Mayor of San Juan: What Will You Do in a Moral Crisis?
Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto (CAS’84, Hon.’18) delivers emotional Baccalaureate address “You may not accomplish everything you set out to do, but I guarantee you…you will never fail,” Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto (CAS’84, Hon.’18), told those at BU’s Baccalaureate Service at Marsh Chapel May 20. The mayor of San Juan, P.R., talked about the desperation Puerto […]
Commencement Speaker Rep. John Lewis Champions Civil Rights
Georgia congressman has devoted his life to making #goodtrouble Congressman John Lewis (D.-Ga.) will receive a Doctor of Laws at BU’s 145th Commencement Sunday. Photo courtesy of US House of Representatives. If you had to choose one life to represent the best of America over the last century, John Lewis’ would be a good choice. […]
President Robert A. Brown Extends Contract
Accepts trustees’ unanimous request to sign on until 2025 BU President Robert A. Brown has agreed to extend his contract. Photo (left) by Scott Nobles. President Robert A. Brown, whose 13 years of leadership have transformed the campus and elevated the profile, ranking, and endowment of Boston University, has agreed with the Board of Trustees […]
AIDS Researcher and Champion Anthony Fauci a 2018 Honorary Degree Recipient
Long-serving NIAID director, known for science and communication skills BU will confer on Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a Doctor of Science—his 44th honorary degree. Photo courtesy of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Anthony S. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious […]
Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto (CAS’84) Honored with a Doctor of Laws
San Juan mayor who battled a hurricane and a president is Baccalaureate speaker Less than eight months after sparring with President Trump over the federal government’s aid to Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria, San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto (CAS’84) will give BU’s Baccalaureate address and receive an honorary degree. Photo courtesy of Cruz. […]
NSF and Air Force Announce Partnership
BU IN DC Michael Dennehy of the School of Education attended the national Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, a Department of Defense-sponsored program to engage youth in science, technology, engineering, and math, between May 2 and 5. BU Academy student Divya Bachina competed in the event. Sondra Crosby of the School of Medicine spoke at a Congressional briefing […]
Rep. John Lewis to Deliver BU Commencement Address
ON THE CHARLES RIVER Rep. John Lewis to Deliver BU Commencement Address National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease Director Anthony Fauci and San Juan, P.R. Mayor and BU alumna Carmen Yulín Cruz will also be honored. Find out more COMMUNITY RESOURCE Getting to Graduation The BU School of Education-based Center for Promise […]
DOD Research Chief Lays Out Priorities
BU IN DC Anthony Janetos, director of the Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, attended a meeting of the Space Studies Board, of which he is a member, at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine from May 1 through 3. DOD RESEARCH CHIEF LAYS OUT PRIORITIES At a House […]
Civil Rights Icon John Lewis Will Speak at 145th BU Commencement
Longtime US congressman will receive Doctor of Laws degree Members of the Class of 2018 reacted enthusiastically to the announcement that longtime civil rights activist US Representative John Lewis (D-Ga.) will speak at BU’s 145th Commencement on May 20. Photo by Cydney Scott. Announced at Senior Class Breakfast: civil rights icon John Lewis will deliver […]
Todd Klipp Calls It a Career, After 34 Years at BU
Board of Trustees secretary will be replaced by Erika Geetter Todd Klipp is retiring after 34 years at BU. Erika Geetter, who replaced him as BU’s top lawyer in 2013, will assume his duties as Board of Trustees secretary. Klipp photo courtesy of the Office of the General Counsel. Geeter photo by Kalman Zabarsky. Love […]