Damien Lee, a third year Africana Studies and Political Science combined major in CSSH, shared his personal story with News@Northeastern prior to performing at last week's Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration.

As part of Northeastern’s virtual commemorations of MLK Day, Nicole Aljoe, Director of the Africana Studies Program and Associate Professor of English and Africana Studies; Shalanda Baker, Professor of Law, Public Policy, and Urban Affairs; Ted Landsmark, Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Director of the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy; and Hilary Robinson, Associate Professor of Law and Sociology, held a conversation on former U.S. Representative and civil rights leader John Lewis’s inspirational concept “Good Trouble.”

Shalanda Baker, Professor of Law, Public Policy, and Urban Affairs, has been appointed Deputy Director for Energy Justice for the U.S. Department of Energy. She is among a number of high-profile Massachusetts citizens who have been tapped for significant roles in President Biden's new administration.

Shalanda Baker was also interviewed by WBUR on her work promoting energy justice and her new book, "Revolutionary Power: An Activists's Guide to the Energy Transition."

Daniel Aldrich, Professor of Political Science, Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Director of the Security and Resilience Studies Program, co-authored an op-ed for The Japan Times on the country's climate change objectives and use of nuclear energy.

James Alan Fox, Lipman Family Professor of Criminology, Law, and Public Policy, published an op-ed in USA Today calling for further repudiation of right-wing extremism and associated conspiracy theories as a way to decrease gun violence across the country.

Moya Bailey, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, was interviewed by MIT News on her scholarship in critical race, feminist, and disability studies. She discussed misogynoir, social media, and her work at MIT in 2020.

Ted Landsmark; Wendy Parmet, George J. and Kathleen Waters Matthews Distinguished University Professor of Law; and Robert

Triest, Chair and Professor of Economics, shared advice for President Biden as he begins his term for an article in News@Northeastern.

Costas Panagopoulos, Department Chair and Professor of Political Science, and Daniel Urman, Director of Hybrid and Online Programs in the School of Law and Director of the Law and Public Policy Minor, spoke with News@Northeastern on various tactics President Biden may use to promote unity across a politically divided U.S.

Max Abrahms, Associate Professor of Political Science, was interviewed by the Cape Cod Times on the terminology used to describe the types of supporters of the former president.

David Lazer, University Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Computer Sciences, spoke with CNN Business and LAD Bible on President Biden's use of social media.

David Lazer also shared his expertise with News@Northeastern for an article on the post-holiday COVID surge.

WISE, the Women’s Interdisciplinary Society of Entrepreneurship, is now accepting applications for WeSupport, WISE’s mentorship pipeline for all womxn. WeSupport unites underclassmen with upperclassmen (Tier 1) or upperclassmen with industry professionals (Tier 2) for professionally-oriented workshops, community events, and curated content to further members along their professional journey.

The application period for mentors and mentees closes at 12:00 PM on January 28.

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