The Mills Institute

The Mills Institute is excited to welcome Lynn Santopietro to the team as Associate Director of Programs. Lynn will oversee all Mills Institute global education programs including Mills legacy programs such as Russell Women in Science Leadership and Hellman Experiential Science, as well as the reimagined Trailblazers programs, formerly SAW.

In a talk titled “Maximizing Your Brain Power”, students from the C2C Impact Engine, Northeastern University Summer Youth Employment Program learned effective study habits and how to maintain a healthy brain from The Mills Institute Executive Director and Professor of Psychology, Christie Chung, Ph.D.

What started as a conversation with Ahmed Ali Bob about how we can support our community of laid-off workers, small businesses, and residents led to a conversation with Christie Chung, Ph.D. about the challenges students, faculty, and organizations face in the age of AI. These preliminary conversations resulted in a partnership with The Mills Institute, the Institute for Experiential AI at Northeastern University, Khoury College of Computer Sciences and Nikki Lowy which led to the creation of a Responsible AI Series. This five-part series consists of unique events that connect industry leaders with Northeastern University researchers with the goal of co-creating a movement that advances equity through AI innovations and produces a diverse talent pipeline and entrepreneurs who are ready for our fast-changing world. We hosted two Executive AI Roundtable Dinners for Bay Area CEOs and top leaders from a range of sectors including non-profits and are grateful for their thoughtful contributions to a rich discussion. Leaders toured our gorgeous campus while learning about our unique institution. Big thanks to all my network colleagues Usama Fayyad Ricardo Baeza-Yates Cansu Canca, Ph.D. Alvaro Monge Bethany Edmunds Hamit Hamutchu and the Oakland campus team who worked tirelessly to execute these roundtables Karimah Omer, MBA Alex Cammett, MS, PMP @Jennifer Arthur, Alexander Zendzian Annie Labe Nikole Wilson-Ripsom. Thanks to our Executive in Residence Alexandra (Ally) Legend Siegel for her continuous support for our community and equality at large.

🎇 #Juneteenth marks the end of slavery in the United States and celebrates progress in freedom and equity. It stands as a powerful reminder of our commitment to creating a more just world. The Mills Institute honors the vision behind this momentous day through impactful initiatives that support the most marginalized populations, offering educational pathways and leadership training at crucial stages of life. I am humbled by the spirit, motivation, and resilience my team brings to their work every day, advancing equity and justice one step at a time. Together, we will move mountains. 🗞 In the latest issue of INSPIRE, discover how we are achieving new milestones in equity and justice through our actionable initiatives and programs. Join us on this journey and sign up for our newsletter! Read INSPIRE: https://lnkd.in/gaTpYnsf Sign up for INSPIRE: https://lnkd.in/gFyMDnJ4 #Juneteenth2024 #racialjustice #Equityinclusion #educationpathways #leadershipempowerment

✨ Upcoming global lecture - Tokyo, Japan on June 20. ✨ One of the highlights of leading The Mills Institute is our reach beyond boarders. I am so honored to speak at an AI conference in Bogota, Colombia this week on “Bridging Minds and Machines: Advancing AI Innovations through Cognitive Science and Equity Principles”. The Mills Institute is well-positioned to move this work forward with our strong vision on advancing equity on the global scale. Thank you so much for the invitation, Miguel Fuentes-Cabrera! This summer, we are delighted to launch our Global Equity Lecture Series with our first partner, Ochanomizu University, the first women's university in a Tokyo, Japan. On June 20, I will give a special lecture on my research on cross-cultural emotional memory and aging. This event is open to all Northeastern students, faculty, staff, and partners. Ochanomizu students will lead the online student exchange portion after my talk, so it should be really enriching and meaningful. Join us if you can! Register here: https://lnkd.in/gD2Vp54u #Colombia #Japan #globalequity #inclusion #AIinnovations #Cognition

On May 30 and June 6, The Mills Institute partnered with the Institute of Experiential AI and the Oakland Partnerships Team to host two Executive Roundtables on AI and Equity. These inspiring events brought diverse expertise together to discuss the future of our world in the age of AI with an inclusive lens. Stay tuned for more initiatives in our equity and AI series and please join us on this journey!

The Mills Institute is excited to celebrate our 8 outstanding Hellman scholars from diverse fields of interest! Hellman scholars worked closely with their industry mentors to design impactful projects that advance gender and racial justice in STEM. We can't wait to see how our scholars' work and aspirations change our world!

🙌 Empowering equity and justice is more important than ever in this dynamic age of AI. The Mills Institute partnered with the Institute for Experiential AI at Northeastern University and the Oakland Partnerships team to host two Executive Roundtables for Bay Area CEOs and top executives to discuss how AI has impacted equity and justice in their work, to brainstorm how industry and academia can co-create a movement that advances equity through AI innovations, and to produce a diverse talent pipeline that is ready for our fast changing world. In fact, many ideas resonated with my TEDx talk: https://lnkd.in/gM7_5pmq I am extremely grateful for my amazing colleagues who worked tirelessly to ensure that our engagements were thought-provoking and transformative. EAI Executive Director Usama Fayyad, Carrie Maultsby-Lute (she/her), Karimah Omer, MBA, Jennifer Arthur, Cansu Canca, Ph.D., Ricardo Baeza-Yates, Alex Cammett, MS, PMP, Hamit Hamutcu, Alvaro Monge, Bethany Edmunds, Lynn Santopietro and many more! We have a lot of work in front of us and I’m so excited to collaborate with our equity-focused partners to realize this vision. Stay tuned and join us in our new programs on equity and responsible AI coming soon! #GenderEquity #RacialJustice #AIinnovations #EquityLeadership

In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we highlight the remarkable accomplishments of Christie Chung, Ph.D. Chung. As the Executive Director of The Mills Institute and a Professor of Psychology at Northeastern University - Oakland, Dr. Chung exemplifies leadership and dedication to service. Her journey is a testament to the impact of representation and advocacy in higher education. "Service above self has always been my guiding principle and I view each career role as an opportunity to serve and make an impact. With Asian women holding less than 0.6% of executive positions in higher education, I am often the only Asian woman in leadership meetings and in the board room. I know my unique perspective is crucial and I embrace this opportunity to represent and advocate. I am dedicated to uplifting and empowering the next generation of diverse leaders." - Dr. Christie Chung She is a nominee for this year's prestigious Chang Lin-Tien Leadership in Education Award. The only program of its kind in the nation, the award honors an AANHPI individual who has achieved significant academic accomplishments and demonstrates the potential to advance to the highest leadership levels in higher education. Read more: https://lnkd.in/di7j3RHt Christie Chung's TEDx keynote "Bridging Minds and Machines": https://lnkd.in/g9FgtKdw #Leadership #Equity #RepresentationMatters #HigherEd #AAPIHeritageMonth #NortheasternUniversity #C2CImpactEngine

💗 Transformational core values drive success. Thoughout all the positions I’ve held in higher education, my mission has always been about student success, uplifting future leaders, and inspiring new innovations for future generations. It’s been a life-changing year leading The Mills Institute, especially because of our success in fostering growth in so many students through impactful programs such as the Russell Women in Science Leadership Program and the Hellman Experiential Science Program. I was blown away by our students’ creativity, passion, and transformation through designing research projects and real-life solutions with deep social impact and immediate implications. Our future is in the hands of these emerging leaders and it’s been a humbling experience creating a space for them to flourish and to tackle the hardest issues in our society. Congratulations, Russell and Hellman scholars and mentors! Our world is a better place because of you 💓! Priya Mariana Driscoll, Ph.D. Miguel Fuentes-Cabrera Almudena Konrad Rasika Bhalerao, Ph.D. Quintin Bailey, PsyD Holly Jimison Jason Balayev Arssh Bajpai Samantha Pierre Robenus Waktole Griffin Acevedo and many more (please tag)! #futureleaders #socialimpact #womeninscience #innovation