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Join us in welcoming new faculty and visiting scholars to the university this fall. Learn more about the skills and experiences they bring to our community.
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David Lazer, University Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Computer Sciences, spoke with News@Northeastern on the President's latest approval numbers for his management of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Costas Panagopoulos, Department Chair and Professor of Political Science, was quoted in a news article by CBS Pittsburgh, urging the public to view polling results of the upcoming election as imperfect sources of information rather than concrete evidence of the presidential contest.
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Jack McDevitt, Professor of the Practice in Criminology and Criminal Justice and Director of the Institute on Race and Justice , was interviewed by WBUR on his involvement in the Boston Police Reform Task Force and their recently released proposals including a new independent board to review police misconduct and the expansion of the department's body camera program .
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Ellen Cushman, Dean's Professor of Civic Sustainability; Professor of English; and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Diversity and Inclusion, and Abbie Levesque DeCamp (Doctoral Candidate in English) have published their article, “Intersectional Community Thinking: New Possibilities for Thinking About Community,” in Volume 20 of Reflections: A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric. |
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Joan Fitzgerald, Professor of Urban and Public Policy, has been appointed as a non-resident fellow at the German Marshall Fund (GMF) of the United States Cities Division from September 2020 until March 2021. GMF Cities supports local authorities and relevant stakeholders in accelerating their fight against climate change by using a social and racial equity lens toward renewables-based energy systems.
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David Lazer, University Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Computer Sciences, along with Ethan Bernstein (Harvard Business School), and Jesse Shore (Boston University Questrom School of Business), has received the 2020 Richard Beckhard Memorial Prize. The prize is awarded to the authors of the most outstanding MIT Sloan Management Review article on planned change and organizational development published from fall 2018 to summer 2019. |
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A Conversation on Whistleblowing, Authority, and Subversion
Tuesday, September 15
4:00 - 5:00 PM
Hosted by the Humanities Center
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The 2019-2020 "Authority and Subversion" Humanities Center Fellows will discuss whistleblowing with Allison Stanger, Professor of International Politics and Economics at Middlebury College; David Sanger, New York Times correspondent and author; and Lida Maxwell, Associate Professor of Political Science and WGSS at Boston University.
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Tea on Tuesday | Hugging the Block: Improving Public Safety and Police-Community Relations
Tuesday, September 15
4:00 - 5:00 PM
Hosted by CSSH Graduate Studies
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Please join Professor Rod Brunson for a talk and discussion on Hugging the Block: Improving Public Safety and Police-Community Relations.
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Fall 2020 Economic Policy Forum | Markets, Governments, and the Response to Race, Recession, and the Pandemic
Wednesday, September 16
3:00 - 4:30 PM
Hosted by the Economics Department
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Joseph Stiglitz will kick off the virtual Fall 2020 Economic Policy Forum with a presentation on the dangers of unfettered markets and monied politics. Stiglitz, who teaches at Columbia University, is co-winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Economics, former chairman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, and former Chief Economist of the World Bank.
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Composite Bodies Series | Michelle Goodwin in Conversation with Caroline Light and Patricia Williams
Wednesday, September 16
5:00 PM
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Join Caroline Light, Senior Lecturer on Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality, Harvard University, and Patricia Williams, University Distinguished Professor of Law and Humanities at Northeastern, and their guest Michelle Goodwin, Chancellor’s Professor of Law at the University of California, Irvine, for a conversation on how structures of surveillance in the lives of women of color result in severe infringements on privacy, civil liberties, and civil rights.
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Myra Kraft Open Classroom | From the Streets to the Classroom: Student Activists in the Time of Covid
Wednesday, September 16
6:00 - 9:00 PM
Hosted by the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs
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Mirroring the pandemic’s effect on just about every aspect of life, this fall’s MKOC presentations and dialogue will cover an expanse of topics: values transformation after earlier plagues, public governance, health, art and culture, race, equity, educational access, economics and small business futures, open space and design resilience, economics and financial planning, infrastructure development, housing, transportation, international relationships, politics, and public safety. This week’s panelists will feature Northeastern students who are on the front lines of the converging crises looming over their generation and inspiring them to take action.
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Constitution Day Lecture
Thursday, September 17
12:00 PM
Hosted by the Political Science Department and the School of Law
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Join the Northeastern School of Law, department of Political Science, and the Yale Information Society Project for a Constitution Day lecture by Professor Jack Balkin, Yale Law School. Additional remarks will be given by William Mayer, Professor of Political Science, Jeremy Paul, Professor of Law, and Patricia Williams, University Distinguished Professor of Law and Humanities.
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Racial Literacy
Tuesday, September 22
5:00 PM
On behalf of the Presidential Council on Diversity and Inclusion, CSSH is pleased to announce Racial Literacy: a one-credit pop-up course for undergraduate students and a public event series in fall 2020. We seek to create honest dialogue around race and racism, specifically addressing the themes of history, culture, and community and policing.
We know such dialogue can be difficult, but we can do this work and must if we expect to live in a world that is just, safe, and inclusive for all people. The kickoff event is on Tuesday, September 22 at 5:00 pm. All events and gatherings will be on Zoom. Please read below for more details, or visit the series website.
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Gideon Klein Project and Holocaust Archives Student Presentations
Thursday, September 24
5:00 - 7:00 PM
As part of the 2020 Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Week, we will screen two student presentations: The 2019-2020 Gideon Klein project which is an original animated film based on a children's book, The Children's Tree of Terezin; and a presentation from and about the Northeastern Holocaust Awareness Archives.
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2020 Virtual Showcase of Opportunities for Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavor (SOURCE)
Thursday, October 8
5:30 - 7:30 PM
At last year’s first ever university-wide SOURCE, nearly 150 faculty shared the latest news about their research and creative projects with over 1,600 enthusiastic undergraduates. This year, we will build on this success and adapt Career Design’s new online Career Fair tool, NUWorks, to host SOURCE in cyberspace. There, you can have a “virtual booth”—then engage in live, individual or group video chats.
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A Message from the University
At Northeastern, we lead the way instead of waiting to be led. This has never been more true than during the COVID-19 pandemic. From day one, we’ve adapted to this moment in creative ways. Now, as our campuses reopen, we need to demonstrate leadership once again by working to maintain a healthy community. We’ll each practice simple, science-backed behaviors to keep our community safe and well. We’ll show care and respect for ourselves, one another, and our broader community. And we’ll focus on getting back to the work that brings us together as One Northeastern.
The health and safety of our students, faculty, and staff is Northeastern’s highest priority. The university has taken a comprehensive approach to reopening its campuses this fall—taking the necessary steps to provide a flexible, high-quality classroom and campus experience. To make the semester a success, we need your help. As one community—one pack—we know that our individual actions can have a profound effect on the whole. That’s why following basic health protocols, such as wearing masks, maintaining physical distancing, and testing regularly is so critical both on-campus and in surrounding communities. When you practice these behaviors and lead by example, you’ll be a driving force behind a successful and healthy academic year. You’ll help our community continue its important work of teaching, learning, exploring, discovering, innovating.
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