Third-year student Malathi Reddy found her passion in a communications class. Now, she’s taking her advocacy to the next level at the Human Rights Campaign, an organization fighting for LGBTQ+ equality in the U.S., and the largest to do so.
They Inspire Women To Code And Teach Lifelong Learning Skills
Laney Strange, associate teaching professor of computer science, and Missy McElligott, associate teaching professor of biology, were nominated by their students to receive the Excellence in Teaching Award for their outstanding dedication to diversity and comprehensive...
To Bake 20,000 Cookies For Service Members, It Takes An Engineer’s Approach
In college, Christina McNeil says she was known for being good at two things: “complex variable equations and cookies.” Now a web producer and social media specialist in Northeastern’s College of Engineering, McNeil has been prolific in the latter.
Aerin Frankel Is Named National Player Of The Year In NCAA Women’s Ice Hockey
The Huskies goaltender capped a historic season by receiving the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. Frankel, a senior, joins Kendall Coyne-Schofield, the 2016 winner, and Brooke Whitney, who won in 2002, as Northeastern’s recipients of the highest individual award in the...
Women Journalists Are Fighting To Overcome The ‘Macho Dynamics’ Of US Newsrooms
In this time of enormous social change, women journalists are pushing for equity and inclusion for everyone in the industry, including nonbinary people. A resolution of those issues is by no means assured, says Meg Heckman, an assistant professor of journalism at Northeastern.
Awareness Must Bring Change: Atlanta Shootings Stir Up Strong Reactions From Students, Faculty
Not another attack on our community, thought law professor and former trustee of the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Margaret Woo, after reading a text from her brother last week. The message said something about a shooting near Atlanta that killed...
Tired Of Waiting For Sports Equality, These All-Star Women Created TOGETHXR
The groundbreaking media and commerce company dedicated to achieving gender parity in media coverage was announced last week by Alex Morgan, Sue Bird, Simone Manuel, and Chloe Kim.
More Than A Fitness Group, CHAARG Is About Women Empowering Women
On any given day, small groups of five or so women are meeting on campus to work out together and pump each other up. These groups are composed of members of CHAARG, a national community of women that established its first chapter at Northeastern.
Why Don’t Drugs Work As Well For Women? They’re Tested On Male Mice.
Many pharmaceutical drugs don’t work as well for women as for men— and women are more often misdiagnosed for strokes and ADHD. Rebecca M. Shansky, associate professor of psychology at Northeastern, says the root of problem lies with research—and the fact that many...
The Huskies Won Their Fourth Straight Hockey East Title. Is The National Championship Next?
The final horn meant so much to the No. 1 Huskies. It marked their fourth straight Hockey East women’s championship with their 6-2 victory over Providence College in the title game Saturday at Matthews Arena. And on Sunday, they were awarded the No. 1 seed for the...