College of Social Sciences and Humanities
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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How communities can prep for ‘the big one’
The Pacific Northwest reportedly could be devastated by a major earthquake in the coming decades. But according to one Northeastern expert in community and infrastructure…
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Student cultivates relationships, foreign service passion on international co-op
While working at the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador earlier this year, fourth-year political science major Rose Leopold helped grow the relationship between the Pan American…
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Conflict resolution goes beyond peace agreement
Sarah Lombardo, SSH’15, Northeastern’s first-ever recipient of the prestigious Pickering Fellowship, wants to use diplomacy to help former combatants following a conflict.
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‘I feel like I’ve made an actual impact on the world’
While studying at Northeastern, Christie Civetta, SSH’15, has worked throughout the world to tackle the prevention of suicide and drug abuse. She’ll share her journey…
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Faculty Senate supports new titles for some faculty
A resolution unanimously passed Wednesday would allow full-time, non-tenure-track faculty members to change the “academic specialist” part of their titles to “teaching professor.”…
