report whether their National Science Foundation-funded research involves diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility, or DEIA, principles...

Protesters listen to a speech. Members of the Boston community rallied to fight for issues involving climate change, firing of public sector workers and the war in Palestine.

‘We’re protecting each other’: Bostonians rally against Trump’s agenda on Inauguration Day

Hallie Luo, photo correspondent January 31, 2025

Gathered outside the John F. Kennedy Federal Building in downtown Boston Jan. 20, hundreds of protesters rallied against President Donald Trump on Inauguration Day. Trump, who protesters said has an “extreme, far-right billionaire agenda,” was sworn in for his second presidential...

Ell Hall on Northeastern's Boston campus. Northeastern replaced or dismantled nearly all of its DEI messaging and websites following a Jan. 21 executive order issued by President Donald Trump which instructed federal officials to investigate “illegal” DEI programs at institutions with endowments greater than $1 billion.

Northeastern purges DEI websites and messaging amid Trump executive order

Eli Curwin, news staff January 29, 2025

Under the looming threat of federal examination, Northeastern has replaced or dismantled nearly all of its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, or DEI, messaging and websites.   Among several other changes, Northeastern replaced the website for its Office of Diversity, Equity...