Juliet Floyd Reappointed as BUCH Director
On Wednesday, February 4, 2026, Dean of Arts & Sciences Stan Sclaroff formally announced Juliet Floyd’s reappointment as BUCH Director. In his notification email, he graciously thanked Juliet for the excellence that she has demonstrated during her first term, noting that “under her leadership, BUCH has made major contributions to the development of the humanities […]
Director Juliet Floyd Featured on NPR’s Philosophy Talk
Center Director and Borden Parker Bowne Professor of Philosophy Juliet Floyd was a recent guest on Philosophy Talk produced by KALW 91.7FM at Stanford University. In conversation with Ray Biggs, Professor of Philosophy, and Josh Landy, Andrew B. Hammond Professor of French, Professor of Comparative Literature, and co-director of the Literature and Philosophy Initiative at […]
Mathematics with a Human Face Recording Now Available
The Center is pleased to share that a full recording of Mathematics with a Human Face is now available online. Mathematicians and philosophers gathered in BU’s law building on April 22, 2024, for the inaugural “Mathematics with a Human Face” conference, sponsored by the Center in collaboration with the University of Bergen’s Department of Philosophy […]
Director Juliet Floyd Featured on Zeppelin University Podcast
Center Director and Borden Parker Bowne Professor of Philosophy Juliet Floyd was a recent guest on a podcast produced by Welle20 at Zeppelin University in Friedrichshafen, Germany. In conversation with, Jan Söffner, Chair of Cultural Theory and -Analysis at Zeppelin University and university students, Floyd applies a philosophical lens to the latests developments in artificial intelligence. […]
Associate Director Margarita Guillory Featured in ArtxSciences Magazine
“You miss something when you do not incorporate [in your research] the ways in which these innovative technologies are impacting our lives, whether it’s from a philosophical standpoint, whether it’s from a religious standpoint, whether it’s from a sociological, economic, or political standpoint,” Guillory says. And the crux of technology and Black esoteric spirituality has […]
Center Launches Digital Humanities Initiative with Reception
On Thursday, November 9, 2023, the Center welcomed over thirty faculty members, administrators, graduate students, and undergraduates to Building Bridges: Connecting the Humanities and Technology. Attendees represented many departments and programs as well as schools and colleges. Conceived as a meet and greet, the crowd enjoyed lively conversation over refreshments and took full advantage of […]
Director Floyd Quoted on Bill Banning Weaponized Robots
The Boston Globe recently reached out to Center Director Juliet Floyd for her opinion on a proposed Massachusetts bill that would ban the sale and operation of weaponized robots. Read the full article here.
Director Floyd Interviewed on Artificial Intelligence
Bostonia released an interview with Center Director Juliet Floyd, exploring why it may be time to slow the development of artificial intelligence. “AI can’t solve all our moral problems with algorithms, and it creates new problems. I strongly support further, intensive research into AI generally; in fact, I believe we need it desperately, and in […]
Associate Director Margarita Guillory Speaks at 2023 Gitner Lecture
The annual Gerald and Deanne Gitner Family College of Arts & Sciences Lecture is designed to highlight current CAS faculty members, in any field, whose teaching and research addresses topics of major importance for the broad interest and benefit of the BU community. In 2023, the Gitner Lecture explored the question “What does it mean […]