Nathan Hostert, Political Science '21, spoke at Saturday's undergraduate ceremony on the ways that he and his classmates have been forced to learn and grow in order to deal with the societal issues that their generation have inherited—and how these experiences have made them stronger.
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William Miles, Professor of Political Science, has been selected for a Fulbright Global Scholar Award. Professor Miles will be studying government policies to reverse the brain drain from India, Morocco, and Israel, particularly as such policies affect the respective Jewish diasporas.
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As part of the Digital Cities Research Network, Principle Investigator Olly Ayers of the New College of the Humanities (NCH) and NULab affiliate and History Graduate Research Assistant Molly Nebiolo have created a story map that examines the history of St. Katharine Docks on the banks of the River Thames in London from its medieval origins to its industrial expansion, wartime destruction, and modern redevelopment.
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Alicia Sasser Modestino, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Economics and Director of Research in the Dukakis Center, and Alisa Lincoln, Associate Dean of Research, Director of the Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice Research and Professor of Health Sciences and Sociology, are among the co-authors of an article in Harvard Business Review on the importance of child care to the economy.
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David Lazer, University Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Computer Sciences and Co-Director of NULab for Texts, Maps, and Networks, spoke with News@Northeastern on research findings that show a discrepancy among parents' hesitancy to get their children vaccinated.
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James Alan Fox, Lipman Family Professor of Criminology, Law, and Public Policy, was interviewed by The New York Times on the rise of the term "active shooter" to describe gun-based violence.
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Jack McDevitt, Professor of the Practice in Criminology and Criminal Justice and Director of the Institute on Race and Justice, published an op-ed in CommonWealth Magazine calling for updates to Massachusetts' gun laws.
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In April 2021, the Northeastern Faculty Senate passed a resolution advancing the university’s commitment to demonstrating leadership in climate justice action. This initiative links Northeastern’s strengths in sustainability and resilience with the university’s engagement with racial justice and social justice. The resolution resulted from the work of the Climate Justice Action Planning Committee that involved members of faculty and faculty affiliates within the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, including Professors Ted Landsmark, Joan Fitzgerald, Auroop Ganguly, Rebecca Riccio, Brian Helmuth, Kelsey Pieper, and Jennie Stephens. The committee’s presentation to the faculty senate is available online.
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Python and Text Analysis for Absolute Beginners
Monday, May 10
2:00 - 4:00 PM
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In this hands-on session, attendees will learn some basic Python while working in Jupyter notebooks, an interactive web tool for running and writing about code. No prior experience with Python, JSTOR, or Jupyter is necessary, and no programming skills are needed or assumed for this session. |
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NU@Noon: Ethics and the Global Refugee Crisis
Tuesday, May 11
12:00 PM
This event is sponsored by the Office of Alumni Relations
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Serena Parekh, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Politics, Philosophy and, Economics Program, will demonstrate that there is not one but two global refugee crises. The first is the more well-known crisis faced by Western states who are asked to take in refugees and asylum seekers; the second is the crisis faced by refugees themselves who are unable to find refuge anywhere in the world. Professor Parekh will show why we should understand the global refugee crisis as a structural injustice and why this gives rise to a responsibility to address the crisis for refugees. |
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Fragile Freedom: Struggles for (in)equality
Saturday, May 15
9:00 AM
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NU’s 13th Annual Graduate History Conference will be held virtually this year. Keynote Jessica Marie Johnson of Johns Hopkins University will present "Telling Black Women's Stories of Bondage." Panel themes and times are:
- Art as Freedom | 9 AM
- Gender, Politics, & Identities | 10:45 AM
- Keynote | 12:30 PM
- Contested Ideologies in the 20th Century | 2:30 PM
- Violence, Insecurity, and Human Rights | 2:30 PM
- American History: the Global and Local | 4 PM
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IRJ Fourth Annual David B. Schulman Distinguished Lecture | Part 2
Tuesday, May 18
5:00 - 6:30 PM
The Institute on Race and Justice is proud to present part two of its fourth annual David B. Schulman Distinguished Lecture, featuring honored guest Dr. Alexes Harris, Presidential Term Professor and Professor of Sociology at the University of Washington and author of the book A Pound of Flesh: Monetary Sanctions as a Punishment for the Poor. Pulling from the key themes of her book, Dr. Harris will be giving a talk titled "A Pound of Flesh - How monetary sanctions create and exacerbate racial and economic inequality in the U.S. criminal legal system."
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Paper Lanterns: The Story of 12 American POWs and the Man Who Refused to Let Them be Forgotten
Thursday, May 20
12:00 PM
This event will feature a special discussion with NU alumna Nobuko Saito Cleary, LA ’70, and Barry Frechette who are producers of the documentary, Paper Lanterns, about the true story of 12 American POWs on the ground during the bombing of Hiroshima and their experiences in the years and decades that followed the end of World War II. Opening remarks will be made by the Honorable Setsuo Ohmori, Consul General of Japan in Boston.
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Nonprofit Industry Networking Hour
Tuesday, May 25
1:00 PM
Join the Office of Alumni Relations for a discussion on issues, trends, and careers in the nonprofit arena. The alumni hosts, including Jasmine Hicks CSSH ’11, bring extensive experience in numerous aspects of nonprofits, including advocacy, youth development and engagement, community outreach, fundraising, board leadership, resource development and more.
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An Exploration of James Joyce’s Ulysses
Wednesday, June 16
12:00 PM
Join the Office of Alumni Relations and Patrick Mullen, Associate Professor of English, for a reading of Ulysses. Professor Mullen will explore the opening chapter, “Telemachus,” and chapter four, “Calypso.” Ulysses is a novel full of life and death, sadness and humor, with a love for language and humanity. If you’ve always wanted to give reading the 20th century’s most influential novel a try, this is the day to start!
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Resilience and Autonomy - Pedagogical Multiliteracies in a Globalizing World
Friday, June 25
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Interested in helping learners adapt to major life disruptions as part of their class experience? This interdisciplinary virtual conference on learning resilience and autonomy will bring together three unique panels and two keynotes to explore the application of innovative, research-based teaching principles affecting individual students, instructors, and the educational institution. Together we will explore ways to address student accessibility and social justice needs as they face adversity and the challenges of becoming global digital citizens.
This free, virtual conference is organized by the Humanities Center. Registration is required.
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