April 2008
Alumni News
Inside the New Issue of Bostonia
Read about six BU alums who’ve found success in Hollywood; explore the outcome of BU’s ambitious, unprecedented effort to reform an urban public school system; find out why J. Crew’s Mickey Drexler (GSM’68) might be the best merchant in America; and learn how BU’s School of Medicine is teaching young doctors how to talk about death. Read More
Bostonia’s Cover Story: The Stalwart
Fearless and irreverent, Alfre Woodard (CFA’74, Hon.’04) still hasn’t done what she set out to do. Read More
Around the World in 130-Plus Days
2007 grads Amanda Schenck and Jessica Hayden blog about their travel adventures. Read More
Alumni Events
- 4.22.08 Take Charge of Your Career (New York)
- 4.29.08 Alum Book Event Benefiting COM (Boston)
- 5.03.08 BU Alumni Day at the Zoo (Philadelphia)
- 5.03.08 D.C. Cares Servathon (Washington, D.C.)
- 5.15.08 Real Estate, Construction and Finance Forum (New York)
- 5.17.08 BU Night at the Pops with the Cape Cod Alumni Club
Boston University News
Exploring MLK’s Cultural Legacy
An all-star event at BU celebrates King’s inspiration in song and verse (and rap) Read More
InCite Festival Provides Arts Network for Students, Young Alums
Weeklong music, theater, visual arts showcase in New York celebrates student artists Read More
Rowing Machines
BU oarsmen look toward Olympic Summer Games Read More
“New College” to Replace UNI
Proposal for undergraduate honors program Read More
Will Ferrell: I Have a Humorous Physique
VIDEO: BUTV10 celebrates second anniversary with Semi-Pro star Read More
Dog Meets God, with Relish
VIDEO: Jesus and the Hot Dog root for the home team at Agganis Read More
Fashionably Early
VIDEO: Student designer is already dressing for success Read More
BUniverse
Catch up with the latest lectures and performances from campus on BU’s multimedia resource, BUniverse. Read More
Did You Know?
The Castle was built in 1905 as a family home for William Lindsey (1858-1922), a prominent Boston businessman who made his fortune with a patented cartridge belt used by the British Army during the Boer War. He later became a poet and playwright whose writing evinced the same fascination with the antique and the romantic that pervades the design of the building. BU acquired the Castle in 1939, and for many years it was the home of the University’s president.
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