Northeastern University

Northeastern University will require everyone on campus this fall to be tested regularly for COVID-19, whether they have been vaccinated or not. The school, which is requiring vaccination for students, announced Tuesday that testing would be mandatory. “Starting on the week of September 6, faculty, staff, students, and vendor employees — both fully vaccinated and unvaccinated — will be required…

John Stout and Carly Zdanek are hoping to turn a free USB drive into the key to paying off $130,000 in combined student loan debt.

A Braintree couple is on a mission to trade up from a free USB drive to pay off $130,000 in combined student loan debt.

Hundreds of Emerson College graduates on Sunday will receive their diplomas at one of Boston’s most iconic venues: Fenway Park.  The ceremony for the class of 2021 will be held at 10 a.m. followed by the ceremony for the class of 2020 at 4 p.m. Both events will also be streamed live by the college. Emerson is the not the first school...

Multiple colleges in Boston are holding graduation ceremonies at the ballpark this year.

Former Northeastern University track and field coach Steve Waithe is facing federal charges in connection with what prosecutors said was a scheme to trick female student-athletes into sending him nude or semi-nude photos.

A former track and field coach at Northeastern University is accused of tricking female student athletes into sending him nude photos.

Steve Waithe was a track and field coach at Northeastern in Boston from October 2018 to February 2019.

As more schools try to return to some sense of normalcy, Northeastern University in Boston on Tuesday joined a growing list of colleges and universities that will require students to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to return to campus in the fall. Northeastern is the first Massachusetts college to announce that it will require students to get vaccinated. Only a…

The university is requiring all students to be vaccinated before they return to campus.

Colleges and universities across New England shifted campus life to a virtual setting last March as the coronavirus pandemic took hold. A year later, as vaccine distribution ramps up, many schools are planning for a more typical fall semester in 2021. Here’s a look of what universities across the region are saying about their fall semesters. Most Boston University students…

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey joined NBC10 Boston for Women’s History Month to reflect on her upbringing and her work in the office of AG so far. She also shares why having all kinds of women in law is essential.

Northeastern University will hold in-person commencement ceremonies for undergraduates at Fenway Park on May 8, the school announced Monday. The announcement, posted to the school’s website, said the venue will provide graduates with a chance “to safely celebrate in person at an internationally known venue.” It noted that the commencement plans come with the increasing numbers of vaccinations and an…

The Northeastern University Class of 2021 will have its graduation at the home of the Boston Red Sox.

One year ago, college life shifted from walking across campus with friends to sitting behind a computer screen on Zoom as colleges sent students home as the coronavirus began to spread across the country.  While college life has remained atypical throughout the 2020-2021 academic school year, Northeastern University believes it might be able to provide students with a more traditional…

For the first time since the coronavirus pandemic started, some Boston area colleges and universities will give graduates their diplomas in person. But other schools are planning for their second virtual graduations. Still others, like Boston College and Tufts, have yet to announce commencement plans. Here’s a rundown of what the area’s higher education organizations have planned: Berklee will...

Former House Speaker Robert DeLeo has officially joined Northeastern University as a fellow and will both teach and mentor students at his alma mater, according to his lawyer. DeLeo, who last month ended a 30-year career on Beacon Hill as the longest serving speaker in state history, has agreed to become a “University Fellow for Public Life” at Northeastern, his…

The state has sent about 200 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Northeastern University.

Massachusetts sent about 200 doses of Moderna’s vaccine to Northeastern University. About half of those doses have already been given out, officials say.