Gitner Family Lecture

The annual Gerald and Deanne Gitner Family College of Arts & Sciences Lecture is designed to highlight current CAS faculty members, in any field, whose teaching and research addresses topics of major importance for the broad interest and benefit of the BU community. It is held in the fall, usually in conjunction with Alumni Weekend.Gerald Gitner (CAS ’66) graduated with a B.A. in History, cum laude, and was elected to Phi Alpha Theta, the national history honor society. Additionally, he has an MBA from the Simon School of Business at the University of Rochester, where he is a member of the Simon Advisory Board. He is a Trustee Emeritus of Boston University (serving as Trustee 1984-1996) and a current member of the CAS Dean’s Advisory Board and the Pardee School for Global Studies Dean’s Advisory Board. Gitner is a principal of Cross Continent Capital LLC, an investment company he co-founded. He serves as Chairman of Global Aero Holdings Ltd. and D. G. Associates, Inc., and has a long and varied career as an executive, including serving as Chairman and CEO Of Trans World Airlines, Inc. and Vice Chairman of Pan American World Airways. This lecture series was established by Gitner and his wife, Deanne. Gitner and his family have long been generous and engaged members of the Boston University community.2024 Lecture: Reflections on immigration in the 21st century. Where do we go from here? Featuring Elizabeth Cohen, Maxwell Professor of United States CitizenshipThe US is in the grip of a moral panic in response to the arrival of asylum seekers at our southern border. How did we transform from a country that encouraged immigration to one arming its borders for an imaginary war against asylum seekers? What can be done to end this state of panic? We will turn to our history and a sober analysis of our present to help answer these questions.

When 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm on Saturday, September 28, 2024
Location PHO 206, 8 St. Mary’s St.