NEWS
Margaret Burnham, University Distinguished Professor of Law and Affiliate Professor of Africana Studies, and Patricia Davis, Associate Professor of Communications Studies in CAMD with an affiliation in CSSH, spoke with News@Northeastern on the importance of Juneteenth being named a federal holiday.

Beginning July 5, the newsletter will transition to a bi-weekly publication schedule until the fall semester.
Natasha Ibori, International Affairs, CSSH ’18, was profiled by News@Northeastern for winning the inaugural Innovator Award from Northeastern’s Women Who Empower inclusion and entrepreneurship initiative. Her goal of providing clean and affordable electricity to her homeland of Nigeria is on its way to being realized with her new company, Uwana Energy.
Patricia Davis, Associate Professor of Communications Studies in CAMD with an affiliation in CSSH, explains the long road that Juneteenth has taken to getting nationwide recognition—and what comes next for the holiday.
Richard Wamai, Associate Professor of Cultures, Societies and Global Studies, was interviewed by News@Northeastern on his research into the handling of COVID by African countries and governments.
Brandon Welsh, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, has published two articles in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine alongside co-authors Steven Zane, Florida State University, and Scott Podolsky, Harvard Medical School. The articles expand on the research of the Cambridge-Somerville Youth Study, a delinquency prevention experiment embedded in a prospective longitudinal survey of the development of offending. These new articles explore the history of the study’s evaluation design and its influences from medicine and the social sciences.
Risa Kitagawa, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, has published an article in the World Politics on how leaders apologize for historic wrongs, and why this matters.
James Alan Fox, Lipman Family Professor of Criminology, Law, and Public Policy, appeared in USA Today and AP News in two recent articles on mass shootings across the country.
Alicia Sasser Modestino, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Economics and Director of Research in the Dukakis Center, co-authored an op-ed in the Boston Business Journal with Thomas Crohan of John Hancock on the importance of summer jobs.
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EVENTS
Resilience and Autonomy—Pedagogical Multiliteracies in a Globalizing World

Friday, June 25
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

This interdisciplinary virtual conference on learning resilience and autonomy brings together three unique panels and two keynotes to explore the application of innovative, research-based teaching principles affecting students, instructors, and the educational institution. Featured speakers are Flower Darby, Assistant Dean of Online and Innovative Pedagogies, Northern Arizona ("Emotional Presence in Online Teaching for Increased Student Engagement, Persistence, and Success") and Marla Perez Lugo, Hubert Humphrey Distinguished Visiting Professor, Macalester College ("Resilience Learning: Reflections on Academia’s Responses to Extreme Operating Environments"). This free, virtual conference is organized by the Humanities Center's Collaborative Research Cluster themed "Resilience and Autonomy—Pedagogical Multi-literacies in a Globalizing World." Registration is required; ASL interpreting services have been requested for this event.