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Police are investigating a shooting near Boston Common.

A person was shot near Boston Common Thursday, according to police, and the shooter hasn’t been arrested. The report of a person shot near Tremont and Winter streets was received about 3:27 p.m., Boston police said. The Park Street MBTA station is near that address. Police said that the person who was shot is expected to survive and was...

The same group of teenage and pre-teen kids is believed to be responsible for a series of unprovoked attacks and property damage around the city over the last week.

Two female Suffolk University students were accosted and assaulted by a group of teenage and pre-teen kids near Boston Common on Tuesday night, the school announced.

Two female Suffolk University students were accosted and assaulted by a group of teenage and pre-teen kids near Boston Common on Wednesday night, the school announced. Boston police responded to the scene near the Earl of Sandwich restaurant on Tremont Street, the school said, where they discovered one of the Suffolk students had been punched by one of the five…

The incident was the latest in a string of violence committed by young teenagers in the city over the last week.

Boston-area college students from Ukraine are safe in the U.S., but they are having a difficult time as their loved ones and their homeland are threatened by Russia’s war. “Our own life that’s been going on here for quite some time, it’s on pause right now,” said Diana Zlotnikova, an undergraduate at Northeastern University. With the Russian invasion of...

Natives of Ukraine studying at colleges in the Boston area are watching Russia’s invasion with horror.

The poll, conducted by Suffolk University for NBC10 Boston and The Boston Globe, has Wu at 62%, more than double the 30% Essaibi George received.

With two weeks to go until the Boston mayoral election, Michelle Wu continues to hold a commanding lead over opponent Annissa Essaibi George, a new poll shows. The poll, conducted by Suffolk University for NBC10 Boston and The Boston Globe, has Wu at 62%, more than double the 30% Essaibi George received. Seven percent of respondents remain undecided. A MassINC/WBUR…

Significant majorities of registered voters in Boston support employers mandating COVID-19 vaccines among their workforces and the Baker administration’s new mask requirement in K-12 schools, according to a new survey. About 87% of Boston voters likely to cast ballots in the Sept. 14 preliminary election agree with Education Commissioner Jeff Riley’s policy requiring anyone over the age of 5 to…

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.

Suffolk University has announced it plans to hold an in-person commencement at Fenway Park in May. Pending city approval, the university plans to celebrate its 2020 and 2021 graduates with outdoor ceremonies held over two days, administrators said Tuesday. Like many colleges and universities, Suffolk postponed its commencement ceremony in May 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. “In the face…

A day after violent pro-Trump rioters stormed Capitol Hill, Suffolk University professor Rachael Cobb discussed the feasibility of removing President Trump from office.

Gov. Charlie Baker’s approval rating for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic appears to be slipping among Massachusetts residents, according to a new poll conducted by Suffolk University and The Boston Globe. Nearly 72% of those polled said they approve of Baker’s handling of the pandemic while 21% disapprove, the poll found. That’s a nearly 10-point drop from a...

It can be tough to navigate the court system these days, getting questions answered and forms filed with the restricted access required amid the coronavirus pandemic. But the Suffolk University Law School Legal Innovation and Technology Lab has made it quick and easy to deal with certain legal issues by launching MassAccess, a website with user-friendly court forms that can…

With access to Massachusetts’ court system restricted amid the coronavirus pandemic, students and leaders at Suffolk University Law School have been working for months to create a tool to help people navigate the court system.

While Democratic challenger Joe Biden is “comfortably ahead” of President Donald Trump in the polls, Director of Suffolk University’s Political Research Center David Paleologos said people should expect to see red and blue shifts as votes are counted. Paleologos estimates that unless Biden wins by a landslide, it could be days or even weeks until we know the final results....

Boston hotels are partnering with local universities in Boston to provide housing for students as they return to campus for the fall semester amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Boston Globe reports. In order to grapple with coronavirus-related challenges, universities have been working to provide students with socially-distanced housing as they prepare to welcome back students. Northeastern University, Suffolk University and…