Calendar
All Topics (November 1 through November 1)
Thursday, November 1
- 9:00 AM Political Science Dissertation Defense of David R. Collier
- 12:00 PM Don't Just Do Something -- Sit There!
- ID Grand Rounds
- 12:20 PM Marsh Chapel: Common Ground Communion
- 12:30 PM Lunch and Discussion with Neil Lazarus
- 1:00 PM Test Prep
- 2:00 PM Multiple Choice Exams
- 4:00 PM COM Information Session
- 4:30 PM Cover Letter Writing
- 5:00 PM Note Taking
- Comparative Premodern Studies Workshop: Courts as Contact Zones
- Resume Writing Express
- 6:00 PM International Christian Fellowship
- Women of Color Council
- A Character Compass Book Talk
- Drash and Dine
- 6:30 PM The Great Debate: Has President Obama Earned a Second Term?
- 7:00 PM SojournBU Bay State Cadre
- Eid-Diwali Banquet
- The Power of Philosophy
- 7:30 PM The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
- The Sussman Variations
- Tora Dojo
- 8:00 PM Cirque du Soleil presents Saltimbanco
- Meet and Greet Networking Panel
BU Today: Latest Headlines
- BU at the Cannes Film FestivalBaz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby may have grabbed much of the attention at this year’s star-studded Cannes International Film Festival, which wraps up on Sunday. But the annual two-week event also features a roster of potential gems—features, short films, and documentaries from around the world. One of the festival’s lesser-known selections is Halfway Somewhe […]
- CAS’ Appavoo Nabs NSF CAREER AwardJonathan Appavoo has long been fascinated by computers. “They somehow seemed to mimic and reflect our own abilities,” he says. As he studied them in greater depth, he realized “that while they are fascinating machines, their ‘human’ qualities are largely achieved by smoke and mirrors. That being said, their ability to be programmed to do […]
- $2.5 Million Gift Creates Maria Stata ProfessorshipThe culture of ancient Greece is alive and well and living conspicuously, for those who pay attention, in the sciences, arts, architecture, politics, and philosophy of our everyday world. Now, thanks to a gift from Maria Stata (CAS’62), that enduring influence will be even more greatly appreciated by students and scholars in the College of […]
- Vanishing from an Archive Near You: History?Arrested in 2010 for a minuscule possession of pot, Connecticut nurse Lorraine Martin had her bust expunged from the court record after agreeing to drug classes. To her chagrin, however, she found employers rejecting her for jobs, for a reason she discovered after googling herself: archived news stories of her arrest, online for all to […]
- Commencement 2013: Before, During, and AfterWatch the setup, celebration, and breakdown of Boston University’s 140th Commencement in time-lapse. […]
