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Human Services Program

Individuals working together for social change.

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Faculty-led programs, offered during the summer, that focus on critical issues facing students and their peers at both the local and global levels.

Ethnic Identity and Conflict in Croatia and Bosnia

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Akiera Gilbert

  • Human Services highlighted the social, political, and economic circumstances that shape people’s lives in a major.
  • Human Services served as the foundation for her career in social impact.
  • Adding a minor in Global Social Entrepreneurship helped her to become a changemaker.
  • Courses in the major provided her with an overview of how nonprofits and other organizations function to work towards social change.
  • During the Cape Town Dialogue of Civilization, she participated in a micro-enterprise consulting program in partnership with TSiBA.
  • The University Scholars program gave Akiera a research grant to delve into the history of sex trafficking in the US.
  • After graduation, Akiera was selected to be an AIF Clinton Fellow in Mumbai, India. ..

Rima Sheehab

  • Rima created a path of engagement by using the local and global opportunities that Northeastern’s Human Services program provided.
  • Specialization in community health taught her about the “upstream” approach to healthcare— a holistic lens which considers the effect of individuals’ environments on their health.
  • Alternative Spring Break to the Cherokee Nation helped her learn more about revitalization efforts and health effects of rural poverty and food deserts.
  • Extensive coursework helped her tackle health equity issues in various contexts and diverse communities with confidence.
  • On a DOC Rima volunteered at Vision of Hope in Zambia, where she worked with young women to further their knowledge of basic reproductive health & hygiene.
  • Rima was a leader of the Pan Asian American Queer Alliance (PAAQA)
  • She participated in Northeastern’s Annual Reach(OUT) LGBTQA+ Career Conference as a speaker and workshop panelist...

Human Services Program

The Human Services program strives to provide a holistic educational experience for our students, preparing them for a career in social change by providing the theoretical and skill-based background necessary for practice and research. Consistent with CSSH’s Experiential Liberal Arts emphasis, our students combine Northeastern’s signature focus on experiential learning, grounded in co-operative education, with the rigorous study of society, culture, politics, and ethics in a way that is mutually reinforcing.

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