speaker series Archives

Scenes from Fall Fest 2018 at Northeastern University on Sept. 4, 2018. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Ten can’t-miss events on campus this September

September is full of campus events, including a bike safety workshop, a fake news seminar, and a lecture on how social media has transformed the relationship between artists and their fans.

by Emily Arntsen September 6, 2018

Inaugural lecture series examines ‘Indians in America’

In the inaugural talk in Northeastern’s new India Lecture Series, author Devesh Kapur tackled the distinct factors that make Indian-born immigrants “outliers” among other foreign-born immigrant groups and native-born U.S. citizens.

by Molly Callahan May 1, 2017

Steve Flynn gives remarks during the Global Resilience Institute Launch on Tuesday. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

NU Talks: Building resilience against global turbulence

Most Americans will come face to face with some disaster. That reality, according to professor Stephen Flynn, founding director of the Global Resilience Institute, calls…

by News@Northeastern April 13, 2017

President Joseph E. Aoun hosts a conversation with Joi Ito, director of the MIT Media Lab, and Jeff Howe, assistant professor and director of Media Innovation at Northeastern, on

The future is now

The things that will impact us most in the future are systems and technologies that already exist, but to which we haven’t yet caught up, argued Joi Ito, director of the MIT Media Lab, and Jeff Howe, founding director of Northeastern’s Media Innovation Program, at Tuesday’s “The Future of” presidential speaker series. By their count, then, the future is already here.

by Molly Callahan April 5, 2017

Geoffrey Trussell, director of the Coastal Sustainability Institute, and Stephen Flynn, founding director of the Global Resilience Institute (not pictured), deliver TED-style talks on sustainability during the official opening of Northeastern's Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Sustainability, across disciplines

A TED-style talk hosted by Geoffrey Trussell and Stephen Flynn—director of the Coastal Sustainability Institute and the founding director of the Global Resilience Institute, respectively—focuses on the variety of arenas where sustainability is vital.

by Molly Callahan April 3, 2017

The future of the future

Join President Joseph E. Aoun; Joi Ito, director of the MIT Media Lab; and Jeff Howe, assistant professor and director of Media Innovation at Northeastern,…

by Adam Fischer April 3, 2017

Robert Bakish, president and CEO of Viacom, Inc., left, speaks with President Joseph E. Aoun on Friday at Northeastern's CEO Forum. <i>Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University</i>

Viacom CEO talks changing landscape, global focus in media entertainment industry

There’s no question about it, says Robert Bakish, president and CEO of Viacom, Inc., the media entertainment industry is in a significant state of change.

by Greg St. Martin April 3, 2017

Success, stress, job readiness in financial services

Three female financial services leaders shared their experiences of rising to the top of their industries at a panel discussion Tuesday night as part of Northeastern’s Women who Inspire Speaker Series.

by Joe O'Connell June 19, 2015

When poor communication leads to crisis

Poor communication can be a source of crisis for any organization, but sports organizations are especially vulnerable because of their visibility, says Alan Zaremba, associate professor and associate dean for undergraduate programs in the College of Arts, Media and Design.

by Joe O'Connell June 18, 2015

‘Explore new know-how’

Swatch watch co-inventor and innovation advocate Elmar Mock sat down with Provost Stephen W. Director at Tuesday’s Profiles in Innovation event to discuss Mock’s passion for creativity, risk-taking, and disruptive inventions.

by Joe O'Connell March 4, 2015

speaker series