Category: News
Ecuadorian Culture & Adventure
First place photo contest winner Sean Hacker Teper (CAS ’15) writes about his time with Study Abroad in Quito, Ecuador in “Postcard from… Baños.”
Former Prime Minister Talks about Kenya’s Challenges & Future
The Republic of Kenya is facing numerous daunting challenges, including terrorist attacks, a tidal wave of refugees from embattled neighbors, pervasive corruption, and a capital increasingly engulfed by restive shantytowns and slums. But Raila Odinga, who has been in residence this spring at BU’s African Presidential Center, believes that with the right leadership, his nation, rich in natural resources and tourism, could be poised for stability and prosperity.
Gift to SMG supports dialogue on East-West business culture
The Harry Susilo Institute for Ethics in a Global Economy (IEGE) at the School of Management, established in 2014 through an endowment in perpetuity by Indonesian businessman Harry Susilo, will promote dialogue and debate through scholarly work in global ethics and by teaching cross-cultural business practices that focus on ethics in both Western and Eastern cultures. It is SMG’s first permanently endowed institute.
Points of Departure: Up the Hill
The three friends, who jokingly refer to themselves as “the Tronchies”—after the French town they lived in—say that their experience abroad has created a bond for life.
New Middle East–North Africa Major Fills Gap at CAS
As interest in Middle Eastern studies grows, BU students with a scholarly passion for the region’s languages and culture have been accustomed to cherry-picking related courses. But with the creation of a new College of Arts & Sciences undergraduate major in the modern languages and comparative literature department, students can now major in Middle Eastern and North Africa (MENA) studies, a course of study that corrals offerings in the region’s four spoken languages as well as the humanities, social sciences, and geography.
Calling all Graduate Students!
Have you studied, conducted research, or worked abroad during Fall 2012, Spring 2013, or Summer 2013? If so, we request your response to a short survey.
COM Goes to the Vatican
This weekend an estimated three to four million Catholics will gather in Rome to celebrate the canonization of two 20th-century popes. Among the thousands of journalists from around the globe covering the historic event in Vatican City is a BU team led by Emmy-winning veteran journalist and former local anchor R. D. Sahl. Their coverage will be broadcast live on CatholicTV Network and the BU News Service.
Faculty, Staff Win Grants for Innovative Online Education
EdTech grants will provide faculty with an opportunity to develop ideas that are out of the box or that push the envelope beyond traditional education methods. Thanks to these EdTech grants, dozens of Chinese graduate students will attend orientation before, not after, they arrive in Boston. Students of Korean, Hindi, and Urdu will be able to access grammar lessons on their smart phones, and undergraduates considering study abroad will get a firsthand view of life in Italy, Spain, and England before they get on a plane.
Willis Wang, vice president and associate provost for global programs, and his team of Charles River Campus and international colleagues will use their EdTech grant to develop online courses that enhance study abroad students’ pre departure preparation, in-country experience, and reentry to the United States.
Capturing the World in Color
The Leopold Godowsky, Jr., Color Photography Awards competition is held every four years, and for this year’s competition, organizers asked curators, gallery owners, photography critics, and educators from around the world to suggest nominees. More than 150 artists submitted their work for consideration. BU’s Photographic Resource Center show honors four of these photographers.
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