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How Chinese students are seizing the best college education in the world
By Sara Rimer. Photo by Robin Mas In August 2013, a sweltering Nanjing was living up to its reputation as one of the Three Furnaces of China. Visiting businessmen hole up in luxury skyscraper hotels downtown. At the Starbucks café at the Westin mall, twenty-somethings wearing hip, chunky black glasses sip... More
Virginia Sapiro Will Step Down as Dean of Arts & Sciences
By Art Jahnke. Photo by Vernon Doucette Virginia Sapiro, dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences since July 2007, will step down as dean at the end of this academic year. In her more than seven years at the helm of the University’s largest college, Sapiro led... More
New BU Study Abroad program examines rising waters and climate change
By Amy Laskowski. Photos by Mattia Balsamini In the video above, Sergio Fagherazzi, a College of Arts & Sciences associate professor of earth & environment, outlines the environmental problems facing Venice and many other coastal cities across the world. Video by Joe Chan On a warm June night, tourists sip cocktails on the... More
Dining Services Adds Authentic Asian Dishes
By Samantha Pickette (COM’15). Photos by Cydney Scott As part of an effort to promote healthy and diverse cooking on campus, chefs from the renowned Culinary Institute of America (CIA) in Hyde Park, N.Y., visited BU and instructed chefs from BU Dining Services as part of a five-day intensive Asian Cuisine... More
A glimpse of Disney in Mumbai
Photo by Cydney Scott Internships often play a critical role in job hunting as employers increasingly seek graduates with some real-world experience. A 2012 Marketplace and Chronicle of Higher Education survey found that employers place more weight on experience, particularly internships and employment during school, rather than academic credentials, when evaluating... More
Freshman class gifted and global
By Leslie Friday (COM'07) University acceptance letters are a bit like party invitations: you never know who will say yes. Judging by the robust enrollment to the Class of 2018, a great many students had been waiting for Boston University’s invitation to the Comm Ave ball. “BU is hot; people want to... More
Deval Patrick Speaks at Commencement
Massachusetts governor, comedian Bill Cosby, and City Year cofounder among the day's honorees By Rich Barlow and Amy Laskowski In the video above, Commencement speaker Deval Patrick advises BU’s 2014 graduates that life’s journey is often more important than getting the answers and that real human connection requires intimacy. Video by BU... More
Metcalf Cup and Prize Winner: Stormy Attaway
Teaching that always evolves, like technology By Rich Barlow Nature gave Stormy Attaway (GRS’84, ’88) an intellect capable of grasping complex concepts. She wrote a textbook about a sophisticated programming language called MATLAB used in research labs, and she has worked to develop online education through BU’s Digital Learning Initiative. Yet the College... More
Meet Annika Mickos (Par ENG’14, CAS’17)
By Christy Olson Loring, Parents Program associate director I credit BU parent volunteer Annika Mickos for my Twitter account. She’s done it all, from hosting events in her own home to teaching me how to tweet, and she is always ready and willing to lend her aid, expertise, and—most importantly—advice as... More
A Letter from the Dean of Students and the Chairman of the Parents Leadership Council
Dear Parents, We hope your student enjoyed the spring semester. It was an exciting one! We’ve hosted so many special guests on campus recently, and we wanted to share a few highlights with you. Actress Geena Davis (CFA’79, Hon.’99) was on campus to receive the Bette Davis Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award for... More