The Westin 11

The Westin 11 refers to the August 2020 dismissal of 11 NUin students who were residing in the Westin Hotel Copley for violations of COVID-19 policies. THe university chose to make a press release about the dismissal, resulting in international news coverage from CNN, the Washington Post, and others. Following the incident, the parents of the involved students hired a lawyer to attempt to get a refund from the university. The university gave a tuition credit for future semesters to the students, but did not refund housing fees.