Nathan Metcalf

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Camilo Fonseca |Nathan Metcalf

“It seems like science fiction, or a horror movie,” said Julie Shields, mother of a Harvard Law graduate, walking out of the Harvard Coop on Tuesday. “It proves that what happens somewhere else — it can happen here.”Shields, an attorney originally from New York, said it had been “frightening” to see the pressure campaign unfold against one of the most prestigious and respected institutions in the country — even more so knowing that it could affect her daughter’s education and career.

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Jason Laughlin |Neena Hagen |Nathan Metcalf

Since the start of the Trump administration, the NSF cut 251 grants to Massachusetts institutions worth $249 million, federal data showed. That accounts for a lion’s share of the $265.4 million in NSF grants lost at 40 institutions across New England. The cuts could mean lost jobs and hundreds of research projects abruptly halted without a clear path forward.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Brian MacQuarrie |Nathan Metcalf

When Dolores Rodriguez arrived in East Boston from El Salvador, she didn’t speak English or know anyone in the city. Rodriguez, 48, was far from her family, grieving the distance, and struggling to build a life in her new country. Everything changed when she walked through the doors of Most Holy Redeemer Church, she said. “That was the main thing,” Rodriguez said. “Everybody is welcome right there — Latin people, American people.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Esmy Jimenez |Nathan Metcalf

Efrain Sanchez wheeled a dolly carrying Maseca corn flour and beer into Lynn’s Casa Antigua restaurant on a recent Friday afternoon. The restaurant, which serves Central American and Mexican food, was nearly empty, save for a man at the bar asking for a beer, and a mother and her child eating a late lunch.

2 months ago | bostonglobe.com | Nathan Metcalf |Tonya Alanez

Boston University students, in hopes of establishing a sanctuary campus free of federal agents seeking to identify, surveil, detain, or deport international students, staff, and faculty, marched to the Dean of Students office Thursday to make their voices heard. Protesters coordinated chants by call and response between megaphone wielding organizers and the crowd.