WEEK OF MARCH 10, 2025

A Talk with Dr. Deena Isom

Monday, March 10

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Center on Crime, Race, and Justice

Churchill Hall 200

Boston campus

Deena Isom, Associate Professor of African American Studies at University of South Carolina, will discuss her new book, Gratuitous Angst in White America: A Theory of Whiteness and Crime.

Disability, Prenatal Testing, and Future Imaginaries

Monday, March 10

3:00 - 4:30 PM

RP 909

Boston campus

Join the Health, Humanities, and Society Program for a discussion with Gareth Thomas, PhD, Reader in the School of Social Sciences in Cardiff University.

Poetry Reading: Ricky Maldonado

Tuesday, March 11

5:00 - 7:00 PM

RP 909

Boston campus

Join the English Department for a special event featuring Ricky Maldonado, President of the Academy of American Poets and author of The Life Assignment. Maldonado will lead a student workshop on willful misreading where participants will explore the playfulness of language. Afterwards, Gordon Henry, Distinguished Visiting Professor in Residence, will moderate a discussion around literature, language, and the power of interpretation.

Dukakis: Recipe For Democracy

Tuesday, March 11

5:00 - 6:15 PM

RP 310

Boston campus

Despite the current turmoil at the federal level, a career in public service at any level of government (or non-profit world) remains an important and rewarding opportunity. Learn more at a special showing of a documentary on Michael Dukakis, former governor and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Political Science. A panel of Northeastern alums now in public service will follow.

Economics Policy Forum | Democracy in Power: A History of Electrification in the United States

Tuesday, March 11

6:15 - 8:00 PM

West Village H, 108

Boston campus

Explore the transformation of America’s power sector from private dominance to public and cooperative utilities with Sandeep Vaheesan, Legal Director of the Open Markets Insititue. Sandeep Vaheesan’s book, Democracy in Power, traces the rise of publicly governed utilities in the twentieth-century electrification of America. Learn about the historical challenges and successes, and discover a blueprint for a publicly managed path to decarbonization.

Returning (to) the Land: Spatializing Gendered Nationalism at Omma Poom Park for Adoptees in Korea

Wednesday, March 12

4:00 - 6:00 PM

RP 909

Boston campus

Rethinking Korea: New Perspectives on a Critical Region hosts an interdisciplinary roster of scholars to offer novel perspectives on Korea while situating its complex place within global developments.

This lecture features Bridget Martin, urban geographer and political geographer researching the US-Korea alliance through the lenses of land, territory, terrain, and sovereignty.

Coffee & Conversation with Fang Fang

Thursday, March 13

3:00 - 4:00 PM

RP 310

Boston campus

Join the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs for an engaging talk with Fang Fang, Associate Teaching Professor, as she explores the critical role of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in urban planning and policymaking.

The “My Life, My Story” Project

Thursday, March 13

3:00 - 4:30 PM

Hastings Hall 101

Boston campus

Join the Health, Humanities, and Society Program to learn about the “My Life, My Story” Project with Susan Nathan, MD, Boston Veterans’ Association. My Life, My Story is a VA program where Veterans are interviewed about their life story. The interview is written up into a first person narrative, reviewed with the Veteran and, with the Veteran’s permission, entered into the healthcare record as a resource for the care team to know more about the Veteran as a person, in their own words.

Daughters Of Latin America

Thursday, March 13

4:00 - 6:00 PM

Alumni Center

Boston campus

RSVP to attend

Join the Latinx, Latin American, and Caribbean Studies Program for an event with Sandra Guzmán, author, culture writer, literary editor, and documentary filmmaker whose work reclaims and centers narratives of people and communities outside the margins. She will discuss her new book, Daughters of Latin America.

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

RSVP to attend

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.

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