Snell Library News Today

From outdoor study sessions to cuddling with Husky puppies, students share their experiences that define final exam week at Northeastern.

In early spring, Northeastern announced it would install solar panels on the roof of Snell Library, marking a major step forward for the university’s commitment to sustainability. The array of 332 solar panels, activated April 2 as part of the Snell Library renovations, have a power capacity of about 158 kilowatts and will lower Northeastern’s...

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Princeton University plans four solar installations on its New Jersey campus, while Northeastern University celebrates the completion of a highly visible rooftop solar project on the downtown Snell Library.

Northeastern faculty who self-identify as women make nearly 20% less than their male-identifying colleagues, according to a recently-published survey of average base salaries by the faculty senate’s Committee on Shared Governance. Northeastern faculty were informed of the “alarming” differences during a March 13 senate meeting.  Administering the faculty salary survey earlier this year, the Committee...

With the first days of spring in the rearview mirror, Northeastern’s Council for University Programs, or CUP, and other student organizations have kicked their programming into high gear for Springfest, a week-long celebration bringing various activities and performances to campus. “We’ve been trying to book lineups that are tailored to a bunch of different audiences,”...

When I first got the text Jan. 22 that NU Sci, Northeastern’s only student-run science magazine, would lose the office space in Curry Student Center it’s had for over 10 years, I felt conflicted. I recognized that Northeastern’s plan to replace some of the last remaining club offices with a bookable event space is a...

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The second floor of Snell Library will close Feb. 20 for renovations, Dean of the Library Dan Cohen announced in an email to students Friday afternoon. The basement level will reopen the same day and house physical books for the first time in nearly four years, the email stated. The second floor renovations are expected...

Northeastern canceled all classes on its Massachusetts campuses scheduled for Tuesday after the National Weather Service predicted a snowstorm would impact New England Tuesday morning. The cancellation is the first since university officials announced last month the school would no longer hold “virtual snow days,” which were created after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...