Hillary Chute, Distinguished Professor of English and Art + Design, was interviewed by News@Northeastern on the rise of comics as an art form, particularly around LGBTQIA+ representation.

Serena Parekh, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of Politics, Philosophy and Economics Program, won the book award for her recent book, No Refuge, from the North American Society for Social Philosophy.

Molly Nebiolo, History PhD candidate, has received the Friends of the APS Predoctoral Fellowship in Early American History at the American Philosophical Society’s Library & Museum.

Jack McDevitt, Professor of the Practice in Criminology and Criminal Justice and Director of the Institute on Race and Justice, was interviewed by CNN on the increase of gun purchases among Americans.

James Alan Fox, Lipman Family Professor of Criminology, Law, and Public Policy, co-authored an op-ed in the Orlando Sentinel on the long-term effects of the Pulse mass shooting five years ago. Professor Fox was also quoted in U.S. News on homicide rates and the politicization of the data.

Alicia Sasser Modestino, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Economics and Director of Research in the Dukakis Center, was interviewed by WBUR on the importance of community colleges in increasing employment and earnings for graduates when compared to high school graduates.

Jennie Stephens, Director of the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Dean's Professor of Sustainability Science and Policy, and Director of Strategic Research Collaborations in the Global Resilience Institute, joined other leading scientists, indigenous leaders, and climate activists last Wednesday to discuss the risks of solar geoengineering and explore how climate action is possible without dangerous technological fixes. The event can be viewed online. In conjunction with the event, a letter, co-authored by Professor Stephens, was published in Science to warn against solar geoengineering.