Faculty Works-in-Progress Colloquium Series

Monday, January 27

12:00 - 1:00 PM

RP 909

Boston campus

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Please note: Attendance is only open to Northeastern University students, staff, and faculty. Lunch is provided.

Join the Humanities Center as faculty share their research and spark discussions that bridge history, identity, and societal change, followed by an interactive Q&A.

This session features Cassie McMillan, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology and Criminal Justice. Professor McMillan will present "New Destinations, Adolescent Friendship, and Substance Use: How Migration Inspires Network Revitalization."

Transforming Trauma: The Legacy of the Holocaust

Monday, January 27

6:00 - 7:30 PM

Robinson Hall 109

Boston campus

Join the German Consulate Boston and the Jewish Studies Program for a presentation and discussion with the founders of One by One International and members of Action Reconciliation Service for Peace on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp and the end of national socialism in Europe.

Seventh Annual David B. Schulman Distinguished Lecture

Tuesday, January 28

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Curry Student Center 333

Boston campus

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The Center on Crime, Race, and Justice will host Marva Goodson, Assistant Professor in The School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University, for a lecture about her research on community-based correctional supervision from a network perspective.

Spring 2025 Meet & Greet

Wednesday, January 29

4:00 - 5:30 PM

RP 3rd Floor

Boston campus

Join the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs for the Spring 2025 Meet and Greet and connect with students, faculty, and staff.

The Future of the Middle East Peace Process

Tuesday, February 4

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

240 Egan Research Center

Boston campus

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This event is open to the Northeastern community; all registrants must use their NU email address to register to attend.

The Center for International Affairs and World Cultures will host Ghaith al-Omari of the Washington Institute's Irwin Levy Family Program on the U.S.-Israel Strategic Relationship, and Dennis Ross from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, as part of the Leaders in Foreign Service Speaker Series. The moderator is Denise Garcia, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs.

Reimagining the World: Black Girls, Play, and Photography as Agents of Change

Tuesday, February 4

4:00 - 6:00 PM

EXP, 8th Floor

Boston campus

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Join the Africana Studies Program for a conversation with this year's Africana Studies Artist in Residence, Scheherazade Tillet—Trinidadian and African American photographer, art therapist, and community organizer. As a curator and social documentary photographer, Tillet uses site-specific work to explore the themes of gendered vulnerability, racial invisibility, pleasure, and play. 

Coffee & Conversation with Jennie Stephens

Wednesday, February 5

12:00 - 1:00 PM

RP 909

Boston campus

Jennie Stephens, Dean's Professor of Sustainability Science and Policy, will discuss ideas from her new book Climate Justice and the University: Shaping a Hopeful Future For All about reclaiming the public good mission of higher education and restructuring universities for transformative climate justice.

Security and Resilience Speaker Series: Spring 2025

Thursday, February 6

6:00 - 7:30 PM

RP 909

Boston campus

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February's session of the speaker series, “Contemporary Issues in Security and Resilience Studies,” is a panel on disaster risk reduction, featuring Daniel Aldrich, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy and Director of the Resilience Studies Program; Stephen Flynn, Professor of Political Science and Founding Director of the Global Resilience Institute; and Mikio Ishiwatari, Visiting Professor in the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences at the University of Tokyo.

Black Feminism, Black Art

Friday, February 7

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

East Village, 17th Floor

Boston campus

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The Africana Studies Program invites you to the fifth annual bell hooks symposium. This year's theme, Black Feminism, Black Art, will explore the intersections of Black feminist praxis and art creation, critiquing, and interpretation, and discuss how Black feminism informs not only the making of art but also how we view and engage with it in today's world.