Meet the Students of CGS: Francesca Ogilvie
College of General Studies 2017 Questrom School of Business 2019 What made you want to pursue a business major? The nice thing about studying business administration is that you get a taste of everything, and are competent in so many different areas, and get to see the behind the scenes of business. Even if I […]
Meet the Students of CGS: Jennifer Gonzales
College of General Studies 2017 College of Arts and Sciences 2019 Major: English Were you undecided on your major when you entered CGS? I was most certainly undecided when I entered CGS as a freshman. I knew I had an academic interest in literature as well as history. I’ve always known that I’ve had an […]
Former CGS Terriers You’ll See in the 2017 NHL Playoffs
As you watch the National Hockey League Stanley Cup playoffs, cheer on BU Terriers–two former CGS students among them –as they take on the fight for the championship. Charlie Coyle: Now in his fifth season as a center for the Minnesota Wild, Coyle played for the Terriers from 2010 to 2012, while studying at the College […]
Meet the Students of CGS: Latifah Obaid
College of General Studies 2017, Boston-London Program College of Communication 2019 Major: Journalism with a minor in cinema and media studies How has spending a semester in London helped you to develop a global perspective? It really changed the way I looked at how I wanted to experience my life. I traveled a little bit as a […]
Meet the Students of CGS: Eli Elman
College of General Studies 2017 Questrom School of Business 2019 Major: Business Administration with a concentration in Finance Were you undecided on your major when you entered CGS? I thought I knew what I wanted to do. But, like many people when they go into college, I didn’t exactly know what I wanted to do— […]
Meet the Students of CGS: Vaishnavi Kothapalli
College of General Studies 2017 Questrom School of Business 2019 Major: Business Administration with a concentration in law What made you decide to attend the College of General Studies? I liked the fact that it gave you that liberal arts foundation and it gave you that background in core subjects that you need to know for […]
A Look at Undergraduate Research: Tragedy of the Commons & Climate Change
This post is part of a series that profiles the faculty-undergraduate research partnerships offered through the Center for Interdisciplinary Teaching & Learning. To learn more, please contact the Center at citl@bu.edu. CGS Social Sciences Lecturer R. Sam Deese is writing a book that tackles philosophical and political questions around climate change. CGS student Morgan Ashurian […]
BU Professors Examine Two Popular Holidays
St. Patrick’s Day has become a huge day for celebrating here in the United States. But why? In an interview with WalletHub, Associate Chair and Social Sciences Senior Lecturer John Mackey takes a closer look at this question and provides some historical context as to how St.Patricks Day came to be such a huge celebration. […]
Renstrom Publishes Chapter in Critical Insights: Isaac Asimov
CGS Lecturer of Rhetoric Joelle Renstrom recently published a chapter in Critical Insights; Isaac Asimov (Salem Press, 2017). As a researcher of science fiction and technology, Renstrom took a look at robot fiction in her Asimov chapter, “Morality in Asimov: Laws of Robotics vs. Laws of Humanics.” Renstrom’s chapter examines Asimov and the Frankenstein complex, or humans’ fear […]
A Look at Undergraduate Research: First Wives and Marriage in British Novels
This post is part of a series that profiles the faculty-undergraduate research partnerships offered through the Center for Interdisciplinary Teaching & Learning. To learn more, please contact the Center at citl@bu.edu. A married woman abandons her husband and child to elope with a suitor who jilts her. A woman suffers hallucinations after she is suspected […]