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The Suffolk Journal

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The Suffolk Journal

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In 30 person layoff, Suffolk leadership focuses on longevity

Maren Halpin, Editor-in-Chief October 23, 2025

Suffolk University laid off 30 staff members in the last two weeks as leadership continues to grapple with threats to higher education and works to protect the university’s future. Many of the layoffs...

A CSDI event's table set up and decorations.

CSDI hosts welcoming events for LGBTQ+ history month

Corey DeCristofaro, Journal Contributor October 21, 2025

The Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion at Suffolk University will be hosting events this month centered around LGBTQ+ History Month. The events that have already occurred include a National Coming...

Students browsing Suffolk’s Performance and Arts Council, Thrift-o-RAMa and the WSFR collaborative campus costume sale racks.

Suffolk’s campus costume sale makes Halloween affordable and sustainable

Caleigh Askintowicz, Journal Contributor October 21, 2025

Suffolk’s Performance and Arts Council, Thrift-o-RAMa and WSFR collaborated to produce a campus costume sale in the Sawyer lobby Oct. 15 and 16. With every item $5 or less, it created the opportunity...

Suffolk's Student Government Association during a meeting.

Students reflect on Suffolk club funding decrease

Corey DeCristofaro, Journal Contributor October 14, 2025

With the middle of the fall semester now approaching, many clubs have begun to make plans for the rest of the year with their budgets. However, many clubs are grappling with reduced budgets with some appealing...

Seniors Ayan Mohamed, Camille LeVasseur-Hartgrove, Christina Lydon and Noor Janjua.

Divas who make a difference: Suffolk’s Notorious club hosts its first event

Franklin Nguyen, Journal Contributor October 14, 2025

In her rhinestone heels, pink suit, red lipstick and passion for Constitutional law, Christina Lydon is Suffolk’s very own Elle Woods.  When she started Notorious, Lydon wasn’t just founding another...

Professor Kimberly Ring Allen giving her lecture in the Smith Commons.

Professor Kimberly Ring Allen delivers powerful, personal ‘last’ lecture

Nyla Perez, Journal Contributor October 14, 2025

Suffolk’s Center for First-Generation and Educational Equity and Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion hosted their second “Last Lecture” Oct. 7, featuring professor Kimberly Ring Allen. Speaking...

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Emergency preparedness comes to Suffolk with new CERT program

Molly Sullivan, Journal Contributor October 14, 2025

An inaugural class of Suffolk students, faculty and staff will begin Community Emergency Response Team training Oct. 21, in an effort to build essential skills in disaster preparedness and earn a nationally-recognized...

Members of the Venture Literary Magazine gather outside Mass. State House to protest banned books.

Suffolk’s Venture Literary Magazine hosts banned books protest at the State House

Eva Hanegraaff, Journal Contributor October 14, 2025

As of 2021, there were upwards of 23,000 banned books, according to PEN America. Suffolk University’s Venture Literary Magazine decided to take a stand, putting on a protest last Friday at the Massachusetts...

The Ridgeway Athletic Center which houses the SUPD main office.

SUPD releases annual campus safety report

Jack Gosselin, Journal Contributor October 7, 2025

Content warning: The following discusses topics including sexual assault and violence. The Suffolk University Police Department released its annual report on crime and fire events Sept. 29, as required...

Graduated McNair Scholars with their stoles and advisors. (courtesy of Bryan Langren)

‘The McNair Scholars Program is here to stay’

Zoe Toperosky, News Editor October 7, 2025

Suffolk’s McNair Scholars program is safe for another year after leaving on an unknown note last semester.  “My future is not being taken away and my dreams are not being torn apart via an administration,”...

The Finance and Investment club’s Executive Board and analysts. (courtesy of Zena Fitzgerald)

Suffolk’s analyst program reaches a participant high and acceptance rate low

Alexis Crochiere, News Editor October 7, 2025

Suffolk University’s Finance and Investing club’s analyst program has the largest and most selective class in its history this year. The Finance and Investing club is an organization of Sawyer Business...

Over 100 people attended John Nucci's retirement party Sept. 30.

Nucci’s retirement party marks memorable impact over 33 year Suffolk career

Maren Halpin, Editor-in-Chief October 1, 2025

Roughly a hundred people from every corner of Boston – including many of Boston’s most influential in business and politics – gathered to celebrate the retirement of Suffolk University’s Vice President...

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