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10.21.20 | 5:30PM ET

The History of Brunch and How to Host a Perfectly Proper Pandemic Brunch with the Etiquetteer

Brunch was one of the biggest social innovations of the 20th century, taking off in the post-World War II years when America began embracing a less formal lifestyle. Hosted by Danielle Messler SSH’13, creator of the Boston Brunch Guide, with Etiquetteer, Robert B. Dimmick, we learned about the history and evolution of brunch as a social occasion, and tips to host a Perfectly Proper brunch in your own home before, during, and after the pandemic.

10.01.20 | 6:00PM ET

Falling Walls Lab Boston

Falling Walls Lab was a platform for excellent academics, entrepreneurs and professionals from all disciplines who wanted to present their research work, business model, innovative project or transformative idea in front of their peers and a distinguished jury from academia and business. This was presented by Northeastern University, the German Consulate in Boston, and the German Center for Research and Innovation in New York.

9.24.20 | 5:00PM ET

Original Animated Film and an Exploration of Archived Survivor Testimony

This was a screening of two student presentations: The 2019-2020 Gideon Klein project, an original animated film by Yael Sheinfeld ’21, based on a children’s book, The Children’s Tree of Terezin; and a presentation by Jessie Sigler ’20 about her project to increase accessibility to the Northeastern Holocaust Awareness Archives, especially the trove of survivor testimonies. This was part of the postponed 2020 Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Week presented by the College of Social Sciences and Humanities at Northeastern.

9.15.20 | 4:00PM ET

A Conversation on Whistleblowing, Authority, and Subversion

The 2019-2020 "Authority and Subversion" Fellowship discussed whistleblowing with the speakers: Allison Stanger, Professor of International Politics and Economics at Middlebury College, David Sanger, New York Times correspondent and author Lida Maxwell, Associate Professor of Political Science and WGSS at Boston University.

08.19.20 | 4:00PM ET

The Fight to be Heard, Seen, and Understood: The Resilience of Black Studies in Academia

The Department of African American Studies led a panel discussion rooted in Africana Studies Scholarship and its intersections with COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter.

08.05.20 | 12:00PM ET

Power, Privilege, and Transformation: Lessons from the Pandemic for Online Legal Education

The University of Miami School of Law, in partnership with the AALS Journal of Legal Education, hosted a virtual symposium to discuss the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed legal education in the United States. Northeastern Law Professors Jeremy Paul and Margaret Woo, co-editors of the Journal of Legal Education, were panel moderators.

7.8.20 | 10-11am

Global Perspectives, Latin America

Latin America comprises a vast array of distinct politics, cultures, geographies, and histories. But in recent weeks, the coronavirus pandemic has created a new common challenge. What are Latin America’s essential elements of resilience, and what will the future hold for its people and its economy?

6.20.20 | 12am-11:59pm

Black Health Matters Contact-A-Thon

Black Health Matters is a student-led contact-a-thon fundraiser to raise money for grassroots organizations dedicated to improving the health of Black and LGBTQ+ communities led by Northeastern University Global Health Initiative (NUGHI) in partnership with several other student organizations.

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