BU Leaders Oppose Trump Shutdown of DACA
Congress given six months to devise alternative fate for program Protesters outside the White House Tuesday condemned a decision to kill a program allowing undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children to stay in this country. Photo by Olivier Douliery/Abaca (Sipa via AP Images). Updated September 5, 3:40 p.m.: A prayer vigil for […]
BU Relaunches Search for Permanent SED Dean
Catherine O’Connor to serve as 2017–2018 interim dean Catherine O’Connor, a School of Education professor of language education, has been appointed SED dean ad interim for one year, starting July 1. Photo by Cydney Scott. Boston University will relaunch its search for a new dean of the School of Education in the coming academic year, […]
Scholarships for 65 Boston High School Graduates
President Brown, Mayor Walsh honor recipients of Menino, Community Service scholarships Recipients of the Thomas M. Menino Scholarship and Community Service Award grants with Mayor Martin J. Walsh and President Robert A. Brown at a ceremony Tuesday night. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi. Boston University on Tuesday honored 65 Boston public high school graduates who will […]
Congress Resists Research Cuts
2017 budget seen as hopeful preview for next round: 2018 funding
Improving Your Relationship with Federal Research Agencies
Every federal research agency is different. This March 2017 workshop from Research and Federal Relations explained how to work with different funders to give you the best possible chance to receive support for your research. Presenters from BU Federal Relations and Washington, DC, consulting firm Lewis-Burke Associates described most successful ways to introduce yourself or […]
Lawyering Up
LAW’s Maureen O’Rourke is aiming legal education at the future Photo credit: Dan Aguirre. For some graduates in a field marked by high expectations, a recent headline in the New York Times captured their pain: “An Expensive Law Degree, and No Place to Use It.” Law graduates, according to the story, are caught up in […]
BU Expands Boston Community Service Award Program
Scholarships open to transfers who graduated from city’s public schools Rosy Chen (ENG’17) and both of her sisters have benefited from the Community Service Award program. It’s “the main reason why I’m at BU,” says the computer engineering major. Photo by Cydney Scott. Boston University has deepened its commitment to the city of Boston by […]
IT Leader Appointed Chair of Higher Ed Nonprofit
Tracy Schroeder leads group representing 1,800 colleges and universities Tracy Schroeder took the helm of nonprofit Educause, which she calls “an extraordinary organization that includes a diverse group of professionals,” in October. Photo (left) by Dan Aguirre. BU’s top information technology administrator has been appointed chair of an international nonprofit association that helps universities use IT to improve […]
BU Grads Ranked among the World’s Most Employable
11th worldwide, 7th in the nation in international survey BU’s Center for Career Development hosts several career fairs throughout the year where employers come to campus to recruit students. Photo by Kalman Zabarsky. Good news for BU students and alums: you have some serious clout with employers worldwide. Last week, the employability of BU graduates […]
Engineering Dean Named to NSF Engineering Panel
Joins leaders from academia and industry who provide advice on support for research, education Kenneth R. Lutchen, dean of the Boston University College of Engineering. Photo by Kalman Zabarsky. Kenneth R. Lutchen, dean of Boston University College of Engineering, has been appointed to the National Science Foundation (NSF) Advisory Committee for Engineering, a panel of […]