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Office Artifacts: Louis Mayhew
As an advisor at the College of General Studies for 23 years, Louis Mayhew has helped hundreds of students learn how to balance their interests with their career path. For students looking for a way to pursue all of their passions, Louis Mayhew has been the person to help students... More
Hallstein Contributes to Book on Empowering Women and Mothers
D. Lynn O’Brien Hallstein has published a chapter in the book After the Happily Ever After: Empowering Women & Mothers in Relationships (Demeter Press, September 2017). Hallstein’s chapter is entitled "But, Didn’t I Choose This? Laying the Groundwork to Empower Mothers by Closing the Choice Gap between Women and Men Before Becoming Mothers... More
Deepening Students’ Connection to the Humanities Through Service Learning
On a snowy day in Boston last winter, a group of Boston University College of General Studies (CGS) students bundled into their winter coats and trekked to Quincy to volunteer for the Prison Book Program, an organization with a simple purpose—sending books to incarcerated people. In CGS Lecturer of Humanities Sheila Cordner’s classes, service learning is woven into the curriculum as an assignment. More
CGS Students Give Back through Health Care and Nonprofit Internships
This summer, Boston University College of General Studies students spent their time volunteering and interning for great causes all across the world—from ambulances and oncology wards in New York to dental clinics in Peru and immigrant communities in Massachusetts. Danika Connors (CGS’17, SAR’19) did her internship through the Santander Sophomore Internship program, More
A New Book on the Red Sox’s Epic 1967 Year
In a new book, Thomas Whalen, College of General Studies associate professor of social sciences, examines the sensational rise of the “Impossible Dream” Red Sox 50 years ago, and how they captured the country’s imagination amid the tumult of the 1960s. He recently spoke to BU Today and to Salem... More
Wexelblatt’s Petites Suites Stories Merge Music and Fiction
Petites Suites is the latest book by College of General Studies Professor of Humanities Robert Wexelblatt—a series of charming, inventive short stories praised as "enchanting, invigorating, and often delightfully disorienting" (Elizabeth Cunningham), "sweets for the ear and food for the brain" (Robert Knox), and "enticing" (R.S. Deese). College of General Studies: You came... More
Hansen Co-Edits Journal Issue on Stephen King as Science Fiction Writer
Novelist Stephen King has a 70th birthday coming up on September 21. College of General Studies Master Lecturer of Rhetoric Regina Hansen has co-edited a special issue of the journal Science Fiction Film and Television to celebrate King's work as a science fiction writer and as “a significant force in mainstream popular culture... More
Preventing Brain Trauma in Youth Football Players
Capstone Team Proposes Solutions to the NFL's Brain Trauma Problem Sara Mannes (CGS’17, CAS’19) says her CGS Capstone project has made watching sports a little uncomfortable. “I used to appreciate professional sports because of their high-intensity, high-impact nature, and I would even cheer when someone was tackled or hit,” she said. “Now... More
Matthew Trevithick (CGS’06, CAS’08) on “A University in Ruins”
In a May 21, 2017 article for The Chronicle of Higher Education, CGS alumnus Matthew Trevithick (CGS'06, CAS'08) describes how the University of Mosul is surviving the onslaught of the Islamic State. Trevithick interviews a graduate student and talks with a three-star Iraqi who hopes that Americans, who have been "so helpful... More
International Conference Examines Threats to Lobster Population
When people think about the effects of climate change, they're probably not immediately wondering how the world's warming will affect the sea crustacean we know as the lobster. But that was a central concern for the keynote speakers and the researchers who presented at the 11th International Conference and Workshop... More