WEEK OF AUGUST 19, 2024

IN THE NEWS

Getty Lustila, Assistant Teaching Professor of Philosophy and Religion, spoke with Northeastern Global News about the consequences of technology coming to indigenous communities.


Read "As the internet reaches the Brazilian Amazon, what ethical considerations must be taken for Indigenous peoples in the modern world?"

Why are we still obsessed with Gypsy-Rose Blanchard?

Northeastern Global News

Kevin Drakulich

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


Carlos Cuevas

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

Kamala Harris winning over White voters from Trump, polling suggests

Newsweek


Republican attacks on Tim Walz don’t appear to be working

Newsweek


Kamala Harris jumps 14 points with Latino voters in new poll

Newsweek

Costas Panagopoulos

Distinguished Professor of Political Science

India’s M. N. Roy was the Pioneer of Postcolonial Marxism

Jacobin

Kris Manjapra

Stearns Trustee Professor of History and Global Studies

Why it’s so hard to recruit police officers

Governing Magazine

Jack McDevitt

Professor of the Practice Emeritus in Criminology and Criminal Justice

The enduring legacy of Borscht Belt bungalows

The Washington Post

Phil Brown

University Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Health Sciences; Director, Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute

World Risk Poll indicates South-East Asians feel more prepared than most to face disaster

ABC News

Daniel Aldrich

Professor, Political Science and Public Policy; Director of the Resiliences Studies Program; Co-Director of the Global Resilience Institute

Yes, inflation is going down. But here’s why prices aren’t.

TIME

Robert Triest

Professor of Economics

ShotSpotter honchos fire back

CommonWealth Beacon

Eric Piza

Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Director of Crime Analysis Initiatives

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RECOGNITION AND PUBLICATIONS

Tiffany Joseph, Associate Professor of Sociology and International Affairs and Graduate Program Director for Sociology, has co-authored the chapter "A bold policy agenda for improving immigrant healthcare access in the US" in Agenda for Social Justice 3: Solutions for 2024.

Kabria Baumgartner, Dean’s Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies, appears in "A Boston (R)Evolution," a documentary that examines the racially complicated city as it confronts its past and future through the lens of former acting mayor Kim Janey, a black woman once bussed as a child to hostile neighborhoods. The documentary is now streaming on PBS.

EVENTS

AQMS New Student Orientation


Thursday, August 29

1:00 - 3:00 PM


RP 909

This new student orientation and meeting with faculty and support staff will help new students in the Applied Quantitative Methods and Social Analysis (AQMS) program get ready for their academic careers! Contact s.usher@northeastern.edu with any questions.

GAP (Global Action for Policy) Initiative Seminar Series


Tuesday, September 17

1:00 - 2:30 PM


RP909

Attend via Zoom (Zoom meeting ID : 458 819 5380)

David Madigan serves as the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Northeastern University, overseeing its academic

direction and educational initiatives. He will lead a talk titled "A Rant About Academic Statistics" for the GAP Initiative seminar series.

Celebrating 30 years of the Latinx, Latin American, and Caribbean Studies Program (LLACS) Book Talk Series: Daniel Noemi Voionmaa


Tuesday, September 24

4:00 - 6:00 PM


RP909


RSVP to attend

The first speaker in the LLACS Book Talk series is Daniel Noemi Voionmaa, Associate Professor of Cultures, Societies and Global Studies. He is a cultural critic, chronicler, and scholar of Latin American literature and culture. We will be celebrating his most recently published book, Surveillance, the Cold War, and Latin American Literature.

CSSH Co-op Poster Expo


Wednesday, September 25

3:00 - 4:30 PM


Raytheon Amphitheater

If you require communication access services for the deaf or hard of hearing or believe that you require a reasonable accommodation for another reason, please contact Gaby Fiorenza-Hagopian by September 20, 2024.

Join us for the annual CSSH Co-op Poster Expo, where 30+ CSSH co-op students will showcase posters highlighting their co-op experiences and speak directly with students to learn more about their work. Top ranked posters will receive a monetary prize, with CSSH Dean Kellee Tsai announcing the 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize winners at 3:30pm.

ASL Visibility Day


Thursday, September 26

12:15 - 1:15 PM


Library Quad

Join the ASL-IE program for free ice cream and polaroid pictures at the library quad outside of Curry Student Center and Snell Library! We will be raising campus awareness of American Sign Language, all while enjoying some ice cream and the opening of the semester.

Security and Resilience Speaker Series: Fall 2024


Thursday, September 26

6:00 - 7:30 PM


RP 909


RSVP to attend

The Political Science Department and School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs are excited to announce the speakers for the Fall 2024 Security and Resilience Speaker series. The September session will feature Rebecca Scorzato, Control Risks. Light refreshments will be provided.

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