CSSH Weekly News and Events

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 22, 2025

CSSH Co-op Poster Expo

Wednesday, September 24

3:00 - 4:30 PM ET

Raytheon Amphitheater

Boston Campus

Attend the Fall 2025 CSSH Co-op Poster Expo to learn more about co-op opportunities and hear from undergraduate & graduate CSSH students who recently completed a co-op.

Security and Resilience Speaker Series: 2025-2026

Thursday, September 25

3:00 - 4:30 PM ET

909 Renaissance Park

Boston Campus

The Resilience Studies Program hosts a speaker series annually. This session is Deliberating Energy Policy: Environmental Civil Society Organizations and Their Engagement in Post-Fukushima Japan, led by Pinar Temocin of the University of Tokyo, Japan. She is currently a non-residential visiting fellow at the Sigur Center for Asian Studies, Elliott School of International Affairs, at George Washington University.

Humanities Center Global Symposium

Thursday, September 25

4:00 - 7:00 PM ET

Alumni Center

Boston Campus

The Humanities Center will host a symposium in honor of its inaugural Global Fellowship Program, which brings together top humanities researchers from our Global Network to collaborate on projects related to the topic of “unsettling.” This symposium will focus on poetry as a medium through which unsettling can occur and features the acclaimed poet Elise Paschen (Osage Nation), Juliana Spahr, a poet and Professor of English at Northeastern University Oakland, and Distinguished Visiting Professor in Residence and celebrated poet Gordon Henry (Ojibwe).

The Way We Were: Roxbury Black Wall Street 1900-1965

Friday, September 26

3:30 - 6:00 PM ET

Bruce Bolling Building

2300 Washington St.

Roxbury, MA

The Reckonings Project invites community members to explore the rich legacy of Roxbury’s Black Wall Street through a series of research presentations, oral histories, and performances to celebrate Black entrepreneurship, art, culture and history. The event was envisioned, curated and planned by Marie Firmin, CEO & President of BlackBiz Development Group LLC.

Community, Culture, and Partnerships in the Age of AI

Wednesday, October 1

1:30 - 3:00 PM ET

Northeastern Crossing

Boston campus

An info session on partnered work in the Arts and Humanities (and related fields) and the responsible use of digital and AI technologies.

Panelists from Northeastern include Kabria Baumgartner, Dean’s Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies;

Denise Khor, Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and Visual Studies and Associate Director of Asian American Studies; John Wibhey, Associate Professor of Media Innovation & Technology; and moderator Uta Poiger, Professor of History.

Africana Studies Program Open House

Wednesday, October 1

4:00 - 6:00 PM ET

Renaissance Park

2nd Floor Kitchen
Boston campus

Join the Africana Studies Program for a meet and greet with our program faculty and learn more about the major and minor.

Call for Proposals from Faculty and Staff: Love Data Week 2026

Northeastern’s Data Literacy Program invites all faculty and staff to share their expertise and passion with the Northeastern community through engaging presentations and hands-on sessions. Love Data Week 2026 (February 9-13, 2026) is seeking proposals for presentations, workshops, or training sessions on any data-related topic that will educate and inspire the Northeastern community. Diverse formats are encouraged, including presentations, interactive demonstrations, case studies, hands-on trainings, panel discussions, or storytelling sessions. Faculty and staff interested in learning more can visit Love Data Week 2026’s website; proposals are due by October 15.