Introducing our December affiliate, Erin Tatz! Scan the QR code, or copy the link below to read more about her: www.bu.edu/ciss/2025/12...

December 11, mark your calendars for an Editor's Confidential Panel, taking place virtually! Scan the QR code to register, or go to the link below: bostonu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Here is another upcoming event! This is happening December 4 at 12 PM EST. Copy the link below to register: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-conversa...

New class alert for the spring semester! CAS HI/XL 332, will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30-10:45, and will be using digital methods to explore the past and its stories!

Introducing our November featured affiliate! Read more about Dr. Cohen's career and work by either scanning the QR code, or copying the link below! www.bu.edu/ciss/2025/11...

Another event happening on Friday, November 14! This one will be examining LGBTQ+ backlash within Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America. It is also virtual, and the link is attached below! bostonu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Event coming up this Thursday! Link to register is attached here! bostonu.zoom.us/webinar/regi... This event will provide valuable insight into the various nuances of urban health in Africa, with author features and a panel.

Join scientists, among other various professionals for an upcoming climate summit, on November 7! Registration is free too! You can copy the link below or scan the QR code: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Head to Coolidge Corner Theater, November 4, Tuesday, for a screening of 3 short documentaries from the Library of American Landscape History, followed by conversation as well!

Next Wednesday, October 15! Join BU's Initiative on Cities for an event regarding Urban Growth, and Citizenship machines! 75 Bay State Rd!

Here is this year's line up for the 25/26 American Studies for the Future programs, presented by the American Studies Program! Scan the QR code, or copy the link below to learn more: www.bu.edu/americanstud...

Announcing our October affiliate, Dr. Cristina Gago! Read more about her research by scanning the QR code, or copying the link below: www.bu.edu/ciss/2025/09...

Open house!! Tuesday October 7th, and Wednesday October 8th, learn more about Blackboard and pedagogy, in the age of new coming technology. RSVP at link: tinyurl.com/mekb7xnj

An important grant information session is happening the morning of September 30! Location is still pending. Scan QR code, or go to link below to register: shorturl.at/wR5Ba

Another Upcoming Event!!! This Thursday, join varying colleagues to learn more about faced challenges at universities. September 18th, 4:30-6:00 PM.

Event announcement!! Join this panel to discuss the recent Skrmetti and Mahmoud Supreme Court decisions, their effect on LGBTQIA+ populations, and what we could see in future policy and doctrine. Scan QR to register, or go to link below: shorturl.at/xbaSw

Our September affiliate! Read Dr. Carballo's full interview here: www.bu.edu/ciss/2025/09...

October Seminar opportunity! Scan QR to register.

Meet CISS's Summer 2025 Affiliate of the month, Professor Rachel Brulé! Professor Brulé is an associate professor in global development policy at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies. Check out her featured affiliate article below! www.bu.edu/ciss/2025/06...

New Event info! Join this seminar, coming up next month regarding enhancing clutter assessment, with AI and Machine Learning! The direct link to copy for the registration below: bostonu.zoom.us/j/9983468982...

Meet our affiliate of the month for April, Dr. Pamela Zabala Ortiz! She is an Assistant Professor of Sociology, with her work centering around migration, racism, and racial stratification in the US and Latin America. Her affiliate article is linked below! www.bu.edu/ciss/people/...

BU Libraries is hosting an Open House event next week! Register with the QR code, or copy the link below: www.eventbrite.com/e/digital-ve... See you there!

Join a BU Book Talk with New York Times' Bestselling author, Keith O'Brien! His book 'Paradise Falls' covers the story of the mothers who led a two-year fight to escape their own homes amid one of the worst environmental crises of the 20th century. Register below! www.eventbrite.com/e/a-conversa...

Meet CISS's March Affiliate of the month, Professor Melissa Kibbe! She is an associate professor in Psychological and Brain Sciences, with work focusing on how all ages represent information about objects. Check out her featured affiliate article below! www.bu.edu/ciss/2025/02...

Overviews of our Love Data Week for Professor Lang, Professor Carr, and Professor Gondal!

Overviews of our Love Data Week, for Professor Guillory and Professor Mijs!

Our second feature of the day for Love Data Week... Professor Piston! You can read more about this research done in this article (link to copy below!) veslaweaver.com/wp-content/u...

Today we're kicking off Love Data Week with our first feature for Professor Wing!

Taught by Professor Shannon Whittaker, this new course (CAS AA 600) available for registration right now, provides a sharp and unique perspective on the racist inequalities within the public health system. Register today!!!

CISS wishes everyone a happy holiday!

CISS and Spark! invite proposals from social scientists seeking data science/computational supports. To learn more about getting involved in this opportunity, scan the QR code, or copy the link below to sign up for the info session! bostonu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Read the latest publication recently done by CISS affiliate, Wade Campbell, who is a part of the BU Anthropology + Archaeology department! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Meet CISS’ December affiliate of the month, Dr. Christine Slaughter! She is an assistant professor of Political Science at BU, and her research specifically examines African American politics. bu.edu/polisci/prof... @princetonupress.bsky.social @ucirvine.bsky.social

Join us tomorrow for our fall '24 Editors' Confidential!

BU Federal Relations and Lewis-Burke Share New Large Federal Grant Opportunities - www.bu.edu/ciss/2024...

In a new Diverse Issues piece, Anthony Abraham Jack discusses the police crackdown that has met university students' vehement opposition to Israel’s ongoing military operations in Palestine - www.diverseeducation...

Meet CISS' May faculty affiliate of the month, Ben Pyle (Boston University School of Law )! Prof. Benjamin Pyle teaches and writes in empirical legal studies, employment law, and criminal law - www.bu.edu/ciss/2024...

NIH Agencies Invite Comments from Expert Social Scientists - www.bu.edu/ciss/2024...

BU Social Scientists Among Five Newest Members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences - www.bu.edu/ciss/2024...

Dean of Arts & Sciences Announces the Inaugural Cohort of Arts & Sciences Term Distinguished Professors - www.bu.edu/ciss/2024...

Read the latest work of CISS affiliate Tom Byrne (Boston University School of Social Work ), "Capturing the Dynamics of Homelessness Through Ethnography and Mobile Technology" - www.researchprotocol...

Read the latest work of CISS affiliate Virginia Sapiro (Boston University College of Arts & Sciences ), "Integrating ethics, methods, and the dynamics of power in political science fieldwork" - www.cambridge.org/co...

Congrats to Meghann Lucy on receiving an Honorable Mention for the 2024 Best Graduate Student Paper competition of the American Sociological Society's Mental Health section - www.bu.edu/ciss/comm...

BU Libraries Licenses Digital Archival Collections Related to American, Indigenous and New England Studies - www.bu.edu/ciss/2024...

Ana Villarreal (Boston University College of Arts & Sciences, Boston University Sociology Department ) was celebrated on 3/1 at the Cisneros Hispanic Leadership Institute for her new book release! cisneros.columbian.g...

BU Historian Discusses “Instabilities in the Electoral System” - www.bu.edu/ciss/2024...

NSF Invites Recommendations for Federal Advisory Committees - www.bu.edu/ciss/2024...

The Office of the Provost Announces Promotions to Full Professor on the Charles River Campus - www.bu.edu/ciss/2024...