May 1, 2026
10:30am–3:00pm Boston / 7:30am–12:00pm Oakland / 3:30pm–8:00pm London (Virtual)
On May 1st, the NULab will be hosting its ninth annual spring conference, “Collective Persistence,” showcasing the work of faculty, students, and research collaborators.
This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required; please RSVP here. Zoom information will be emailed upon registration.
The conference will be completely virtual on Zoom. All are welcome to join!
Schedule
Times below are in Eastern.
- 10:30–11am: Social hour
- 11am: Welcome and opening
- Opening Remarks: Ellen Cushman, NULab Co-Director, Cherokee Nation Citizen, Dean’s Professor of Civic Sustainability
- Welcome: Kelle Tsai, Dean of College of Social Sciences and Humanities, and Dan Cohen, Dean of the Library; Vice Provost for Information Collaboration; Professor of History
- Conference Details: Sarah Connell, NULab Associate Director
- 11:15am–12:15pm: Lightning Talks
- Moderator: Federica Imbriale, Philosophy, Northeastern University London
- Sara Morrell, Political Science, College of Social Sciences and Humanities
- Maria Federica Norelli, Philosophy, Northeastern University London
- ThankGod Ahumibe, English, College of Social Sciences and Humanities
- Joydeep Mitra, Computer Science, Khoury College of Computer Science, and Satya Shikha Chakraborty, History, The College of New Jersey
- 12:15–1pm: Break/lunch
- Join our speakers in breakout rooms for more discussion of their papers, speak with poster presenters in breakout rooms, or connect with other conference participants in the main Zoom call
- Poster presentations:
- Colleen Nugent, Centers for Digital Scholarship Coordinator, Northeastern University
- Emily Allen, Digital Projects Librarian, Northeastern University
- Gordon Henry, Humanities Center and English, Northeastern University London, and Jae Messersmith, Digital Archive of Indigenous Language Persistence (DAILP) Coordinator, Northeastern University
- 1–2:30 pm: Research Talks
- Moderator: Moria Zellner, NULab Co-Director; Public Policy and Urban Affairs, College of Social Social Sciences and Humanities
- Phileas Dazeley-Gaist, Mathematica Research
- Halima Haruna, History, College of Social Sciences and Humanities
- Jeremy Sorgen, Business & Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Northeastern University Oakland, and Tayte Adderley, Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Northeastern University
- 2:30–3:00pm:
- Closing thanks: Moira Zellner, NULab Co-Director; Public Policy and Urban Affairs, College of Social Social Sciences and Humanities
- Networking and further discussion
