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Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, dies at 100. Mike Dukakis reflects on his legacy and leadership

Mike Dukakis, Massachusetts’ longest serving governor, of Northeastern University, reflects on former President Jimmy Carter’s life.

Momentum grows for a Trump impeachment

Calls for President Donald Trump’s removal from the White House continue from both Democrats and Republicans after last week’s riots at the U.S. Capitol. But according to Northeastern law professor Jeremy Paul, while impeachment permanently bars a president from being appointed to a federal position in the future, it’s not clear if that ban also includes elected office, like the presidency. "There's some dispute about that," Paul says.

Four things we learned about inequity in public transportation

“Public transportation should be studied through the lens of income inequality,” said Democratic congressional nominee Ayanna Pressley, one of a group of community activists, city officials, and researchers who convened at Northeastern Friday to discuss disparities in access to public transportation in the Boston area.

Open Classroom: Your guide to Election 2016

In Fall 2016, Northeastern’s Open Classroom series will examine the U.S. presidential race from many different angles. Here are five reasons to attend.

How the DNC has helped form a bond between two Northeastern professors

The 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia this week marks the fifth consecutive convention that professors Michael Dukakis and Dan Urman have attended together. Here’s how it began, with the moments they’ve shared along the way.

Supreme Court of the ’60s lent ‘legal force to the dissatisfaction with bigotry’

Former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank and retired federal judge Nancy Gertner discussed during last week’s Myra Kraft Open Classroom lecture the ramifications of the U.S. Supreme Court between 1953 and 1969, when Earl Warren served as chief justice.

3Qs: Changing of the guard on Beacon Hill

Michael Dukakis, Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Northeastern and the longest-serving governor in Massachusetts history, offers advice to new Gov. Charlie Baker.

Why politics aren’t for the faint of heart

Experts discussed the impact a politicians’ health can have on their political careers at a recent conference hosted by Northeastern’s Department of Political Science.

Mayoral, city council at-large candidates to face off at campus forum

With Election Day less than two weeks away, Northeastern University’s School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs will host a public forum on Sunday with the city’s mayoral and at-large city council candidates.

Northeastern reflects on conflict, civility, and respect

In the first event in a yearlong educational series on “civic sustainability,” Northeastern faculty and administrators encouraged students to embrace their diversity across culture, race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation.