Adriana De Souza E Silva, a communication studies professor and and Director of the Center for Transformative Media at the College of Arts, poses for a portrait on March 28, 2025.
Center for Transformative Media

CTM Director Selected as AI Faculty Fellow

We’re excited to share that CTM’s Director, Dr. Adriana de Souza e Silva, was selected as one of Northeastern’s AI Faculty Fellows for the 2025-2026 academic year.

September 1, 2025

Center for Transformative Media

CTM Scholar Spotlight: Yifan Xu

For this edition of the Scholar Spotlight series, CTM Communications Specialist Claire Ogden interviewed Xu about her dissertation research, her path from veterinary science to communication research, and more.

August 21, 2025

All Academic Units

R. Benjamin Knapp named dean

Knapp joins Northeastern from Virginia Tech, where he spent 14 years as founding executive director of the Institute for Creativity, Arts and Technology.

July 30, 2025

Art + Design

Escape rooms could help make VR and AR effective tools

Virtual and augmented reality learning is more popular than ever, but it still has flaws. Northeastern researchers turned to escape rooms to learn how AI could help students learn better using immersive technology.

May 14, 2025