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?
The Northeastern School of Law presented a spotlight on Betty Francisco, L’98, entrepreneur, business executive, attorney and community leader. This event was part of the Zoomin' in On series featuring an amazing graduate in a virtual conversation with Mielle Marquis, Northeastern Law's director of external relations.
In the face of the corona pandemic, learn how D’Amore-McKim’s Graduate Career Center partners with students and alumni to help them find their next career adventure. Overcome job search challenges when you're forced to self-isolate. Discover a myriad of companies that are actively hiring. Educate yourself about best practices and hear some success stories. Learn more about the employer perspective as we face a new job market changed forever by this viral epidemic.
This event was hosted by the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs (SPPUA) at Northeastern. Every city needs to reframe urban climate action to emphasize remedies for the environmental and economic harm inflicted on communities of color. The featured speakers reflected on building a national climate justice agenda to support cities. The speakers included professor and climate author Joan Fitzgerald, activist and journalist Julian Brave NoiseCat, and author and award-winning journalist Derrick Jackson. Ted Landsmark, Director of the SPPUA Dukakis Center, was the moderator.
The Northeastern School of Law presented a spotlight on Leocadia Zak, L’82, president of Agnes Scott College. This event was part of the Zoomin' in On series featuring an amazing graduate in a virtual conversation with Mielle Marquis, Northeastern Law's director of external relations.
BARI’s annual conference is a unique forum for greater Boston’s civic data ecosystem—spanning the public sector, private sector, non-profits, community leaders, and academia—to explore how data and technology can be used to better understand and serve our communities. “Smart cities” was a topic of focus. Smart cities should be about more than just efficiency and fancy new tools; it is about partnering across institutions and communities to collaboratively transform all of our cities and towns into the places we want them to be.
The COVID pandemic has created short-term disruptions of critical supply chains, including those in the pharmaceutical sector. As we learn of the protracted nature of this pandemic, questions are raised of immediate actions that need to be taken to mitigate disruptions, as well as plans for possible medium- and long-term supply chain restructuring. The session will look toward a collective discussion of critical breakdowns within the industry and strategies toward medium- and long-term restructuring.
The Northeastern School of Law presented a spotlight on Noell Tin, L’93, founder and managing partner of Tin, Fulton, Walker and Owen, one of North Carolina’s leading law firms. This event was part of the Zoomin' in On series featuring an amazing graduate in a virtual conversation with Mielle Marquis, Northeastern Law's director of external relations.
Now, more than ever, LinkedIn has become an incredibly important tool for building and maintaining your professional network. And currently, it is a key replacement for in-person networking. During this interactive webinar you will be guided step-by-step through the process of enhancing your profile and networking for job leads. We will discuss changing your headline, adding skills, and enhancing your “About” summary. Additional topics will include: ways to reach out to alumni and other professionals, asking for networking meetings and how to grow your presence through interactions on your home page and in groups. Given that LinkedIn changes its interface, you'll also have the chance to ask questions. Join us so you can take full advantage of LinkedIn, grow your professional connections, and open up to new opportunities.