WEEK OF MARCH 17, 2025

Northeastern Reflects Civility Series: Fear, The State, and Contemporary Executive Orders

Monday, March 17

4:00 - 5:00 PM

John D. O’Bryant African-American Institute

Boston campus

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A multi-disciplinary panel of faculty will provide historical and contemporary perspectives on the recent executive orders issued during the first two months of the new administration. The featured panelists are Gretchen Heefner, Professor and Department Chair of History; Serena Parekh, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs; and Jeremy Paul, Professor of Law. The panel will be moderated by Daniel Medwed, University Distinguished Professor of Law and Criminal Justice.

2025 Hanson Lecture Featuring Alison Bechdel

Wednesday, March 19

5:00 - 6:30 PM

ISEC Auditorium

Boston campus

Join the English department for the 2025 Hanson Lecture, featuring Alison Bechdel, MacArthur Genius Fellow and best-selling author of Fun Home, Are You My Mother?, and The Secret to Superhuman Strength. The Hanson Fund Lecture Series is an annual event that honors the memory of English alumnus Peter Burton Hanson, CSSH '91.

Women Take the Reel Film Festival Screening: Breaking the News

Thursday, March 20

3:45 - 6:15 PM

Hurtig Hall 130

Boston campus

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A screening of the film Breaking the News, which follows women and LGBTQ+ journalists as they start news outlet The 19th* to buck a broken news media system. The screening is part of the Women Take the Reel Festival, in celebration of Women's History Month. The film will be followed by a discussion with Errin Haines, co-founder of The 19th* and Meg Heckman, Associate Professor of Journalism.

Security and Resilience Speaker Series: Spring 2025

Thursday, March 20

6:00 - 7:30 PM

RP 909

Boston campus

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This year’s speaker series, “Contemporary Issues in Security and Resilience Studies,” features speakers from in and out of the university on a variety of topics. The March session features Lizzie Yarina, Assistant Professor, School of Architecture and affiliated faculty in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Global Asian Studies.

Pictures, Words, and Lies: Representing Gender and Race in the News Media

Friday, March 21

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

John D. O’Bryant African-American Institute

Cabral Center

Boston campus

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The 11th annual Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program Women's History Month Symposium focuses on the news media in its broadest sense and how it reports on gender, race, and marginalized identities. In curated conversations, panelists will examine how progressive social movements are (mis)represented in mainstream media and news, but also how we attempt to challenge those narrow and false depictions.

A Talk with Aaron Kupchik

Monday, March 24

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Churchill Hall 200

Boston campus

Join the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice for a book talk with Aaron Kupchik on his latest book, Suspended Education: School Punishment and the Legacy of Racial Injustice. He will explore how historical resistance to school desegregation has contributed to the disproportionate punishment of Black and brown students today.

Faculty Works-in-Progress Colloquium Series | First Session

Monday, March 24

12:00 - 1:00 PM

RP 909

Boston campus

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Please note: Attendance is only open to Northeastern University students, staff, and faculty. Lunch is provided.

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

This session features Serena Parekh, Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion.

Expressive Art Therapy Workshop

Thursday, March 27

2:30 - 4:00 PM Boston

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Oakland

7:30 - 9:00 PM London

Centers for Digital Scholarship 360 Snell Library

Boston campus

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Please join NULab for Digital Humanities and Computational Social Science for an Expressive Art Therapy Workshop led by Marina Strauss, LMHC, Expressive Art Therapist and adjunct Human Services Faculty. Art supplies and light refreshments will be provided.

Headwinds to Justice: Morton E. Ruderman Memorial Lecture with Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella

Thursday, March 27

4:00 - 5:30 PM

ISEC 102

Boston campus

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Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella, the first Jewish woman appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada and Judith Pisar Visiting Professor at Harvard Law School, will lead a conversation about fairness, democracy, and equality for the Jewish Studies Program.

New Books in Black Feminist Studies

Thursday, March 27

4:00 - 6:00 PM

300 Mass Ave @ Northeastern

Boston campus

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The Graduate Consortium in Women's Studies and the Africana Studies Program hosts an exciting conversation with authors Amey Victoria Adkins-Jones (Immaculate Misconceptions: A Black Mariology), Meredith Clark (We Tried to Tell Y'all: Black Twitter and the Rise of Digital Counternarratives), and Mary Frances Phillips (Black Panther Woman: The Political and Spiritual Life of Ericka Huggins) in discussion about their newest books.

ASL Festival

Friday, March 28 -

Sunday, March 30

Curry Student Center

Boston campus

The ASL Festival is a three-part event starting with the Marie Jean Philip ASL Poetry, Storytelling and Deaf Art Competition Awards Ceremony. The celebration continues with incredible performances from nationally-recognized Deaf talent, and all-day workshops on a variety of topics related to ASL, interpreting, and the Deaf Community.

Co-op Opportunities in CSSH

These departments within the College of Social Sciences and Humanities are hiring for the upcoming FA25 semester; learn more and apply to these open positions via NUWorks.

CSSH Dean's Office