Professor Abigail Gillman Publishes “A History of German Jewish Bible Translation”
Congratulations to Professor Abigail Gillman, Associate Professor of Hebrew, German & Comparative Literature in WLL, and a Jeffrey Henderson Senior Research Fellow in 14/15, on her newest publication: A History of German Jewish Bible Translation (The University of Chicago Press). “This book is the first in English to offer a close analysis of German Jewish […]
Professor Fallou Ngom Awarded Herskovits Prize
Congratulations to Professor Fallou Ngom on being awarded the prestigious Melville J. Herskovits Prize! The Herskovits Prize is given to the most important scholarly work in African Studies published in English each year, and was awarded to Professor Ngom for his book, Muslims Beyond the Arab World: The Odyssey of Ajami and the Muridiyya (Oxford […]
Battle of the Sexes Screening and Q&A
We’d like to thank directors Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton for graciously taking the time to show us their new film Battle of the Sexes and talk with students about the film afterwards. It was a great discussion, and the audience learned a lot about filmmaking and the history behind the film. Students even got […]
Boston University Welcomes Louis Chude-Sokei
Louis Chude-Sokei joined the Boston University faculty this fall. He is a Professor of English as well as the George and Joyce Wein Chair in African American Studies and the Director of the African American Studies Program. Chude-Sokei is a writer and scholar whose work focuses on the literary, political, and cultural implications and ramifications […]
BUCH Director Professor Susan Mizruchi Installed as William Arrowsmith Professor in the Humanities
On November 21st, Center for the Humanities Director Professor Susan Mizruchi will be installed by Dean Ann Cudd as the inaugural William Arrowsmith Professor in the Humanities in an event celebrating the installment of five newly appointed CAS endowed chairs at the university. The gift agreement with the Arrowsmith family states that “the William Arrowsmith […]
Goodbye to longtime Center for the Humanities administrator Christine Loken-Kim!
We said goodbye last week to our much-beloved center administrator Christine Loken-Kim. Loken-Kim is retiring after being with the center for nine years, during which she ensured that BUCH ran smoothly and with the utmost efficiency and integrity. She was sent off in true Center for the Humanities fashion with a small party so […]