My play on the cut-up technique and sampling for remarks delivered on January 20, 2015, as part of Boston University’s annual celebration of the life and legacy of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The words in these remarks are from Gina Fried,[i] Lauryn Hill,[ii] and Martin Luther King, Jr. [iii] In a society […]
As we start a new semester, I’m thinking back to things that transpired last fall that haven’t faded with the intersession break. It’s impossible for me to reflect on last semester’s happenings at Boston University without considering what happened in our country, simultaneously — recently, Ferguson, Cleveland, Staten Island. We’ve still got work to do […]
Second semester is about to begin at Boston University and that is a good thing. It has been quiet around campus for long enough. But before that first day of class, we’ll be welcoming new students (and their parents) at Winter Orientation. We’re anxious to hear their stories, to learn of their adventures, and to […]
How about a Conversation Corps? A group of us, spread all over and leading conversations. We’re putting together something special – a collaboration of students, groups, faculty, staff, and departments to foster gatherings and conversations. Conversations that are productive, hip, and reach “across the aisle.” Conversations that reflect and acknowledge that fears exist. We’re into […]
We get together and I like it. But, we just don’t know each other. I know, I know, I know. Sometimes when we talk, the conversations can be disappointing; we hurt each other’s feelings; we let each other down; we make mistakes; and, we’re wrong. But I also know that in the conversations, there is […]
We will be commemorating our alumnus, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with a series of events on January 19, 2015 in the Metcalf Ballroom in the George Sherman Union and in the Boston community. At 10am, the Community Service Center will be participating in a Day of Service at Madison Park High School, putting together […]
Boston is a coastal New England city and therefore prone to fog. Fog is evasive. It is here one minute, gone the next and very hard to grasp. During his student days at BU, I sometimes compared my son to fog. He was an inconsistent communicator at best but during exams, like a wind shift […]
In advance of today’s Coffee and Conversation (3pm, Howard Thurman Center.)
We’re talking housing, stress, and exams during December’s Parents Program Radio! Do you know . . . . . . if your student is experiencing normal college stress or really struggling? . . . when the dorms and dining halls close this semester? . . . if your student should be moving off-campus next year? […]
Originally posted Sept. 4, 2014 – After a hiatus, Coffee and Conversation returns this Friday (check out the ground rules). Lots happening this summer, but shall we begin with a conversation about recent events in Ferguson, Missouri – or, actually, throughout the States? I thought I was mad about it all, but I just realized […]