WEEK OF AUGUST 10, 2026

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until the start of the fall semester.

Adapting Alliances In A Changing Indo-Pacific: Regional Security and U.S.-ROK-Japan Cooperation


Monday, August 10

5:00 – 7:00 PM


Alumni Center, 6th Floor

716 Columbus Place, Boston

Boston campus


Register to attend

Bringing together experts on alliance adaptation, extended deterrence, and Indo-Pacific security, this panel, hosted by the Center for International Affairs and World Cultures, will examine the changing role of U.S. alliances across the region and consider how bilateral alliances, minilateral partnerships, and regional institutions can reinforce one another to strengthen deterrence, improve crisis response, and build longer-term regional resilience.

APSA Pre-Conference: The Politics of AI


Wednesday, September 2

8:30 AM – 5:30 PM


Churchill Hall 103

Boston campus


Register to attend

This event from the Institute for Information, the Internet and Democracy, convening nearly 20 presenters, will feature panels on the politics of Al, covering topics such as deepfakes and the information environment, democratic resilience, and public opinion in the age of artificial intelligence. Breakfast and lunch provided. RSVP required. 

Katheryn Russell-Brown, Elmer V.H. and Eileen M. Brooks Trustee Professor of Crime, Law, and Justice, has published "Disappearing race in criminology: Stigma, race, and loss" in Criminology

A number of CSSH faculty have released books in the past few months, including:

He’s a Northeastern grad commanding a Coast Guard vessel in Guam

Northeastern Global News

Drew LoVullo '26, MPA

Adam Parker

Professor of Practice in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs

Northeastern University-Oakland

As migrants surge into Ceuta, do restrictive immigration policies work?

Northeastern Global News

Mindy Marks

Associate Professor of Economics

Colin Brown

Associate Teaching Professor of Political Science

Are public officials facing greater danger today than before?

Northeastern Global News

Kevin Drakulich

Associate Director and Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice; Director of the Race and Justice Lab

For most mental health conditions, AI remains a liability, research finds

Northeastern Global News

Cansu Canca

Director of Responsible AI Practice; Associate Research Professor of Philosophy and Religion

Explosion of data centers is fueling a political backlash even as economy depends on them

Northeastern Global News

Daniel Aldrich

Dean's Professor of Resilience

What’s the extent of children’s exposure to a relative who is charged or jailed?

Northeastern Global News

Patrice Collins

Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Cultures, Societies and Global Studies

The UK has a new Prime Minister. What does Andy Burnham mean for Trump, Ukraine and Brexit?

Northeastern Global News

Julie Garey

Associate Teaching Professor of Political Science

The Value and the Values of College

Inside Higher Ed

Chris Gallagher

Professor of English

The Chinafication of Walmart

NPR

Eileen Otis

Associate Professor of Sociology

One Problem With Attacking the Smithsonian? Americans Like It.

The Atlantic

Victoria Cain

Associate Professor of History

Why did a pastor say he almost died from listening to a chatbot?

Religion News Service

Elizabeth Bucar

Professor of Religion; Dean's Leadership Fellow

GOP calls them 'communists.' Here's what democratic socialists believe

USA Today

Nicholas Beauchamp

Associate Professor of Political Science

RFK Jr.'s Cooking Show Turns MAHA Messaging Into Lifestyle TV

OK! Magazine

When Political Clapbacks Become the Show, Entertainers Get New Material

OK! Magazine

Ben Folds Says Donald Trump’s Kennedy Center Takeover Made Him Fear Retribution Against Artists

OK! Magazine

Costas Panagopoulos

Distinguished Professor of Political Science

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