Ademidun Ajibade, a second-year international affairs grad student, says her co-op in Greece handling human rights cases helped her separate emotion from the law. But it also taught her about the power of compassion when dealing with people’s lives.
Her family history inspires her to help aspiring doctors from nontraditional backgrounds
Khailah Nichole-Robin Griffin realized last year that preparing for and applying to medical school was more difficult and expensive than she had imagined—and that the admission system was tilted against people from unusual backgrounds. She responded to those challenges by creating UnorthoDOCx, a nonprofit organization that provides resources for nontraditional pre-medical students.
New Black, Queer Husky Ambassadors Chair Honored To Be ‘Trailblazer’ In Leadership Role
We profile Olowoyeye as the new leader of the Husky Ambassadors and co-president of Afrospectrum, two groups committed to welcoming new and diverse students at Northeastern.
A Recent Law Graduate Is Helping Underrepresented People Seek Clemency
Lucie Gulino is collaborating with Equal Justice Works, a not-for-profit provider of legal services, to offer a first-of-its-kind clemency and family support project in Boston for people who earn lower incomes who are Black, indigenous, and people of color; and queer...
Broader Latino Prosperity Among Goals Of Philanthropic Fund Led By Northeastern Graduate
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted ongoing disparities in health care, education and the economy for Massachusetts’ rapidly growing Latino community. Northeastern graduate Evelyn Barahona, who earned her international business degree in 1999, heads up a new...
‘Paper Lanterns’ Reflects Common Humanity In The Face Of Violence
A documentary detailing one Hiroshima survivor’s quest to recognize U.S. prisoners of war killed by the atomic blast in World War II focuses on connection, said the movie’s producers at a Northeastern event honoring Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage...
She’s Learning How to Advocate at the Human Rights Campaign
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.
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...
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...