CSSH News and Upcoming Events

IN THE NEWS

Maria Ivanova, Director of the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Professor of Public Policy, and Ted Landsmark, Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Director of the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy, spoke with News@Northeastern about the recent Rising Tides conference featuring Massachusetts Senator Edward Markey.

Read "US Sen. Edward Markey tells Northeastern students they are leaders in fight against global warming."

‘Aggressive drills’ in response to US school shootings can harm students, Northeastern expert says

News@Northeastern

James Alan Fox

Lipman Family Professor of Criminology, Law, and Public Policy

Jack McDevitt

Professor of the Practice Emeritus in Criminology and Criminal Justice

Democrats defy ‘strong historical forces,’ but why was that surprising? Here are the key takeaways from election day

News@Northeastern

Nicholas Beauchamp

Associate Professor of Political Science

Costas Panagopoulos

Distinguished Professor of Political Science; Department Chair

Progress Report: Study Shows Gains, Systemic Obstacles to Boston’s Ambitious Climate Goals

East Boston Times

Joan Fitzgerald

Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs

DNA testing excludes Dennis Dechaine from some key crime scene evidence

Press Herald

Daniel Medwed

University Distinguished Professor of Law and Criminal Justice in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities and the School of Law

Both Sides of Falmouth Bottle Ban Repeal Confident About Outcome

Cape News

Madhavi Venkatesan

Associate Teaching Professor of Economics

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RECOGNITION AND PUBLICATIONS

Sina Fazelpour, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Computer Science, has been named an inaugural Schmidt Futures AI2050 Early Career Fellow, recognizing individuals pursuing bold and multidisciplinary research in artificial intelligence. Professor Fazelpour will be developing a framework for integrating functional and ethical values into human-AI teams, in ways that leverage the diverse and complementary capabilities of AI tools and human experts.

In partnership with UN Science-Policy-Business Forum, the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs School presents the launch of the podcast, Transformers: Trailblazing Paths for Empowerment and Climate Action in a Changing World. The podcast features interviews with global leaders in who are developing innovative solutions to global problems. In the first episode, Maria Ivanova, Director of the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Professor of Public Policy, represents academia in a conversation with governments and business.

EVENTS

Where We Go From Here: A Conversation on the 2022 Midterm Election Results

Wednesday, November 16

3:00 - 4:30 PM

Curry Center, Ballroom

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This panel brings together experts to reflect on the forces affecting the vote as well as what the outcome means going forward. It will also be an opportunity for students and other community members to raise questions and discuss the issues. The panelists are Ted Landsmark, Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, and Director of the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy; Sarah Riccardi-Swartz, Assistant Professor of Religion and Anthropology; and Jeremy Paul, Former Dean of Northeastern University’s School of Law and Professor of Law. The panel will be moderated by Costas Panagopoulos, Department Chair and Distinguished Professor of Political Science.

Open Classroom | Panel Debate on Racial Inequality and Struggle for Equity in the Boston Public School System

Wednesday, November 16

4:30 - 6:30 PM

Blackman Auditorium

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The panelists for this session of Open Classroom are Reverend Stephen Kendrick, First Church Boston, Unitarian Universalist; author and member of former Mayor Flynn's administration, Jim Vrabel; and Lindsa McIntyre, Secondary Superintendent of Boston Public Schools. Ted Landsmark,

Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Director of the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy, will serve as moderator.

Ethics Institute Speaker: Michael Hannon

Friday, November 18

12:00 - 1:30 PM

428 RP

This session's speaker is Michael Hannon, Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham. Professor Hannon works in epistemology, especially its social and political aspects. He is primarily interested in the relationship between knowledge and practical life.

Ethics Institute Speaker: Don Fallis

Friday, December 2

12:00 - 1:30 PM

428 RP

This session's speaker is Don

Fallis, Professor Of Philosophy and Computer Science.

Professor Fallis' work focuses on epistemology, philosophy of information, and philosophy of mathematics.

If, Then: Technology and Poetics—Open Mic

Friday, December 9

1:00 - 2:15 PM

If, Then: Technology and Poetics is a collaborative and interdisciplinary working group and workshop series promoting inclusivity and skills-building in creative computation for artists, scholars, and teachers.

Attendees of this session can read poetry, share creative or critical projects, or lead short discussions about the questions they'd like to see addressed in our future sessions.