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The Impact of Parental Incarceration: Dean Sullivan Releases New Book

By Marisa Weiner March 28th, 2016 in Center for Interdisciplinary Teaching & Learning, Faculty, News and Events, Publications, Research

1.7 million children currently have parents in the United States prison system. 30% of them will follow in their parents’ footsteps. Those are the astounding statistics that are discussed at length in Associate Dean Megan Sullivan’s new book, Parental Incarceration: Personal Accounts and Developmental Impact.  The book, which is now available... More

A Look at Undergraduate Research: Climate Change and Law

By rswirsky February 18th, 2016 in Center for Interdisciplinary Teaching & Learning, Faculty, News and Events, Of Special Interest, Research, Spotlight, Students

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. This past November, representatives from 195 countries came together for the 2015 United Nations Climate Change conference in effort to... More

Wexelblatt releases eighth book, Heiberg’s Twitch

By rswirsky January 20th, 2016 in Faculty, News and Events, Of Special Interest, Publications, Spotlight

Professor of Humanities Robert Wexelblatt recently released his eighth book, Heiberg's Twitch, which features a collection of fourteen distinct short stories. Named after the first story in the volume, this is the latest addition to his extensive writing career, which encompasses both scholarly and literary publications. Wexelblatt selected these stories for their differences in character, tone, and... More

Deans McKnight and Sullivan to Present at Interdisciplinary Studies Conference

By Yilin Li October 22nd, 2015 in Center for Interdisciplinary Teaching & Learning, Faculty, News and Events, Research

Dean Natalie McKnight and Associate Dean Megan Sullivan will be speaking at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Association for Interdisciplinary Studies. Committed to promoting conversation among scholars and administrators in the arts and sciences on issues concerning integrative studies, the Association has strong synergies with the work of the... More

Students and Families Gather for CGS Annual Tradition, Capstone Ceremony

By rswirsky October 19th, 2015 in News and Events, Of Special Interest, Spotlight, Students

On Friday evening, more than 40 CGS alumni who are current juniors, gathered in the Katzenberg Center with proud family members and reconnected with their sophomore CGS professors for the Capstone Awards Ceremony. A tradition running for almost 40 years—since 1977—the Capstone project challenges CGS sophomore students to create a practical, More