A Remix
Thanks to Gordon R. for sending this remix around the way: Coolness? Disrespectful? Hot? Civic sacrilegiousness?
Year: 2009
An Ambitious Summer Reading List
Whatcha reading this summer? Or, when you’re hanging out, at lunch, engaged in cocktail chatter, or trying to keep others interested in you, what will you say you’ll read this summer? Here’s my analysis of themes for a proposed summer reading list: And, here’s my big, ambitious summer reading list (with one movie thrown in […]
A Saturday Aside
Commencement – we go onward! The time for sermons full of advice, caution, counsel, inspiration, and if we are lucky, we’ll receive a little incitement and good thinking points beyond knowing how much of a mess we’re in and that we can fix it. An brief aside from Commencement affairs to share a little Saturday […]
Welcome New Terriers!
We welcome the Class of 2013 to our vibrant community! Here’s your chance to see the campus and register for classes during the summer on us – that’s right, free Orientation registration. Take a look at the place where we live, play, and work:
Class of 2009 – So Much to Do, So Little Time
Dear Friends in the Boston University Class of 2009, A few of you have asked me a question that has left me stumped: “Dean, I’ve just finished my last exam, I’ve got some time on my hands and a week before I take the great walk to pick up the sheepskin, so what should I […]
Chillax, Rumors of Swine Flu on Campus are False
With smart phones, tweets, status updates, and e-mails, rumors spread faster than the W.H.O. can change the flu pandemic alert. Word on the street has been that three students on the Charles River Campus have come down with the much-talked about Swine Flu (or H1N1). I’m here to tell you: don’t believe the hype! My […]
The Ghost Map
Just started reading Steven Johnson’s The Ghost Map. A timely read about the story of a of a cholera outbreak in 1854, within London 1854. It’s also about ideas for treating disease — ideas that we take for granted. Many people highly recommend this book. With discussion about swine flu and renewed concern about pandemic […]
Announcing Spring
Love this! It’s a great announcement for Spring.
The Call to Action – Deliver Change
The President is expecting us to stand up and do what we can to serve our communities, shape our history and enrich both our lives and the lives of others across this country. Here’s to making a difference.
Coffee & Conversation: April 24, 2009
Can we all have a green future, a job, and a home? Van Jones is pushing us to make connections. His work deals with links between sustainability, the economy, poverty, and race. He now serves as Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation at the White House Council on Environmental Quality – an unique […]