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What does prioritizing your mental well-being look like when you’re navigating culture, identity, expectations, and the ...
10/07/2026

What does prioritizing your mental well-being look like when you’re navigating culture, identity, expectations, and the pressure to always be “strong”?

Join us for an honest, culturally grounded conversation about mental health in the Black and Brown community. We’re getting real about generational stigma, the “strong woman/man” narrative, cultural perspectives on therapy, identity-related stress, and what it means to truly care for yourself.

Come ready to relax, relate, and release - because you don’t have to carry it all alone.

🔗 RSVP at the link in bio.

Pull up a chair and bring your appetite!Get ready for Afro-Latin Caring Cuisine - an evening celebrating the flavors, cu...
09/28/2026

Pull up a chair and bring your appetite!

Get ready for Afro-Latin Caring Cuisine - an evening celebrating the flavors, culture, and community that connect us. 🌍🖤❤️

Join us for food, games, conversation, and good vibes as we explore the rich connections between cultures through cuisine. Come hungry, leave connected!

🔗 RSVP at the link in bio.

College isn’t just about finding your classes - it’s about finding the spaces, people, and communities that make campus ...
09/23/2026

College isn’t just about finding your classes - it’s about finding the spaces, people, and communities that make campus feel a little more like home.

Join us for Finding Your Community: Building Community in College and hear from upperclassmen and graduate students as they share how they built community, found their spaces, and navigated college along the way.

Whether you’re brand new to campus or still figuring out where you fit, pull up, ask questions, and connect.

Because sometimes, finding your people starts with simply showing up.

🔗RSVP at the link in bio.

The new A Different World is here and we’re watching it together! 👀🍿Join the JDOAAI for a night of good vibes, good food...
09/23/2026

The new A Different World is here and we’re watching it together! 👀🍿

Join the JDOAAI for a night of good vibes, good food, and a first look at the next generation of Hillman. Come catch the premiere, bring your friends, and let’s see what this new era is giving! 🎬

📅 Friday, September 25
📍 JDOAAI 2nd Floor Study Space
🎟️ RSVP at the Link in Bio.

Pull up. Press play. Let’s talk about it. 👀

Please note that today’s event has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding....
09/22/2026

Please note that today’s event has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.

Stay tuned to the JDOAAI Instagram for updates on upcoming events and programs. ❤️🖤

🎓📺 A DIFFERENT WORLD IS COMING BACK… AND WE’RE MAKING IT OUR OWN.Hillman College gave us the blueprint for what college ...
09/21/2026

🎓📺 A DIFFERENT WORLD IS COMING BACK… AND WE’RE MAKING IT OUR OWN.

Hillman College gave us the blueprint for what college life can look like - finding your people, navigating relationships, figuring yourself out, and learning how to make it through the ups AND downs.

Now that A Different World is returning, we’re bringing those conversations to Northeastern. 🐾

Welcome to A Different World: Northeastern Edition - a series exploring the real experiences behind the college experience:

📺 A Different World Watch Party
Revisit the world that started it all and see what still resonates today.

💬 Finding Your Community in College
How do you find your people at Northeastern? Let’s talk connection, belonging, and building your community.

🧠 Whole Not Well: Mental Health in the Black and Brown Community
Because college isn’t always picture-perfect. A real conversation about mental health, relationships, and taking care of your whole self.

🍹 Outside the Party: Binge Drinking, Party Culture & Making Health Choices
Parties are part of college life. Let’s talk binge drinking, peer pressure, consent, safety, and making healthy choices without the judgment.

Different campus. Different generation. Same need for community.

Your Northeastern experience is your world. 🌎
Come be part of the conversation.

🔗Register at the link in bio.

You know where to go when you need help… right? Whether it’s your physical health, mental well-being, or safety, Northea...
09/17/2026

You know where to go when you need help… right? Whether it’s your physical health, mental well-being, or safety, Northeastern has resources to support you!

Join JDOAAI, Northeastern Police, and University Health & Counseling Services to learn about the resources available to you on campus, including:

🩺 Medical care & wellness resources
🧠 Counseling & mental health support
🛡️ Safety services & more

🔗RSVP to attend at the link in bio.

POV: you’re still not over the JDOAAI Open House 🖤The vibes? Immaculate.The photo booth? Understood the assignment. The ...
09/17/2026

POV: you’re still not over the JDOAAI Open House 🖤

The vibes? Immaculate.
The photo booth? Understood the assignment.
The community? Unmatched.

Throwing it back to a day full of good energy, new connections, and SO many memories at 40 Leon St.

Okayyy… who’s ready for the next one?

Missed the snow cones at Open House? 👀🍧 Don’t worry - we’ve got you!🍧 WHAT’S THE SCOOP? 🍧 is happening now! Sign up to g...
09/15/2026

Missed the snow cones at Open House? 👀🍧 Don’t worry - we’ve got you!

🍧 WHAT’S THE SCOOP? 🍧 is happening now! Sign up to grab a sweet treat, connect with friends, and see what’s happening at the Institute.

AND THAT’S A WRAP! ✨📸Yesterday’s Open House was one for the books! From meeting new faces to catching up with familiar o...
09/12/2026

AND THAT’S A WRAP! ✨📸

Yesterday’s Open House was one for the books! From meeting new faces to catching up with familiar ones, grabbing some food, and serving looks in the photo booth 📸 - the energy was EVERYTHING.

Thank you to everyone who came through and made the day so special - especially Snapped Boston LLC

And if you missed it… we’ll see you at Tuesday’s Ice Cream Social! 👀 Remember to register at the link in bio.

Address

40 Leon Street
Boston, MA
02115

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 9am - 4:30pm

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+16173733143

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