BU in Madrid Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Boston University in Madrid has celebrated its 25th anniversary at the International Institute in Madrid. Founded by Prof. Alan Smith in 1983 with only seven participants, the program now receives an average of 180 students per year, with “Liberal Arts” and “Internship” tracks and a new Film Studies and Documentary Video Production Program Both Alan […]
Elizabeth C. Goldsmith: Women in Transit
A look at her research on women travelers…
Discovery Channel Features ASL Video Lexicon by Neidle and Sclaroff
The American Sign Lannguage Video Lexicon which is being developed by Carol Neidle (RS Linguistics) and Stan Sclaroff (chair of Computer Sciences), and which is described here, was featured recently on the Discovery Channel.
James Iffland guest editor of “Cervantes” issue honoring Carroll Johnson
Professor of French Jeff Kline Wins Prestigious Metcalf Award
While 5,800 hopeful graduates pondered future possibilities at B.U.’s graduation on May 18th, Professor of French Jeff Kline was thanked and honored for past successes. As one of three winners of the prestigious Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching, Kline was recognized as a “consummate teacher.” “A life without teaching is unthinkable,” Kline had remarked, […]
Spanish for Business, Spanish for Native Speakers
Two Spanish courses courses will be returning to our course offerings in Fall 08. Spanish for Native Speakers CAS LS 309, taught by Tino Villanueva, is designed for students whose Spanish-language skills have been acquired within Spanish-speaking households or environments. Frequently, these students –not all of whom consider themselves “native Speakers”– speak Spanish easily, but wish to improve their […]
Irit Kleiman and Her Students Got GUTS
This past February, Assistant Professor of French Irit Kleiman and her students celebrated a grant award from the Grants for Undergraduate Teaching and Scholarship (GUTS) program. In the following interview, Kleiman discusses this innovative project, which partners undergraduates with faculty in determining future course offerings. Q: What is the project about? How will it be […]
A Sign of the Times: ASL Research by Carol Neidle
Video http://www.bu.edu/today/science-tech/2008/02/28/sign-times-asl For the hearing-impaired and their families, learning American Sign Language can be a kind of Catch-22. There are ASL dictionaries in print, but because the language lacks a written form the signs are often organized according to their nearest English translation. “You can only look up a sign in the dictionary if you […]
Lecturer in Italian Laura Raffo’s Nights at the Opera
For the past nine years, Lecturer and Language Course Coordinator in Italian Laura Raffo has provided The Opera Institute at Boston University’s School of Music with the opportunity to “tell the truth” in its productions of Italian opera. As Sharon Daniels, the long-time Director of Opera Programs, points out, this mandate to “tell the truth”—handed […]
Writing in Buenos Aires, Film in Madrid
A new summer program, “Argentina Cultural Studies: Writing in the Americas” offers undergraduates and graduate students from BU and other universities the chance to study writing and film in Buenos Aires, Argentina’s intellectual and cultural capital, and one of Latin America’s most sophisticated cities. This summer courses will be offered on Argentine culture and on […]