News & Stories
#My100Days as a competitive figure skater
For Emilea Zingas (CGS’22), the gap semester has been a time to focus on what’s important in her life. Zingas used her gap semester to further her figure skating career, traveling for tournaments and training in preparation for joining the BU Skating Team next semester, while also working and taking... More
Staying connected through #My100Days
Starting your college career with a gap semester presents a unique challenge — how to balance the freedom and possibility of your gap semester with feeling connected to and ready to join the campus community. The CGS program is designed to make it easy to stay connected throughout your gap... More
#My100Days as a photographer and teaching assistant
Jennifer Small (CGS’22) has spent her gap semester working at a local elementary school and developing her photography skills. We spoke to Jennifer about why she chose CGS, why working with kids is important to her, and the skills she’s learned this semester. Why did you choose CGS? I chose the College... More
#My100Days as a social impact entrepreneur
When the Covid-19 pandemic forced Inés Santacruz Del Valle (CGS’22) to rethink her gap semester plans, she found a win-win solution — becoming an entrepreneur while helping women in her home country. Del Valle used the time to launch a small business, selling jam made by women from Michoacán, Mexico... More
2020 Capstone Award Winners
In a spring marked by the COVID-19 pandemic and the historic decision to switch to remote classes, CGS students persevered in completing the Capstone project, the 50-page essay and oral defense that marks the end of sophomore year. Students tackled Capstone virtually, meeting with teams dispersed across the globe and... More
CGS Students Launch The Politica
As classes shifted to a remote format last spring amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the historic 2020 election season loomed, two CGS students used their time in quarantine to create a new student organization. Ferren Winarto (CGS’21, CAS’23) and Laila Inan (CGS’21, QST’23 & CAS’23) launched The Politica, a non-partisan... More
CGS Lecturers Discuss Elections in the U.S. and Abroad
As early voting ramped up across the U.S. during a historic election season, the CGS Division of Social Sciences came together in collaboration with BU Votes, CGS World Affairs Forum, and Better Elections Now to examine voting mechanics in the U.S. versus Europe and urge young voters to make their... More
Kooks and Degenerates on Ice
Tom Whalen, a CGS Associate Professor of Social Science, addressed an audience of 17 with his lecture, Kooks and Degenerates on Ice: Bobby Orr, the Big Bad Bruins, and the Stanley Cup Championship That Transformed Hockey, during BU’s Family and Friends Weekend on Oct. 17. Whalen’s lecture delved into the history... More
Unprecedented Times: Tom Whalen on the Fierce Urgency of the 2020 Election
With the news that President Donald J. Trump had just tested positive for Covid-19 having just broken earlier in the day, CGS Associate Professor of Social Sciences Thomas Whalen predicted that based on historical precedent, former Vice President Joe Biden would be elected President this November, while admitting that this... More
Seven Questions with Alumna Lola Adeosun
Lola Adeosun (CGS’16, CAS’18) majored in English, was a CGS Dean’s Host, and interned with the state of Massachusetts. Now, she’s bringing her passion for education to a career at a nonprofit supporting school funding in Washington, D.C. We caught up with Lola to talk about her career, her aspirations, More