School of Public Policy & Urban Affairs http://www.northeastern.edu/policyschool School of Public Policy & Urban Affairs Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:10:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Thomas Vicino leads Dialogue of Civilizations in Brazil http://www.northeastern.edu/policyschool/thomas-vicino-leads-dialogue-of-civilizations-in-brazil/ http://www.northeastern.edu/policyschool/thomas-vicino-leads-dialogue-of-civilizations-in-brazil/#comments Sat, 01 Jun 2013 19:08:37 +0000 admin http://www.northeastern.edu/policyschool/?p=7153 Northeastern News | May 31, 2013

There are two ways to learn about Brazil’s lan­guage, cul­ture, and gov­ern­ment. The first way is in a class­room, through lec­tures, class dis­cus­sions, home­work, and exams.

The other ways is to simply go to Brazil, the largest country in South America.

A group of North­eastern stu­dents chose the second option, arriving in Brazil in early May for one of the university’s Dia­logue of Civ­i­liza­tions pro­grams. Since then, they’ve toured the country, living in Rio de Janeiro and Belo Hor­i­zonte while studying the Por­tuguese lan­guage and Brazil’s edu­ca­tion and polit­ical systems.

“I came on this trip to see my roots and family,” said Leonard Ziviani, a second-​​year busi­ness admin­is­tra­tion stu­dent who grew up in Brazil before moving to Boston nine years ago. “But I was also looking to meet new people and make a lot of con­nec­tions for future intern­ships and co-​​ops.

Read More]]> http://www.northeastern.edu/policyschool/thomas-vicino-leads-dialogue-of-civilizations-in-brazil/feed/ 0 Emily Mann Writes about Paths to Violence Prevention http://www.northeastern.edu/policyschool/emily-mann-writes-about-paths-to-violence-prevention/ http://www.northeastern.edu/policyschool/emily-mann-writes-about-paths-to-violence-prevention/#comments Wed, 29 May 2013 19:45:32 +0000 admin http://www.northeastern.edu/policyschool/?p=7143 Violence Prevention & the Meaning of First Responders By Emily Mann | Aspire Wire: Ideas, Conversation, Action | May 28, 2013

We should be outraged about it all. Columbine. Newtown. Aurora. Virginia Tech. Some stories of violence make the news and stay in the news.  Some stories we may not hear about at all. We won’t know the names of the victims.  But whether it is on the front page of the Boston Globe, the back pages of the  New York Times, or not in the paper at all, it is worthy of outrage.

Slate.com has been compiling homicides since Newtown. It is not a perfect record, but an approximation of the violence that is seen (even if not noticed) in America.  Spend some time there and you will learn about the men and women, children and infants, yes—infants, who have been killed by gun violence in the United States these past few months.  At my last look, it was 3,774 people. I’m outraged.

Read More]]> http://www.northeastern.edu/policyschool/emily-mann-writes-about-paths-to-violence-prevention/feed/ 0 Rebecca Riccio Provides Insights on Individual Philanthropy http://www.northeastern.edu/policyschool/rebecca-riccio-provides-insights-on-individual-philanthropy/ http://www.northeastern.edu/policyschool/rebecca-riccio-provides-insights-on-individual-philanthropy/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 19:23:59 +0000 admin http://www.northeastern.edu/policyschool/?p=7103 3Qs: Philanthropy in the wake of tragedy
May 22, 2013 | By  | Northeastern News
Tragic events like last month’s Boston Marathon bomb­ings and the dev­as­tating tor­nado in Okla­homa this week have inspired incred­ible acts of kind­ness from people living in those com­mu­ni­ties, as well as others across the country. Many of those efforts come in the form of phil­an­thropy. We asked Rebecca Riccio, the founding pro­gram director of North­eastern Students4Givingwho teaches in the Human Ser­vices pro­gram, to examine how char­i­table efforts unfold in the wake of tragedy, and the impor­tance of being an informed donor.

Read More]]> http://www.northeastern.edu/policyschool/rebecca-riccio-provides-insights-on-individual-philanthropy/feed/ 0 The Time to Adapt is Now. Matthias Ruth and Douglas Foy Conclude Open Classroom Series on Climate Change. http://www.northeastern.edu/policyschool/he-time-to-adapt-is-now-matthias-ruth-and-douglas-foy-conclude-open-classroom-series-on-climate-change/ http://www.northeastern.edu/policyschool/he-time-to-adapt-is-now-matthias-ruth-and-douglas-foy-conclude-open-classroom-series-on-climate-change/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 13:05:41 +0000 admin http://www.northeastern.edu/policyschool/?p=7089
Thu, May 02, 2013 | by Douglas Foy and Matthias Ruth

As we bring our series Climate Change. Challenges. Solutions. to a close, moderators Douglas Foy and Matthias Ruth offer their reflections on the mounting challenges presented by climate change, and the depth and breadth of the solutions that will be required in the coming years.

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April 30, 2013 | by Leslie Casey

Northeastern Students4Giving, the University’s experiential philanthropy education program housed in the Human Services Program at the College of Social Sciences and Humanities, has awarded over $83,000 to local nonprofit organizations since its launch in 2008. ]]> http://www.northeastern.edu/policyschool/ns4g-celebrates-fifth-anniversary-and-awards-of-83000/feed/ 0