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Higher Education
Northeastern’s message to students: come back to class
Nearly a year after COVID-19 gripped the country and transformed higher education, Northeastern University is urging students to come back to the class this spring. The effort has angered some faculty and students, who say the university is prioritizing an image of a bustling campus over public health. Continue reading →
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Business
Boston to big developers: Pay up
The Walsh administration this week plans to sharply hike the fees that developers of office, lab, and other large commercial buildings must pay to support affordable housing and job training programs. Continue reading →
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World
Olympics chief said sorry for demeaning women. In Japan, that’s often enough.
In the days since the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee ignited a fierce backlash by asserting that women talk too much in meetings, more than half of the Japanese public agreed in a poll that he was "not qualified" to lead. One of Japan’s most prominent Olympic hopefuls, Naomi Osaka, said his comments were “really ignorant.” Editorials in two of the country’s largest newspapers called for him to resign. Continue reading →
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Business
Boston to big developers: Pay up
The Walsh administration this week plans to sharply hike the fees that developers of office, lab, and other large commercial buildings must pay to support affordable housing and job training programs. Continue reading →
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