CSSH News and Upcoming Events

WEEK OF JANUARY 15, 2024

IN THE NEWS

Jennie Stephens, Dean's Professor of Sustainability Science and Policy, calls for further attention from central banks across the globe in an op-ed for The Conversation with co-author Martin Sokol of Trinity College Dublin.

Read "Central banks should be fighting the climate crisis – here’s why."

In the Wild West of corporate space travel, humans could return to the moon. But does it bring diplomatic challenges?

Northeastern Global News

Mai'a Cross

Dean’s Professor of Political Science, International Affairs, and Diplomacy

Will South Africa’s lawsuit alleging genocide change the course of the Israel-Hamas war?

Northeastern Global News

Zinaida Miller

Professor of Law and International Affairs

Reconnecting Economics Education with Today’s Global Realities

Nonprofit Quarterly

Jennie Stephens

Dean's Professor of Sustainability Science and Policy

Japan takes earthquake safety seriously. Here’s how its culture of preparedness keeps so many people alive.

Business Insider

Daniel Aldrich

Professor, Political Science and Public Policy

What is Ray Flynn’s legacy in light of the Charles Stuart case?

The Boston Globe

Ted Landsmark

Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs; Director, Kitty and Michael Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy

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Call for Proposals for the Ninth Annual CSSH Undergraduate Research Forum

CSSH invites proposals for the upcoming Undergraduate Research Forum on March 20 and March 21.

Any undergraduate CSSH student who has conducted original research independently or in collaboration with a faculty member is eligible to participate. The research topic is open. Students may present results of research conducted in collaboration with faculty or independently. Presentations may emerge from class projects, research-based co-ops, thesis projects, honors in the major projects, capstone projects, etc. Works-in-progress—that is, the sharing of preliminary results—are welcome.

Learn more and submit a proposal

RECOGNITION AND PUBLICATIONS

Bilge Erten, Associate Professor of Economics and International Affairs, has curated the Special Issue on the Gendered Effects of Globalization in Developing Countries in the Journal of Globalization and Development. Professor Erten also co-authored the introductory piece for the collection.

Jennie Stephens, Dean's Professor of Sustainability Science and Policy, has published "Gender and Climate Justice" in the Handbook on Climate Change and Technology.

EVENTS

Northeastern Reflects: The State of Affirmative Action, the State of Belonging

Tuesday, January 16

5:00 - 6:15 PM

Renaissance Park, Room 909

Boston campus

The June 2023 Supreme Court decisions on race-conscious admissions have changed the landscape of recruiting students into colleges and have raised questions about the broader future of affirmative action in the United States. A panel of Northeastern faculty will discuss the ramifications of the decisions, followed by a Q&A with attendees. Speakers include Ted Landsmark, Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Director of the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy (Moderator); Libby Adler, Professor of Law and Women’s Gender, and Sexualty Studies; Matt Lee, Teaching Professor of Human Services; and Karl Reid, Senior Vice Provost and Chief Inclusion Officer.

Rethinking Korea Lecture Series: Dr. Eleana Kim

Wednesday, January 24

4:00 - 6:00 PM

Renaissance Park, Room 909

Boston campus

Rethinking Korea: New Perspectives on a Critical Region invites distinguished scholars of culture, transnational history, environment, and international relations to offer novel perspectives on Korea while situating its complex place within global developments. This session features Eleana Kim, Professor of Anthropology and Asian American Studies at University of California, Irvine. Professor Kim's talk is titled "De/Militarized Ecologies: Making Peace with Nature Along the Korean DMZ."

Lecture and Art Presentation by Dr. Ashon Crawley

Wednesday, January 31

4:00 - 6:00 PM

The Cabral Center

John D. O'Bryant African-American Institute

Boston campus

Join the Africana Studies Program for an exciting lecture by the inaugural Africana Studies Scholar in Residence, Ashon Crawley.

Professor Crawley is a professor of religious studies and African American and African studies at University of Virginia. His work, from writing to performance, is about the black queerness and spirituality, mysticism and relation. He is the author of Blackpentecostal Breath: The Aesthetics of Possibility and the lonely letters.

Black Feminist Worldmaking | 3rd Annual bell hooks symposium

Friday, February 2

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

East Village 17

Boston campus

The Africana Studies Program invites you to the third annual bell hooks symposium honoring the life and legacy of the trailblazing Black feminist scholar bell hooks. A prolific author, committed teacher, brilliant intellectual, unequivocal truth-teller, and bold visionary, bell hooks (née Gloria Jean Watkins) is a feminist icon who left an indelible mark on multiple generations of people including activists, artists, students, and scholars. This year's theme is Black Feminist Worldmaking.