May 2008
Alumni News
Alumni Q&A: The Money Man
Massachusetts State Treasurer Timothy Cahill (CAS’81) Read More
The Touch
Mickey Drexler (GSM’68), 2008 BU honorary degree recipient, may be America’s best merchant Read More
Holy Strolling Cow!
With a moo, moo here, Orly Munzing (SED’75) celebrates Vermont’s small farms Read More
Democracy in the Digital Age
D.C. event looks at how politics and the Internet come together Read More
Boston University News
Commencement 2008
Click here to watch a slide show of the highlights! Read More
New Deans for COM, SSW
Pulitzer-winning journalist and longtime Social Work leader assume top posts Read More
MED Prof Nabs NIH Award for Heart Mending
Lehman given fast-track funding for cardiac muscle research Read More
Celebrating Sixty Years of PR at COM
Alums and dignitaries mark anniversary of academia’s oldest public relations degree Read More
Cinema Physica
In the lab with Keanu Reeves Read More
Making Every Day Earth Day
Sustainability efforts are under way on BU’s campus Read More
Eight Seniors Honored at Student-Athlete Awards Reception
Field hockey and ice hockey players win “athlete of the year” awards Read More
BUniverse
Visit BUniverse to catch up with the all the latest lectures and performances from campus. Now featured on the site, a talk by economist Jeffrey Sachs, titled “Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet.” Read More
Did You Know?
Larry Lucchino, president and CEO of the Boston Red Sox, delivered the University’s 135th Commencement address on May 18. William Hayling, physician and founder of a national minority mentoring program, spoke at the Baccalaureate Service. This year’s honorary degree recipients were Earle Chiles, president of Earle Chiles and Affiliated Companies, philanthropist, and University Trustee Emeritus; tennis legend and women’s rights advocate Billie Jean King; and Millard “Mickey” Drexler, chairman and CEO of J.Crew. To read more about Commencement, click here. Click here to watch the Commencement address.
Special Offer
The Princeton Club of New York welcomes Boston University alumni and offers a special membership rate for 2008 alumni. Learn more! Read More