Richard Harris
Associate Dean, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Diversity Programs
Director of NU Program in Multicultural Engineering, NUPRIME
Affiliated Faculty, Department of Africana Studies, College of Social Sciences & Humanities
Office
- 130H SN
- 617.373.5904
Honors & Awards
- 2020 College of Engineering Dean’s Meritorious Award
- 2019 NSBE Minority Program Director of the Year
- 2019 NSBE Boston Professional STEM Advocate Award
- Fellow of the Massachusetts Academy of Sciences
Professional Affiliations
- Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
- National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
- National GEM Consortium
Selected Research Projects
- Engineering PLUS Alliance
- -co-PI, National Science Foundation
Apr 19, 2024
Developing Professional Goals Through Co-op and Community
Franklin Ollivierre, E’26, civil engineering, has been deeply invested in the College of Engineering’s programs ever since he joined the Young Scholars’ Program as a high school student. Now in his third year and on his second co-op, he has embraced a community that he is eager to give back to.
Oct 16, 2023
Participation at the 130th ASEE Gala
Northeastern University’s College of Engineering had a strong presence of faculty and staff at the 130th Gala of the American Society for Engineering Education which took place on October 10th in Washington, D.C.
Aug 01, 2023
2023 Summer Bridge Scholars Program for First-Year Undergrads
Northeastern’s Summer Bridge program, which started in the College of Engineering and is now university-wide, is a week-long program designed to help historically underrepresented accepted students prepare for their first year of college with mentoring, teambuilding, academic previews, and more.
Oct 27, 2022
Northeastern NACME Hackathon Team Wins 2nd Place
Northeastern NACME students placed second in a 30-hour Hackathon to design, develop, and market a solution to a real-world problem at the annual NACME (National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering) Conference for 2022.
Oct 18, 2022
Celebrating Massachusetts STEM Week
In celebration of Massachusetts STEM Week, Governor Charlie Baker spoke at the kickoff event held at Northeastern on Monday, about the importance of increasing awareness of STEM education and employment opportunities.
Aug 30, 2022
Expanding the Bridge to Doctorate STARS Program
Vice Provost of the PhD Network & CEE Professor Sara Wadia-Fascetti, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs & MIE Professor Jacqueline Isaacs, CEE Affiliated Faculty Randall Hughes, and Associate Dean, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Richard Harris were awarded a $1M NSF grant to expand the Northeastern LSAMP BD STARS Fellowship Pathway.
Aug 04, 2022
Engineering Summer Bridge Program Goes University Wide
The Summer Bridge program started in the College of Engineering 20 years ago with just 11 students and has grown so much over the years that Northeastern welcomed its inaugural university-wide Summer Bridge program this year.
Jun 06, 2022
S-POWER: A Successful Model Toward Equalizing Opportunities for Underrepresented Students
The S-POWER (Student Pathways Opening World Energy Resources) five-year NSF S-STEM grant for primarily students entering Northeastern from community colleges and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) has been very successful and is now institutionalized in the college of engineering.
Apr 25, 2022
Richard Harris to Receive Inaugural Northeastern University Impact Award
Richard Harris, Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the College of Engineering, will be honored as the inaugural award recipient of the Northeastern University Impact Award on May 6, 2022, during the university’s Networked for Life Event. The new Northeastern University Impact Award is bestowed upon a faculty or staff member who has […]
Sep 02, 2021
Increasing the Number of Underrepresented Students in STEM Fields
MIE Professor Hameed Metghalchi and Assistant Dean Richard Harris were awarded a $250K NSF sub-award for the “Louis Stokes Renewal STEM Pathways and Research Alliance: Northeast LSAMP 2021-2026.”