Five months after Northeastern assembled a committee to explore the possibility of implementing a campus-wide smoke-free policy, the decision has been made to move forward with the ban. This fall, the … read more »
Boston Bombing Legal Case: Northeastern Law Professor On Next Steps, Challenges
The pending legal case surrounding Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his reportedly copped-to involvement in the Marathon Monday bombings is almost sure to incite a visceral reaction from the public one way … read more »
Northeastern Shows Off Its ‘Secret Sauce,’ Awarding Nearly $5K to New Student Ventures
Twenty-two ventures came into Northeastern’s Husky Startup Challenge with nothing but an idea. After three months of guidance and support from the University’s Entrepreneurs Club, however, they were able to turn those ideas … read more »
Northeastern Named the Inaugural Champion of the Campus Innovation March Madness Challenge
After three weeks of basketball bliss, Louisville and Michigan are suiting up for the Championship Game of the 2013 March Madness tournament tonight. Yet, as they’ve battled their way to the final … read more »
Most Universities Do Business Plan Competitions, But Northeastern Just Does Business
IDEA CEO Chris Wolfel is amazed when he thinks back to his first Northeastern Entrepreneurship Expo (NEXPO) in spring 2011. The event was held in the University’s Curry Student Center Ballroom … read more »
Colleges Need to Invest Wisely to Attract & Retain Students
Sixty percent of people think the U.S. school system is “poor” or just “fair” and think an online degree is just the same as enrolling full-time on a campus, according … read more »
State of the Union: Political Experts Predict The Usual, Plus One Possible Presidential Curveball
“I think we will see him get aggressive on gun control…maybe the economy, too, but not in a way that is particularly polarizing,” said Greg Goodale, Associate Professor in Communication … read more »
5 Things People Want from Higher Education, According to Northeastern
Northeastern’s recent national Innovation in Higher Education opinion poll revealed what academia has known, yet feared, for years: the higher education system needs to change, and it needs to change now. … read more »
New Northeastern Survey Reveals Higher Education Needs Innovation—Now
Northeastern’s newest survey woke up academia today, reiterating the ever-present, looming, yet feared, truth: the higher education system needs to change, and it needs to change now.
VentureCrowd Launches at Northeastern to Connect Entrepreneurially-Minded Talent with Companies
At a school with over 16,000 undergraduates like Northeastern, cross-pollination between departments and organizations isn’t easy to enforce. “Design students keep to design students, business students to business students,” says … read more »
Northeastern Gears Up for Global Entrepreneurship Week, Bolstered By Alumni Past & Present
Over 115 countries have participated in Global Entrepreneurship Week since its launch in 2008. Here in the Hub, Northeastern University hasn’t wanted to miss out on the startup-spirited fun, and … read more »
Free Food, Shuttle Services & On-Campus Parties: Boston’s Colleges Encourage Students To Vote
Greater Boston’s college students have made it clear they’re ready to vote in the 2012 presidential election and, lucky for them, their schools have jumped to supporting them. From shuttle … read more »