Karen Engelbourg Named Senior Vice President for Development & Alumni Relations
A key player in University’s first comprehensive fundraising campaign, she’ll succeed Scott Nichols Karen Engelbourg, BU’s vice president for development, has been promoted to senior vice president for development and alumni relations, succeeding Scott Nichols. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi. Boston University has tapped Karen Engelbourg, vice president for development and a pivotal player behind the […]
BU Establishing New Data Sciences Faculty Unit
New academic entity aims at preparing students for work of tomorrow The creation of the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences and the construction of the Center for Computing & Data Sciences (shown above) will help BU equip generations of students with data science expertise. Image courtesy of KPMB Architects. With BU planning to build […]
BU’s Initiative on Cities Gets New Codirector
Katharine Lusk has played a key role in University’s urban research Katharine Lusk, who has served as executive director of BU’s Initiative on Cities since its founding in 2014, has just been named codirector of the institution. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi. Katharine Lusk, who helped grow BU’s Initiative on Cities (IoC) into an urban information […]
Adelaide Cromwell (Hon.’95), Founder of BU’s African American Studies Program, Dies at 99
A distinguished sociologist from a distinguished family Adelaide Cromwell, a sociologist renowned for her research on black leadership who joined the BU faculty in 1951 and cofounded the University’s African Studies Center and founded BU’s African American Studies program, died June 8, five months shy of her 100th birthday. Photo by Suzanne Kreiter/Boston Globe staff. […]
Meet the Newly Promoted Charles River Campus Professors
Faculty from CAS, CFA, ENG, LAW, Pardee, Questrom, Sargent, SSW, STH, Wheelock The recently promoted BU faculty on the Charles River Campus “are having demonstrable impact in their disciplines and excelling as teachers in our classrooms and laboratories,” says Jean Morrison, University provost. Photo by Cydney Scott. Nearly three dozen faculty on the BU Charles […]
New College of Communication Dean Is Scientific American Editor-in-Chief
Mariette DiChristina (COM’86) broke ground as first woman to helm historic publication, led its digital transformation Mariette DiChristina (COM’86), editor-in-chief of Scientific American, will be the new dean of BU’s College of Communication. Photo courtesy of Scientific American. Mariette DiChristina created her own magazines about science and nature as a girl growing up in Westchester […]
Stan Sclaroff Named Dean of Arts & Sciences
After nationwide search, interim dean chosen for strong and consistent leadership The new dean of Arts & Sciences reflects its liberal arts mission: Stan Sclaroff was a double-major in computer science and English as a Tufts undergraduate. Photo by Cydney Scott. Stan Sclaroff embodies the philosophy of a liberal arts education. An accomplished computer scientist, […]
COM Dean Gives Exclusive Parting Interview to Students
In this video, Thomas Fiedler (COM’71), departing COM dean, discusses his future plans. Hint: they involve working for one of the two dozen Democrats running for president in 2020. Video by COM seniors Sam Bacherman, Sophia Lipp, and Megan Mulligan and grad students Cheyenne Darcy Amaya, Yun Choi, Naa Dedei Coleman, Gaia De Simone, Heather […]
The Truth Still Matters, National Academy of Sciences President Tells 2019 Grads
Marcia McNutt (Hon.’19): “Your University education arms you with the skills to determine who and what to trust” At a time when there is urgent need for action on climate change, the United States is the only nation on Earth to abandon the Paris Agreement, McNutt told the crowd, which prompted whoops and hollers. With […]
Behind Bars. And Graduating from BU
Prison Education Program: Steven Correia’s story shows why it matters Steven Correia is one of 10 inmates at MCI Norfolk who will receive their BU diplomas in June. Photo by Alex Potemkin. Steven Correia won’t join his classmates on Nickerson Field at BU’s Commencement on Sunday to graduate with a bachelor of liberal arts degree […]