Richard Harris

Associate Dean,  Outreach, Engagement, and Belonging
Director of NU Program in Multicultural Engineering,  NUPRIME
Affiliated Faculty, Department of Africana Studies,  College of Social Sciences & Humanities

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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

Alumni

Nov 22, 2024

Past and Present BESS Members Shine at 50th Anniversary Celebration

At its 50th anniversary celebration, BESS recognized students, alumni, faculty, and supporters who have helped make this student organization a source of community, education, and professional development for more than five decades.

Undergraduate

Nov 19, 2024

ECE Student Nominated for Churchill Scholarship

Maya De Los Santos, E’25, electrical and computer engineering, was nominated for the Churchill Scholarship, which provides funding to American students for a year of master’s study at Churchill College, which is part of the University of Cambridge.

Undergraduate

Nov 15, 2024

Northeastern Nominates 6 COE Students for Prestigious Knight-Hennessy Scholarship

Alex Bender, E’20, MS’20, Matthew Coughlin, E’25, Maya De Los Santos, E’25, Jose Meza Llamosas, E’25, Dominic Pizzarella, E’25, and Daniel Sneyers Pont, E’21, MS’21, were six of eight nominated by Northeastern for the Knight-Hennessy Scholarship, which develops a community of future global leaders to address complex challenges through collaboration and innovation.

Undergraduate

Nov 14, 2024

ECE Student Nominated for Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships

Maya De Los Santos, E’25, electrical and computer engineering, was nominated for the Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships by Northeastern University.

Spotlight Story

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.

Faculty

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.

Students

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.

Undergraduate

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.

Sara Wadia-Fascetti, Jackie Isaacs, Rangal Hughes, Richard Harris

Faculty

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.

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