We are pleased to announce that the NULab for Texts, Maps, and Networks is now the NULab for Digital Humanities and Computational Social Science. This change better reflects the interdisciplinary nature of the NULab and is part of our evolving response to the goals and identities of our community. As the NULab continues to grow, so too does our commitment to bridging disciplines and fostering innovative research and teaching. In the years to come, we will continue to serve as an incubator for ideas and collaborations, and as a network to connect scholars across disciplines and campuses.
As we move forward under our new name in 2024–2025, we are delighted to share that our theme for the upcoming year will be Social Justice. We will engage this theme throughout the year in programming such as our Fall Scholarship Celebration, the DH Open Office Hours series, and our annual spring conference on April 25, 2025. We look forward to joining all of our communities in a sustained consideration of social justice through NULab events, our working groups, our grants program, and our platforms for virtual and in-person collaboration.
The NULab’s leadership also continues to grow and evolve, and we are excited to welcome Ellen Cushman, Dean’s Professor of Civic Sustainability and Professor of English, as NULab Co-Director in collaboration with NULab Co-Director, Professor Moira Zellner, and with continued administrative leadership from Associate Director Sarah Connell, and with support from Sean Rogers, NULab’s Assistant Director. Longtime NULab core faculty member Nicholas Beauchamp, Professor of Political Science and a core member of the Network Science Institute will be stepping into a new role as the Co-Director of our Digital Integration Teaching Initiative (DITI). And, Stephanie Young—Associate Teaching Professor, Director of Writing, Oakland, and W. M. Keck Foundation Endowed Chair in Creative Writing—joins as the incoming NULab Oakland Coordinator.
This fall, we will be welcoming our new team of graduate NULab/DITI Research Fellows, whose work and expertise exemplify the interdisciplinary spirit of NULab:
- Claire Lavarreda, History, DITI Assistant Director
- Ayah Abolelah, History
- Johan Arango-Quiroga, Public Policy
- Avery Blankenship, English
- Halimat Haruna, History
- Sara Morrell, Political Science
- Melissa Williams, English
We will also be joined by a new graduate NULab Coordinator, Shannon Peifer, English.
To learn more about how you can get involved with the NULab’s vibrant and dynamic communities, please visit our Get Involved page, and keep an eye on the NULab news feed for announcements about our upcoming fall speakers and other events. We look forward to another year of generative interdisciplinary collaboration!
