NEWS
David Lazer, University Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Computer Sciences, spoke with Nature on efforts to dispel misinformation online and on the ground about the COVID vaccine.

Mai'a K. Davis Cross, Edward W. Brooke Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, has coedited a new book—European-Russian Power Relations in Turbulent Times, with Pawel Karolewski of the University of Leipzig. The volumes features contributions from scholars across the U.S., Europe, and Russia.
Alicia Sasser Modestino, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Economics and Director of Research in the Dukakis Center, was interviewed by News@Northeastern on the effect of child care on the economy.
Phil Brown, University Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Health Sciences and Director of the Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute (SSEHRI), and other SSEHRI researchers published an article on COVID in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior.
Molly Nebiolo, 4th year doctoral student in history, has been awarded the 2021-2022 Friends of the APS Predoctoral Fellowship in Early American History (to 1840) at the American Philosophical Society. This fellowship also includes an affiliation with the McNeil Center for Early American Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Congrats Molly!
EVENTS
IRJ Fourth Annual David B. Schulman Distinguished Lecture | Hands Up, Don’t Shoot

Tuesday, April 20
5:00 - 6:30 PM
 
The Institute on Race and Justice presents its fourth annual David B. Schulman Distinguished Lecture, featuring honored guest Dr. Jennifer Cobbina, Associate Professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University. Dr. Cobbina will be giving a talk based on her book Hands Up, Don’t Shoot: Why the Protests in Ferguson and Baltimore Matter, and How They Changed America.   
Myra Kraft Open Classroom Inspiring Design: Creating Beautiful, Just, and Resilient Places in America
 
Wednesday, April 21
6:00 - 7:30 PM
 
The events of 2020 will have deep and lasting consequences for every aspect of society, including the physical environments we inhabit—our homes, our neighborhoods, and our cities. This is the final session of MKOC for Spring 2021 and is titled Lessons Learned. The featured speakers are Ted Landsmark; Anne-Marie Lubenau of the Bruner Foundation; David Gamble of Gamble Associates; and Robert DeLeo, University Fellow for Public Life, Northeastern University.
Events Coming Soon
Information Ethics Roundtable

Wednesday, May 5
10:00 - 11:30 AM 

Speaker Silvia Milano will present "Epistemic fragmentation and the challenge to civic governance of AI services."
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."

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. For those interested, we will also set the groundwork for future interdisciplinary collaborations.

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.