News & Events

CITL Summer Institute To Explore 1960s Politics and Pop Culture

By Alisa Harris May 9th, 2016 in Center for Interdisciplinary Teaching & Learning, News and Events, Of Special Interest

On July 16, Boston University College of General Studies will host a day of interdisciplinary learning exploring the politics, protests, progressivists and publications of a decade of radical social change—the 1960s. The event is hosted by the Center for Interdisciplinary Teaching & Learning and is the fourth Annual Summer Institute hosted... More

The Chimaerid Publishes 2016 Edition of Literary and Arts Magazine

By Alisa Harris May 3rd, 2016 in Arts and Literature, News and Events, Of Special Interest, Students

The Chimaerid (the CGS literary and arts magazine) has published its 2016 edition with art, poetry, and pose by College of General Studies students. The Chimaerid (K-EYE-MI-RID) showcases the many artistic talents of CGS students, including poetry, photography, artwork, and more. Published each spring, the magazine is titled after a group of fish known as the... More

Professor Cordner Discusses Education Outside the Classroom

By Marisa Weiner April 14th, 2016 in Faculty, News and Events, Publications, Research, Spotlight

In her new book, Education in Nineteenth-Century British Literature: Exclusion as Innovation, Professor Cordner analyzes the tradition of independent learning in 19th-century England. In her analysis, Cordner discusses the impact of self-education on renowned literary minds such as Jane Austen, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Thomas Hardy and George Gissing, all of... More