Announcing 2020 BUCH Student Awardees
Each year, the Boston University Center for the Humanities recognizes the work of outstanding students in the humanities through student awards and fellowships. Selected undergraduate and graduate applicants receive monetary awards, and selected doctoral candidates nearing the end of their graduate work receive competitive fellowships for the following academic year. Although we cannot hold our […]
Classical Studies Graduate Conference
The BU Department of Classical Studies continues its strong efforts to connect the study of ancient literature and history to pressing issues of our time. On November 9, 2019, the department, with sponsorship from the Center, held their annual graduate student conference. This year’s conference “Agency through the Ancients: Reception as Empowerment” featured eight speakers […]
Tribute in Memoriam to Rudolf G. Wagner, Forum 2017 Participant and China Scholar
We were saddened to learn that Forum 2017 participant and Senior Professor of Chinese Studies at Heidelberg University, Rudolf G. Wagner, died on October 26, 2019. Wagner had a long and influential career that focused on the interface between politics and culture in China. He held a variety of prestigious fellowships, including a Harkness Fellowship, […]