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Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series

The Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series, an interdisciplinary conversation series inviting leaders in art, media, design, and academia to weigh in on the biggest ideas and most pressing issues in their fields. Join the College of Arts, Media and Design for thought-provoking discussions with some of the most prominent creative minds in the country.

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Upcoming

Lauren Klein, Emory University

Keynote speaker at Information+ 2025

Saturday, November 15, 2025, 9AM
Boston, MA, ISEC Auditorium
Lauren Klein is Professor of Data & Decision Sciences and English at Emory University where she directs the Digital Humanities Lab and the Atlanta Interdisciplinary AI Network. Her research bridges data science, AI ethics, and American literature and culture, with attention to questions of gender and race. She is the author of Data Feminism (MIT Press, 2020, with Catherine D’Ignazio) and An Archive of Taste: Race and Eating in the Early United States (Minnesota, 2020). Her forthcoming book, co-authored with Tanvi Sharma, retells the history of data visualization alongside the histories of colonialism and slavery.
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Past Events

Elizabeth Churchill

The Past, Present and Future of Human Computer Interaction

 

March 28, 2024
The College of Arts, Media and Design is thrilled to announce that Elizabeth Churchill, Director of User Experience at Google, will be visiting CAMD as Dean’s Distinguished Lecturer on Thursday, March 28.

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Marty Baron

Trump, News and Threats to Democracy

 

Wednesday, Feb 21, 2024
The College of Arts, Media and Design invites all Northeastern University community members to attend its next Dean’s Distinguished Lecture, a question-and-answer session with the School of Journalism and award-winning journalist Martin Baron, author of “Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos and the Washington Post.” The former editor of The Washington Post and Boston Globe will discuss Trump, the press and the state of the news business as the 2024 election year begins.

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Liberation(s), Ritual(s), Consciousnes(s), Transformation(s), Dis-individuation(s), Beyond Info

The College of Arts, Media and Design is honored to welcome Northeastern Alumnus Terence Nance. The lecture will touch on the interdisciplinarity of his recent work, including his third season of Random Acts of Flyness on HBO, his recent exhibition SWARM at the Institute of Contemporary Art Philadelphia, and his music career.

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Embodied Narrative: Storytelling and Emerging Technologies

Join the CAMD Office of the Dean for a conversation with Nonny de la Peña, Founding Director of Arizona State University’s Narrative and Emerging Media Program, and Founder and CEO of Emblematic Group.

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Ethan Zuckerman: Reimagining the Digital Public Sphere

Join the CAMD Office of the Dean for a conversation with Ethan Zuckerman, Founder of the Institute for Digital Public Infrastructure and Professor of Public Policy at UMASS Amherst. The talk will be titled “Reimagining the Digital Public Sphere”.

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Wes Lowery

Wes Lowery: A Reckoning on Race and Objectivity

In a widely-circulated New York Times op-ed, Lowery argued that most media organizations do not reflect the diversity of the country, negatively impacting their ability to holistically cover Black and Brown communities and elevate the voices of journalists of color.

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Alex Truesdell

Adaptive Design with Alex Truesdell: Nurturing Achievement for Individuals, Teams, and Society

Alex Truesdell is the Executive Director and Founder of Adaptive Design Association (ADA) and a 2015 winner of a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship. ADA is an organization that envisions and builds low-tech, affordable tools and furniture that enable children with disabilities to participate actively in their homes and communities.

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Nick Cave

In between the artificial intelligence panel discussions, stop by Blackman Auditorium to catch a conversation with artist Nick Cave. In his most famous work, Soundsuits, Cave handcrafted wearable fabric structures from recycled objects and discarded materials to create an avant-garde ensemble.

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Research at CAMD

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