Mission

The Office of Government Relations is Northeastern University’s primary liaison with state and federal governments. In addition, the office assists the university’s internal constituencies — schools, centers and institutes, faculty, students and staff — in facilitating their relationships with the state and federal policy makers. This includes public policy development and advocating on behalf of the university on significant issues related to higher education and research. The office also provides strategic counsel, including development of policy options and initiatives for the university, and facilitates interactions between the university and governmental entities.

 

The Office of Government Relations works in close coordination with the Office of City and Community Affairs.

 

Noteworthy at NU

Aoun/Kanter

Northeastern hosts U.S. Under Secretary of Education

Martha Kanter, Under Secretary for Education, discussed college affordability at Northeastern on May 8th.  Kanter met with Northeastern President Joseph Aoun and more than twenty other higher-education leaders and then addressed a town-hall audience of over sixty to discuss the Administration's proposals.

Discoveries at NU

State House panel

Bouvé  faculty brief legislators on health policy

In a panel discussion at the Massachusetts State House, top North­eastern faculty briefed key law­makers and aides on research and ini­tia­tives related to containing the growing costs of health care while maintaining quality. The event was sponsored by Rep. Steve Walsh (D-Lynn), the House chairman of the Joint Committee of Health Care Financing. 

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Pleased #MAhouse passed economic development bill to include sci&tech matching grant fund &highlights importance of research #mapoli

#Northeastern researcher w. @nsf grant designing #sustainable buildings-materials can be re-used after deconstruction http://t.co/FpFf6uML

RT @ThereseMurrayMA: The #Senate is in formal session to debate the budget. There are 694 filed amendments to the budget. http://t.co/dh ...

At the State House where the Senate budget is about to be taken up.