WEEK OF OCTOBER 28, 2024

 

State of the World


Monday, October 28

5:00 - 6:15 PM


RP 909

Boston campus


RSVP to attend in-person or via livestream

Join the Center for International Affairs and World Cultures inaugural panel series, where leading experts will delve into the critical challenges facing global politics in the coming year. Attendees will engage with prominent scholars on pivotal issues such as U.S. foreign policy, the Taiwan Strait, and environmental concerns.

Religion and Culture at the Ballot Box


Tuesday, October 29

5:00 - 6:30 PM


Cabral Center

Boston campus


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Join the Philosophy and Religion Department and the Political Science Department for a roundtable discussion on the major religious and cultural influences on the presidential election. Pizza will be provided.

We Refuse: An Examination of Black Resistance


Wednesday, October 30

4:00 - 6:00 PM


Alumni Center

Boston campus

Join the Africana Studies Program for a book talk with Kellie Carter Jackson from Wellesley College on her most recent publication, We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance.

Conversation with Joy James | For the Vibrancy of Needs: Body, Form, Justice in the Shadow of Emergency


Wednesday, October 30

6:30 - 8:00 PM


Center for Design, Ryder Hall

Boston campus


This event is part of Arts, Humanities, and Tech Weeks 2024.

Joy James, Ebenezer Fitch Professor of Humanities at Williams College, is the author of Resisting State Violence; Shadowboxing: Representations of Black Feminist Politics; Transcending the Talented Tenth; and Seeking the Beloved Community.

Global Humanitarian Conversations with an Alumna


Thursday, October 31

5:00 - 6:15 PM


Cargill Hall 97

Boston campus


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Join the Center for International Affairs and World Cultures for a session with Maisam Alahmed '16, Political Science and International Affairs BA and current master's student at the Geneva Graduate Institute. She will discuss her path from academia to fieldwork, offering practical advice for students aspiring to work in international development.

Faculty Works-in-Progress


Tuesday, November 5

12:00 - 1:00 PM


RP 310

Boston campus


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The Faculty Works-in-Progress series features faculty presentations followed by Q&A with the audience. This session is "Realizing the Potential of Digital Twins Through Community-led, Science-driven Participatory Modeling: A Case in Green Infrastructure Planning" with Moira Zellner, Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, and Co-Director of NULab for Digital Humanities and Computational Social Science. Lunch is provided; registration is required.

What Just Happened? Reflections on the Outcomes of the 2024 Elections


Thursday, November 7

5:00 - 6:30 PM


Shillman Hall 320

Boston campus


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Costas Panagopoulos, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, and Arnon Mishkin, Decision Desk Director at Fox News, will discuss the results of the November 2024 elections and the implications for American politics.

Island Stories: Global Archipelagoes and Environmental Humanities


Friday, November 8

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM


RP 310

Boston campus


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Island Stories: Global Archipelagoes and Environmental Humanities is a one day symposium hosted by the English Department on global Islands, literary studies, and the Anthropocene, open to Northeastern students, staff, and the broader Boston community.

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Arts, Humanities, and Tech Weeks at Northeastern is a collaboration featuring an exciting series of participatory events—experiences, conversations, hands-on activities, performances, exhibitions, and installations—taking place across the Boston, London, and Oakland campuses. For six weeks this fall, AHTWeeks at Northeastern celebrates the power of the arts and humanities, their interfaces with technologies, and draws connections across our university’s diverse colleges, campuses, and cityscapes.

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Costas Panagopoulos

Distinguished Professor of Political Science

How naturalized citizens in swing states could impact the election

Newsweek


Special interest money finds a home with Mass. ballot question campaigns

WCVB


Donald Trump’s success with Black voters might be a myth after all

Newsweek

Invisible Joe Biden disappears from Kamala Harris’ campaign

Newsweek


Can the quiet Kamala Harris voter carry her across the finish line?

Newsweek


Ted Cruz suffers blow as Texas’ biggest newspaper endorses opponent

Newsweek

Why is the US presidential election held on a Tuesday in November?

Northeastern Global News

Nicholas Beauchamp

Associate Professor of Political Science


Jessica Linker

Assistant Professor of History

Trump and Harris make widely different claims on crime. Here’s what the data shows

NBC Bay Area

Kevin Drakulich

Associate Director and Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice; PhD Program Director; Director of Race and Justice Lab

Can the federal government really build 3 million homes?

Northeastern Global News

Alicia Sasser Modestino

Associate Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Economics; Research Director, Dukakis Center

Why the Menendez brothers’ allegations of sexual abuse are being taken seriously more than three decades after they killed their parents

Northeastern Global News

Carlos Cuevas

Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice; Co-Director of the Violence and Justice Research Lab

Netanyahu’s defiance of Biden-Harris Rafah invasion threats led to elimination of Sinwar, experts say

Fox News

Max Abrahms

Associate Professor of Political Science

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