
Mills & Northeastern Merger
Mills College and Northeastern University are merging to create a bicoastal university powered by Northeastern’s global experiential learning and research and strengthened by Mills’ legacy in women's leadership, equity, and social justice.

Vision & Values
Mills and Northeastern are combining to create a distinctive, bicoastal university that empowers students, faculty, staff, and society at large.

Student Opportunities
The goal of the merger is to provide new opportunities for current and future students. Building on the strengths of both institutions, Mills College will continue to offer a transformative education in the heart of Oakland, California, within the global network of Northeastern University.

Mills Institute
In addition to new undergraduate and graduate degree programs that will be offered by Mills College at Northeastern University, we are designing a Mills Institute to support the curriculum and further the legacy and mission of Mills. Programming and community engagement will focus on women’s leadership, gender and racial justice, and student success.

Transition Process
Mills and Northeastern have developed a collaborative process for bringing together our communities as we work through strategic and operational details involved in the transition leading up to our merger in July 2022.

Degree Completion
Mills and Northeastern have developed degree completion pathways for current Mills students who will graduate after the anticipated July 2022 merger. Students will receive one-on-one support to determine the best option for their future.
Mills & Northeastern News
Merger News Updates
A Message from the Mills College Board of Trustees
Oakland, CA—4.15.22
We want Mills to continue to be the best it can be. We looked at many possibilities and several opportunities. We found in Northeastern University a partner that will value our Mills students, our Mills faculty, and our Mills campus. The merger with Northeastern University means students will continue to study with Mills faculty on the Mills campus and obtain degrees and access to broader opportunities for study and experiential learning, including career preparation. Read the full message.

Oakland, CA—9.14.21
The Mills College Board of Trustees approved the merger of Mills College with Northeastern University, ensuring that the educational mission of Mills and its commitment to social justice, gender equity, and cultivating women’s leadership will live on. Read the full message.

Oakland, CA—9.20.21
As Mills College at Northeastern University, we will be able to sustain Mills’ mission, preserve its legacy, more robustly serve our own people—students, faculty, staff, and alumnae—as well as remain a good neighbor and critical anchor in our local community and the East Bay. Read the full message.