WEEK OF JULY 29, 2024

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until the start of the fall semester.

Christopher Bosso, Interim Chair for the Department of Political Science and Professor of Public Policy and Political Science, and Nicholas Beauchamp, Associate Professor of Political Science, spoke with Northeastern Global News about Project 2025, a document outlining a series of conservative policy proposals that could fundamentally transform the nature of the federal government.

Read "Expert says ‘big chunk’ of Project 2025 could become policy during second Trump presidency."

How will the assassination attempt of former President Trump impact the Republican National Convention?

Northeastern Global News

Costas Panagopoulos

Distinguished Professor of Political Science

Nicholas Beauchamp

Associate Professor of Political Science

James Alan Fox

Lipman Family Professor of Criminology, Law, and Public Policy

David Lazer

University Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Computer Sciences

With Joe Biden out of the race, Kamala Harris’s path forward 'will not be easy,' experts say

Northeastern Global News

Nicholas Beauchamp

Associate Professor of Political Science

David Lazer

University Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Computer Sciences

John Wihbey

Associate Professor of Media Innovation & Technology; Affiliate Faculty in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs

Martha Johnson

Associate Professor of Government

Northeastern Oakland

Trump assassination attempt is another example of political violence happening when the nation is 'on the cusp' of change, experts say

Northeastern Global News

Colin Brown

Associate Teaching Professor of Political Science

Peter Fraunholtz

Assistant Teaching Professor in History and International Affairs

John Portz

Professor of Political Science

With Biden out of the 2024 presidential race, how soon will pollsters have a read on how Kamala Harris is faring against Trump?

Northeastern Global News

David Lazer

University Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Computer Sciences

Nicholas Beauchamp

Associate Professor of Political Science

Joe Biden Stung as Black Voters Want Him Replaced

Newsweek

RNC Viewership Is Plummeting

Newsweek

Many Young Americans Not Fazed by Dems’ Core Messaging of Trump Threat

U.S. World & News Report

Costas Panagopoulos

Distinguished Professor of Political Science

Pelosi’s New Effort to Convince Biden to Go

Countdown with Keith Olbermann

David Lazer

University Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Computer Sciences

Motive in Trump assassination attempt may never be discovered, Northeastern expert says

Northeastern Global News

'It is not sustainable for a democracy': Tighter security likely at political events after shooting at Trump rally

Boston Globe

In Boston, peace and anxious hope as gun violence plunges

Boston Globe

James Alan Fox

Lipman Family Professor of Criminology, Law, and Public Policy

To help with climate change, carbon capture will have to evolve

Ars Technica

Jennie Stephens

Dean's Professor of Sustainability Science and Policy

Wendy Parmet became a public health giant. In true Northeastern fashion, it started with a co-op.

Northeastern Global News

Republicans’ abortion platform is more 'wink and a nod' than clear policy

San Francisco Chronicle

Wendy Parmet

George J. and Kathleen Waters Matthews Distinguished University Professor of Law; Affiliate in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs

By tapping JD Vance, Trump charts MAGA’s future

Christian Science Monitor

Edward Miller

Teaching Professor of History

The Pending Kroger-Albertsons Merger Could Fundamentally Change How Americans Grocery Shop

Slate

William Dickens

University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics and Public Policy

America’s toxic political climate faces calls to 'tone it down' after assassination attempt on Trump

AP News

Nicholas Beauchamp

Associate Professor of Political Science

Despite recent spike in violence, shootings in Boston remain at 10-year low

WCVB

Jacob Stowell

Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice

Falling out of a coconut tree into a 'brat summer'—why Kamala Harris is embracing meme culture

Northeastern Global News

Katherine Haenschen

Assistant Professor of Political Science and Communications Studies

Northeastern’s Summer Youth Employment Program expands in Oakland, empowering more high school students

Northeastern Global News

Alicia Sasser Modestino

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

New resource seeks to link Spanish speakers with LGBTQIA+ library materials

KNKX Public Radio

Sofía Zamora Morales '26

Politics, Philosophy and Economics

RECOGNITION AND PUBLICATIONS

Stearns Trustee Professor of History and Global Studies Kris Manjapra's book Black Ghost of Empire is being made into a documentary by the production company Maroon Visions, led by author and scholar Ibram X. Kendi.