WEEK OF DECEMBER 18, 2023

This newsletter will return to weekly distribution on Monday, January 8, 2024.

IN THE NEWS

Jennie Stephens, Dean's Professor of Sustainability Science and Policy, and Laura Kuhl, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and International Affairs, call the agreement to "phase out" fossil fuels underwhelming in light of the drastic action needed to address climate change.


Read "'Historic' yet 'disappointing' COP28 agreement does not go far enough in fight against climate change, experts say."

Good economy or bad? Why economists and consumers seem to differ

Northeastern Global News

Robert Triest

Chair and Professor of Economics


Alicia Sasser Modestino

Associate Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Economics; Research Director, Dukakis Center

What does your email signature say about you? Quite a lot, it turns out

Northeastern Global News

Michael McCluskey

Associate Teaching Professor in English


Ted Moss

Teaching Professor in English

Why underreporting of hate crimes remains a problem

NewsNation


Year after year, most Texas police departments report zero hate crimes. Here’s why.

KSAT News

Jack McDevitt

Professor of the Practice Emeritus in Criminology and Criminal Justice

Why are women’s rights groups silent after Hamas’ sexual violence against women? Political leanings are to blame, experts say

Northeastern Global News

Carlos Cuevas

Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice; Co-Director of the Violence and Justice Research Lab

Why are so many Democrats leaving Congress? Is polarization to blame?

Northeastern Global News

Nicholas Beauchamp

Associate Professor of Political Science

Words as weapons: How the Israel-Hamas war also turned language into a battleground

Northeastern Global News

Zinaida Miller

Professor of Law and International Affairs

AI Astrology Is Getting a Little Too Personal

The Atlantic

Kathleen Creel

Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Computer Science

Climate talks end on a first-ever call for the world to move away from fossil fuels

NPR

Laura Kuhl

Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and International Affairs

MFA Debuts First Judaica Gallery in New England

BrooklineHub

Lori Lefkovitz

Ruderman Professor of Jewish Studies; Director of Jewish Studies Program; Professor of English

House GOP impeachment vote tests Biden’s support with influential voting bloc

Washington Examiner

Costas Panagopoulos

Distinguished Professor of Political Science; Department Chair

Read more news stories featuring CSSH faculty.
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RECOGNITION AND PUBLICATIONS

Zinaida Miller, Professor of Law and International Affairs, published "Transitional Justice Temporalities" in The Oxford Handbook of Transitional Justice. Professor Miller also  published "In Gaza, Catastrophic Violence of War and Slow Violence of Oppression Collide" in Just Security.

EVENTS

Civility Series: The State of Affirmative Action, the State of Belonging


Tuesday, January 16

5:00 - 6:15 PM


Renaissance Park, Room 909

Boston campus


Register to attend in-person or via livestream

The June 2023 Supreme Court decisions on race-conscious admissions have changed the landscape of recruiting students into colleges and have raised questions about the broader future of affirmative action in the United States. A panel of Northeastern faculty will discuss the ramifications of the decisions, followed by a Q&A with attendees. Speakers include Ted Landsmark, Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Director of the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy (Moderator); Libby Adler, Professor of Law and Women’s Gender, and Sexualty Studies; Matt Lee, Teaching Professor of Human Services; and Karl Reid, Senior Vice Provost and Chief Inclusion Officer.

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