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 […]
Digital Learning Initiative Announces New Grants
Support for faculty developing online education innovations Helping disadvantaged students is a national goal; BU’s Mark Greenman is testing whether technology can better teach them physics. Could a cousin of the much-heralded MOOC help disadvantaged high school students take college-level classes? That’s what BU’s Mark Greenman and colleagues are test-driving in a project that is […]