Allen Questrom Professor and Dean Kenneth Freeman to Leave Post in June
National search planned to find a successor Kenneth Freeman, Allen Questrom Professor and Dean in Management, will be leaving the position at the end of the school year. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi. When Kenneth Freeman became the Questrom School of Business Allen Questrom Professor and Dean in Management in 2010, he opted for a tiny, highly visible, […]
Honorary Degrees Being Given to Robert A. and Jeanne Knox
More than three decades of collective service to BU Robert and Jeanne Knox have given more than three decades of collective service, and two children, to BU. Robert Knox photo by Kalman Zabarsky; Jeanne Knox photo by Dorothy Brodsky. When their son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age six, Robert and Jeanne Knox […]
Trustee’s Gift Ignites Student Entrepreneurship
BU Spark! connects technology ideas with expertise, funding Ziba Cranmer leads BU Spark! the new in-house incubator for student technology projects at the Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi. BU students have a new way to get their great ideas off their hard drives and into the world. Created […]
Commencement Speaker: Embrace Your Fear of the Unknown Future
Former CBS executive Nina Tassler says life took her to unexpected joys Commencement speaker Nina Tassler (CFA’79, Hon.’16) told BU graduates not to be afraid to edit their dreams and rewrite the story of what they want to do in life during the University’s 143rd Commencement Sunday. Video by BU Productions. Photo by Dana J. […]
Journalist Captive in Iran Given Hugo Shong Reporting on Asia Award
Washington Post writer honored by COM Speaking at the award ceremony were Washington Post foreign editor Douglas Jehl (from left), Ali Rezaian, and BU trustee Hugo Shong (COM’87). Photos by Cydney Scott. For the last 506 days, Washington Post Tehran bureau chief Jason Rezaian has been imprisoned in an Iranian jail, held on vague charges […]