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The Suffolk Journal

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The Suffolk Journal

The entrance of Suffolks 73 Tremont building.
Melissa Hanson/Journal Staff

Tuition to rise nearly four percent next academic year

Dani Marrero February 25, 2015

President Norman Smith announced on Thursday that full-time undergraduate student tuition for the 2015-16 academic year is set at $33,800, a 3.9 percent increase from last year’s cost. The rate is...

By Victoria Davis

Suffolk offers special housing rate for commuters in need of lodging

Will Senar February 25, 2015

Suffolk University, in a push to accommodate commuter students whose schedules have been disrupted by periods of harsh winter weather and delayed public transportation, has started an initiative to allow...

Both President Sofia Lesko (left) and Heidi Dumesich (right) 
hope to bring representatives from U.N. Women to Suffolk to speak about the core values of HeForShe.
Courtesy of Heidi Dumesich

HeForShe: pioneering gender equality on campus

Dani Marrero February 18, 2015

Through an initiative known as HeForShe by the United Nations Women, an agency of the U.N. promoting women’s empowerment and gender equality, students across the U.S. have started adopting chapters on...

Courtesy of Dan Esdale

Suffolk grad returns as top marketing employee

Heather Rutherford February 18, 2015

Comfortably situated in a corner office on the 11th floor of 73 Tremont, Dan Esdale, chief marketing officer at Suffolk University, feels as if he never left the university he graduated from in 2002. “I...

Hoggs mission is to show the homeless that they have not been forgotten about. 
Brigitte Carreiro/Journal Staff

‘Hope for the Homeless’ student pays it forward

Brigitte Carreiro February 18, 2015

Hope for the Homeless, a new, nonprofit organization started by Suffolk freshman Amanda Jean Hogg, is working to lend a helping hand to the homeless of the Boston area. Hogg, a native of Maine and sociology...

NimNim allows users to specify preferences, like pick up time or details on how they want their clothing items dry cleaned.

Suffolk senior creates app to lighten laundry load

Will Senar February 18, 2015

A Suffolk University senior and his brother have created an app that allows them to act as a laundry service. Through the NimNim app, they travel door-to-door to pick up and deliver clothing and shoes....

(Courtesy of Suffolk University)

Chairman of the Board encourages Suffolk community to be involved in search for next president

Thalia Yunen February 12, 2015

After four years with three different presidents at Suffolk’s helm, the university is searching for a new leader to succeed Norman Smith, who became the interim president just days before fall semester...

Melissa Hanson/Journal Staff

Emergency Manager focuses on students amid snowstorms

Brigitte Carreiro February 12, 2015

Following the recent barrage of winter storms that piled dozens of inches of snow onto the metro Boston area and caused multiple school closures, Suffolk University’s Emergency Manager John DeSilva stressed...

Courtesy of Daveson Perez

Senior Series: CAS scholars willing to travel for dream job

Brigitte Carreiro February 12, 2015

Having a definite plan following graduation is always the dream, but is not always attainable. For some College of Arts and Sciences seniors, the path to postgraduate success isn’t always a straight...

Courtesy of  Matt McInnis

New dating apps play role of Cupid for students

February 12, 2015

By Dani Marrero and Sammy Hurwitz We order our food online, submit our homework through BlackBoard, and even online shop. So why not find love online, too? In this modern age where technology is...

Chairman of the Board encourages Suffolk community to engage in presidential search

Thalia Yunen February 11, 2015

Chairman of the Board of Trustees Andrew Meyer said in a letter sent to members of the Suffolk community on Wednesday that the board intends to work as diligently and as quickly as possible in finding...

Bid for Olympic Games discussed at Suffolk Law School

Bid for Olympic Games discussed at Suffolk Law School

Heather Rutherford February 6, 2015

When Boston was selected in January as the United States’ city to bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games, promised by Mayor Martin J. Walsh were a total of nine community meetings, giving the public and...

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