DON’T CALL HIM “Mr. Speaker.” He’s now a “University Fellow for Public Life.” Longtime Massachusetts House speaker Robert DeLeo, who resigned last month and said he was in talks with Northeastern University about a job, has been named to a new post with that rarefied title at the school. It’s not clear what the position will entail, but […]
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Higher ed leaders say resilience and change will be key
HIGHER EDUCATION, the lifeblood of the Boston area economy and identity, is being rocked by the coronavirus pandemic, but is poised to adapt and use the crisis as a bridge to new approaches to learning suited to the fast-changing world of the 21st century. That was the mostly-rosy picture painted by five area college and […]
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Northeastern heads north to Maine
WHENEVER PEOPLE IN Boston get nervous about the local economy, you often hear someone say that at least the bedrock of that economy — the colleges and hospitals — can’t pick up and move. But now Northeastern University is sort of doing just that. With a $100 million donation from David Roux, who was born […]
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Judge halts deportation of Iranian student
A FEDERAL JUDGE issued a 48 hour stay of the deportation of an Iranian student enrolled at Northeastern University, who arrived back in the US on Sunday night and was detained by immigration officials at Logan Airport. US District Court Judge Allison Burroughs issued the ruling on Monday night less than two hours after attorneys for […]
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Hey, college presidents, speak up!
COLLEGE PRESIDENTS HAVE long used the bully pulpit that comes with their office to shape public opinion. That is, until now. Today, college leaders remain silent, having turned their sights inward to their own campuses. Their desire to avoid any press has diminished their moral authority and role as important thought leaders. In the past, […]