IN THE NEWS
William F.S. Miles, Professor of Political Science, is featured in a Guardian article on the rise of Judaism in Nigeria.

Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs, Diversity and Inclusion; Edward W. Brooke Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Director of the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs; Dean's Professor of Sustainability Science & Policy; Director of Strategic Research Collaborations, Global Resilience Institute
Lipman Family Professor of Criminology, Law, and Public Policy
Assistant Professor of Religion and Africana Studies
Assistant Professor of Journalism and Media Innovation
New York Times
Davis Distinguished Professor of American Literature; Professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs
Director, Security and Resilience Studies Program; Professor, Political Science and Public Policy
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Professor of Sociology; Director of the Northeastern Environmental Justice Research Collaborative
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Professor of the Practice in Criminology and Criminal Justice; Director, Institute on Race and Justice
RECOGNITION AND PUBLICATIONS
Under the direction of Associate Professor of English K.J. Rawson, the Digital Transgender Archive (DTA) has been awarded a major grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources through the Digitizing Hidden Collections: Amplifying Unheard Voices program. The project, titled “‘Y’all Better Quiet Down’: Trans BIPOC Digitization Initiative,” is an ambitious, 10-member collaboration led by the DTA to digitize a wide range of materials documenting transgender, gender non-conforming, and gender-expansive Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.
Students from English Chair Neal Lerner’s Research on Writing class have developed a website to showcase their research on the writing done by CSSH students while on co-op. The website covers the history of co-op throughout the past several decades, as well as the students’ research methods and survey results. The students presented their findings at the Research, Innovation, Scholarship, and Entrepreneurship (RISE) 2022 Virtual Expo on April 14, 2022.
Amílcar Barreto, Professor and Chair of Cultures, Societies, and Global Studies; Professor and Interim Director of International Affairs; and Professor of Political Science, was interviewed by KCBS radio in San Francisco about a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that excludes residents of Puerto Rico from receiving Social Security Income.
Apply to join the IWC's leadership team

The Interdisciplinary Women’s Collaborative is now accepting applications for next year’s leadership team. Early applications are highly encouraged and positions will be open until filled.
EVENTS
CSSH Celebration Ceremony
(Undergraduate and Master’s)

Tuesday, May 10
1:30 - 4:15 PM

Matthews Arena
The CSSH Celebration will include both undergraduate and master’s students. The program features a number of speakers and a poetry reading. Names of the graduates will be read at the CSSH Celebration. 

Degrees will be conferred at the Commencement Exercises at Fenway Park.
Academic Innovation for the Public Good | A Book Conversation Series

Wednesday, May 25
7:00 - 8:00 PM
Join the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs for 10 monthly book conversations with leading scholars on how higher education can affect the public good. Each session features an author of a recently published book exploring the role of colleges and universities in addressing society’s problems. An expert in the author’s field will conduct the interview, followed by questions from the audience.

This session will feature guest speaker Sarah Stein Greenberg, Executive Director of Stanford d.school and author of Creative Acts for Curious People: How to Think, Create, and Lead in Unconventional Ways.