CSSH Weekly News and Events

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 29, 2025

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 Wihbey, 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.

Faculty Works in Progress | K.J. Rawson

Monday, October 6

5:00 – 6:00 PM ET

Devon House, Room 136

London campus

Attend via Zoom

Join the Humanities Center to hear faculty share their research and spark discussions that bridge history, identity, and societal change, followed by Q&A.

K.J. Rawson, Professor of English and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, will present "The Digital Transgender Archive and UK Trans History."

Security and Resilience Speaker Series: 2025-2026

Thursday, October 9

3:00 – 4:30 PM ET

909 Renaissance Park

Boston Campus

RSVP to attend

The Resilience Studies Program hosts a speaker series annually. This session features Scott Knowles, Research Professor of History & Senior Director of Research for the Defense Industrial Base Institute (DIBI).

Reckonings Community Network Series: "Re-Mix, Re-Map, Re-Imagine: Activism in Boston Chinatown"

Tuesday, October 14

5:30 – 8:00 PM ET

Northeastern’s Center for Design

Boston campus

How can we engage with the history of activism and make connections to a more just future? In this workshop, designed and led by Lani Asunción and Joanna Tam, Reckonings’ Hidden Histories artists-in-residence, attendees will activate the language found in the printed materials published and used by grassroots organizations in Boston Chinatown, currently housed at the Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections. The gathering is part of the Reckonings Community Network Series.

Linda Blum, Professor of Sociology, has published "Feminist Solidarity or Moralized Body Politics? Online Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Communities and Feminist Health Politics" in Gender and Society.

Serena Alexander, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Environmental Engineering, and other scholars, have published "Socio-Economic Risk of Rising Compound Precipitation-Wind Extremes in San Francisco Bay Area" in the International Journal of Climatology. Professor Alexander has also published "Machine learning-guided field site selection for river classification" in the International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation.

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.