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Brady vs. Manning: CGS professors crown a winner
Two College of General Studies professors addressed the question of whether Tom Brady or Peyton Manning is the better quarterback during a BU Friends and Family Weekend Event on Oct. 19. In “The National Football League Rivalry that Captivated America: Brady v. Manning,” Associate Professor Thomas Whalen and Senior Lecturer Andy Andres discussed NFL culture, the history of sports rivalries, and whether the distinction of who is the dominant quarterback should be dependent on statistics or wins. More
2019 Capstone Award Winners
On October 18, Boston University College of General Studies celebrated the outstanding students who received awards for the Capstone projects they completed last May. The Capstone award is given annually to the team of students who present the best overall Capstone paper and defense. It is the highest honor bestowed upon a College of General Studies student for an academic project. More
CGS Wins AGLS Exemplary Program Award
The College of General Studies won the Association for General and Liberal Studies’ Exemplary Program Award, recognizing the college’s Boston-London Program for its focus on outstanding co-curricular general education. Megan Sullivan, Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Development and Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning, traveled to Orlando, More
CGS Alumna Wins 2019 BU Young Alumni Award
Erica V. Mosca (CGS’06, COM’08) received one of the most prestigious awards at Boston University, the Young Alumni Award, at BU’s Alumni Weekend on Saturday September 21, 2019. More
Award-Winning Capstone Projects: CRISPR
CRISPR is a novel and revolutionary gene-editing technique. But how should we think about its future and the ethics and regulation around its use? This award-winning Capstone project showed a thorough understanding of the problem and outlined a thoughtful, well-reasoned solution that would benefit all Americans concerned about the future of biotechnology. More
Elissa Altman (CGS’83, CAS’85) on the Books and Classes that Shaped Her Work
Critically-acclaimed writer Elissa Altman (CGS’83, CAS’85) has authored Treyf: My Life as an Unorthodox Outlaw and Poor Man’s Feast: A Love Story of Comfort, Desire, and the Art of Simple Cooking, praised by The New York Times Book Review as “one of the finest food memoirs of recent years.” Her... More
Recognizing Outstanding Students at Capstone Turn-In
Each year, every CGS student gathers in the Jacob Sleeper Auditorium to celebrate a CGS tradition-- the Capstone turn-in. Second-year students officially turn in their Capstone projects, the final product of two years of interdisciplinary education and weeks of diligent research and teamwork. CGS also takes the opportunity to recognize students... More
Award-Winning Capstone Projects: The South China Sea
Team W's award-winning Capstone project focused on U.S. foreign policy in the South China Sea. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe administration has expanded the role of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces, increased Japan’s missile capabilities, and taken a more aggressive stand against China’s expansion into the South Pacific. How should the U.S. respond? More
Award-Winning Capstone Projects: Overexposure to Screens
How can we address young people's overexposure to computers, the Internet, and screens in general? In their award-winning Capstone project, Team S crafted their paper in the form of two sides facing off at a Congressional joint committee hearing about the problem of screentime overexposure. More
Award-Winning Capstone Projects: Meltdown In The Middle East
How can we prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons? Focusing on the question of what the United States should do about the U.S.-Iran nuclear deal of 2015, this award-winning Capstone project identified deficiencies in the treaty but opposed withdrawing from the deal. More