WEEK OF MARCH 27, 2026

Faculty Works in Progress: Global Fellows Presentations


Monday, March 30

12:00 – 1:00 PM


RP 909

Boston campus


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Four Humanities Center Global Fellows will present on their work as it relates to the topic of “Unsettling”:

  • Caleb Gayle: Heirs to a Stolen Harvest
  • Candice Delmas: An Ethic of Courtroom Resistance
  • Mario Hernandez: From Occupation to Ownership: Reimagining Urban Land Through Community Land Trust
  • Cassie Tanks: New Deal Network 

2026 Hanson Lecture with Annette Vee | Androids, Spirits, and Chatbots: A History of AI and Writing


Monday, March 30

3:00 – 4:30 PM


Alumni Center

Boston campus


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The presentation by Annette Vee, Associate Professor of English and Director of the Composition Program at the University of Pittsburgh, will explore the long history of writing automation and what it means to be human. A Q&A and reception with the speaker will follow the talk.

Economic Policy Forum: Have we lost the battle to regulate big tech? A Panel Discussion


Tuesday, March 31

1:40 – 3:10 PM


Robinson 107

Boston campus


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A panel discussion on the challenges of regulating Big Tech, exploring the limits of antitrust enforcement, the role of regulation, and what effective oversight of digital markets might look like.The panelists are John Kwoka, Neal F. Finnegan Distinguished Professor of Economics and former Chief Economic Advisor, FTC; Nancy L. Rose, Charles P. Kindleberger Professor of Applied Economics, MIT, and former Deputy Assistant Attorney General, DOJ Antitrust Division; and Elettra Bietti, Assistant Professor of Law and Computer Science, Northeastern University School of Law & Khoury College of Computer Sciences.

A Career in the Foreign Service


Wednesday, April 1

12:00 – 1:30 PM


RP 909

Boston campus


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The Careers in International Affairs Series from the Center for International Affairs and World Cultures presents "A Career in the Foreign Service" with Matthew Case, Foreign Commercial Service Officer, U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration.

Arts and Policy (The Future We Design Seminar Series)


Thursday, April 2

1:40 – 3:10 PM


Museum of Fine Arts

465 Huntington Ave

Boston, MA



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Through the lens of the iconic "Soiling of Old Glory" photograph, this seminar from the Policy School explores how cultural expression documents injustice, preserves collective memory, and catalyzes policy transformation. Bringing together photographers, historians, and museum professionals, this session demonstrates how art creates the conditions for social change.

Reckonings Community Network Series: Awakening the Dragon: Role Play Guides Workshop


Friday, April 3

6:30 – 8:30 PM


Snell Library 350

Boston campus



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Join Reckonings to engage with and learn more about Boston’s long tradition of dragon boat histories, rituals, and racing. This interactive participatory workshop will be co-designed and co-led by Lani Asunción and Joanna Tam, Reckonings Hidden Histories Artists-in-Residence.

Centering Humanity in Global Health: Ethics, Impact, and Accountability


Monday, April 6

12:00 – 1:00 PM (Session 1)

3:00 - 4:00 PM (Session 2)


RP 310

Boston campus



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The Social Impact Lab (SIL) invites you to join a day of learning and conversation with its 2026 Zameli Family Fellow and the president and co-founder of Global Smile FoundationDr. Usama Hamdan, MD, FICS. Drawing on nearly 40 years of experience advancing comprehensive and sustainable cleft care to underserved communities around the world, Dr. Hamdan will address two GSF strategies that align with SIL’s commitment to ethical community engagement: impact evaluation including long-term indicators of communities’ well-being and local capacity building and empowerment to address community needs.

American Indian Sovereignty, Law, Writing, and Self-Determination: A Northeastern University Colloquium


Thursday, April 9

9:00 AM – 4:30 PM


Snell Library 350

Boston campus



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A one-day hybrid event, consisting of two panels on American Indian law, writing, sovereignty and self-determination. The first colloquium panel will include three speakers from the Wampanoag communities at Mashpee and Aquinnah. Wampanoag panelist will speak to law, writing, sovereignty and self-determination in the context of Wampanoag, language, storytelling, culture and history. The second panel will be dedicated to discussions and interpretations of literary works, archival documents and legal philosophical texts in the context of Federal Indian Law. Presenters for this panel will include faculty from Northeastern University and faculty from Boston area universities.

Massachusetts Health Reform at 20: Reflecting Back & Looking Forward


Thursday, April 9

6:00 – 8:00 PM


Alumni Center

Boston campus



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The Boston Chapter of the Scholars Strategy Network is excited to bring together researchers, policy experts, and health equity leaders to reflect on the history of the reform, assess its successes and gaps, and discuss future directions for health policy in the Commonwealth. Speakers include Tiffany Joseph, Associate Professor of Sociology and International Affairs.

Congratulations to Keanna Smigliani, Operations and Program Manager, Ethics Institute, who has been accepted to the Political Science PhD program!

Survey finds skepticism of sign language tech among Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing community

Northeastern Global News

Lori Whynot

Director of the American Sign Language & Interpreting Education Program


Rachel Berman-Kobylarz

Principal Lecturer, American Sign Language & Interpreting Education Program

Boston declares Ted Landsmark Day as planning board member retires after 12 years

Boston Business Journal

Ted Landsmark

Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs

Women are avoiding the very technology that threatens them most, as expert warns of a ‘two-tiered AI economy’ approaching

Fortune

Beatrice Magistro

Assistant Professor, AI Governance

The Role of Public Theology in Crisis

New York Times


The Church Is Baptizing More Adults Than It Has in Decades

Relevant Magazine

Elizabeth Bucar

Professor of Religion; Dean's Leadership Fellow

Red or Blue? How party ID codes our positions on foreign policy

Responsible Statecraft

Bill Mayer

Professor of Political Science

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