College of Social Sciences and Humanities

The Brexit deal failed. What happens now?

With 10 weeks to go before the United Kingdom is set to leave the European Union, it’s unclear how—or whether—the U.K. will do it. “There…

by Molly Callahan January 16, 2019

The government might shut down this weekend. Here’s how we got here and how it would affect you.

As the United States steadily marches toward a budget shortage that would kick off a Christmastime government shutdown, a deal to bridge the spending gap…

by Molly Callahan December 20, 2018

Why work in an office when you can work from a beach in Bali?

Northeastern student Jessica Lynch-Foust is on co-op in Bali, Indonesia, where she is helping aspiring entrepreneurs to start their own online business, make their own…

by Debora Almeida October 31, 2018

‘If international law is the foundation, then men like Ambassador Toscano are building the edifice’

Long after wars end, former battlegrounds can pose a lethal threat for decades because of landmines and other leftover explosives. Stefano Toscano, a longtime Swiss…

by Debora Almeida October 19, 2018

Remembering a pioneering American Sign Language interpreter, Northeastern professor

Dennis Cokely, director of Northeastern’s American Sign Language program, whose varied and tireless work for the Deaf community has opened access among the hard of…

by Molly Callahan August 22, 2018

New director of World Languages Center to grow connection between culture, language

Learning a new language is a very personal and profound experience that can help open the doors to new cultures, says applied linguistics expert Stacey…

by Joe O'Connell October 27, 2016

3Qs: US, Russia, and the 2016 presidential election

Russia this week played a leading role in the conversation about the U.S. presidential race, from its alleged role in hacking Democratic National Committee emails…

by Joe O'Connell July 29, 2016

3Qs: Boutros Boutros-Ghali’s biggest achievement was ‘largely unheralded’

Boutros-Ghali, the first African to serve as U.N. secretary-general, died on Tuesday at the age of 93. We asked Denise Garcia, a professor of global…

by Joe O'Connell February 18, 2016

Northeastern reflects on sex, gender, and justice

Students, faculty, and staff convened on Tuesday evening to examine the growing need for gender justice. “Recognition of diversity and plurality is essential to building…

by Joe O'Connell November 5, 2015

Student named to global End 7 advisory board

International affairs major David Obadina will help to structure and implement student engagement for END7, an international campaign that is focused on eradicating seven neglected…

by Joe O'Connell August 5, 2015