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WEEK OF JANUARY 29, 2024

IN THE NEWS

Morgan Knight, BS Political Science '22, who turned a pandemic-time hobby into a thriving business, recently saw her cakes featured on "Saturday Night Live." She was interviewed by NGN Magazine about her time at Northeastern and her new career as a baker.


Read "How this Northeastern grad took her cake-making business from her off-campus apartment to ‘Saturday Night Live.’"

Could the Israel-Hamas and Russia-Ukraine wars escalate into World War III?

Northeastern Global News

Max Abrahms

Associate Professor of Political Science


Mai'a Cross

Dean’s Professor of Political Science, International Affairs, and Diplomacy; Director of the Center for International Affairs and World Cultures


Stephen Flynn

Professor of Political Science; Founding Director, Global Resilience Institute

Boston names its Reparations Task Force research teams

NBC Boston

Margaret Burnham

University Distinguished Professor of Law and Affiliate Professor of Africana Studies


Ted Landsmark

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


Richard O'Bryant

Director of the John D. O'Bryant African American Institute; Research Associate of the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy; Advisory Board Member, Humanities Center

New Hampshire presidential primary polls: 'Things are going to get pretty tough'

Fox 5 New York


DeSantis dropping out puts spotlight on Haley before New Hampshire

Washington Examiner

Costas Panagopoulos

Distinguished Professor and Chair of Political Science

Should Nikki Haley drop out of the race? Staying in helps Trump and Biden, hurts her future, expert says

Northeastern Global News

Nicholas Beauchamp

Associate Professor of Political Science

International Holocaust Remembrance Day is more important – and more complicated – than ever this year, Northeastern

Northeastern Global News

Lori Lefkovitz

Ruderman Professor of Jewish Studies; Director of Jewish Studies Program; Professor of English

The world could soon see its first trillionaire. But how to measure the net worth of the ultra-rich?

Northeastern Global News

Patricia Illingworth

Professor of Philosophy and Business

Why the US doesn’t yet have 'high-speed' rail—and why that could soon change

Northeastern Global News

Serena Alexander

Associate Professor of Public Policy and Environmental Engineering

Mass. bans life without parole for adults under 21 in a landmark decision

The Daily Free Press

Simon Singer

Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice

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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 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 by 2/28

RECOGNITION AND PUBLICATIONS

Miranda Dotson, Sociology PhD Student, has published "Engineering the Skin: Embodied Experiences of Healing from Acne Among YouTube Vloggers" in Body & Society on the health-seeking practices and embodied experiences of acne among YouTube vloggers.

EVENTS

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


Register to attend in-person

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 | bell hooks symposium


Friday, February 2

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM


East Village 17

Boston campus


Register to attend in-person

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.

Using AI Scribes in the Clinic


Thursday, February 8

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM


Hurtig Hall 310

Boston campus


Register to attend in-person

Please join the Health, Humanities, and Society Program for an event with Ian Huntington, MD from the Codman Square Health Center for his talk "Using AI Scribes in the Clinic."

Return to Seoul: A Film Screening & Conversation with Director Davy Chou


Monday, February 12

6:00 - 9:00 PM


ISEC 102

Boston campus


Register to attend

The World Languages Center and the Global Asian Studies Program are pleased to present a screening of Davy Chou's 2022 film Return to Seoul, Cambodia's Submission to the 95th Academy Awards. The film will precede a conversation with the director.

Discussion on the Politics of Care


Wednesday, February 21

11:45 AM - 1:15 PM


Renaissance Park 909

Boston campus

Please join the Health, Humanities, and Society Program for an event with Rachel Adams, Professor of English and Comparative Literature and Provost's Senior Faculty Teaching Scholar, Columbia University, for her discussion "Politics of Care."

Ritual & Rupture: A Reading and Conversation with Funto Omojola


Thursday, February 22

12:00 - 2:00 PM


Curry Student Center 144

Boston campus

Join the English Department for a poetry reading and Q&A with Funto Omojola, poet, performer, and visual artist. They have worked with Dia Chelsea, the Poetry Project, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and their work has been supported by A.I.R Gallery, Cave Canem Foundation, MASS MoCA, and Millay Arts.

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