Author: Kimberly Macdonald
BU Center for Antiracist Research Names PhD Student shaunesse’ a. jacobs to Affiliate Program
The original article was published on the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research website on March 24, 2021. The following is an excerpt only. Please click here to read the full article. The Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University is assembling one of the largest networks of scholars and aspiring scholars studying racism and antiracism in the […]
BUSTH STM Student Jere Schulz (’21) Wins Innovate@BU Sustainability Innovation Grant
The original story was published by the Daily Free Press on March 23, 2021. The following is an excerpt only and features Jere Schulz (STM’21). Please click here to read the full article. BU students win sustainability innovation grants, tackle climate change from new angles By Divya Sood Our world faces numerous barriers regarding sustainability. But at Boston […]
BUSTH Library Archivist Kara Jackman Quoted in Daily Free Press Article
The original story was published by the Daily Free Press on March 22, 2021. The following is an excerpt only. Please click here to read the full article. Online learning poses new challenges, advantages for faculty with disabilities, those in the Deaf community By Emily Stevenson Boston University faculty and staff members who have disabilities and those in […]
Prof. Nicolette Manglos-Weber Quoted in Washington Post Article
The original story was published by the Washington Post on March 16, 2021. The following is an excerpt only. Please click here to read the full article. Regarding same-sex unions, Pope Francis must navigate a divided church By Ruby Mellen When the pope traveled to Africa in 2019, his fourth visit to the continent — which has the fastest-growing […]
BUSTH Announces Faculty Publications for March 2021
The School of Theology is pleased to announce the following faculty publications for the month of March 2021: Courtney Goto “Create and Altar at Home: A Pandemic Invitation” Nicolette Manglos-Weber “The Contexts of Spiritual Seeking: How Ghanaians in the United States Navigate Changing Normative Conditions of Religious Belief and Practice” Luis Menéndez-Antuña Editorial Review, “The […]
Dean Pak Featured in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
The original story was published on the Diverse: Issues in Higher Education website on March 15, 2021. The following is an excerpt only. Please click here to read the full article. Dean Brings Clear Convictions During Divisive Time in Methodist Church By Jessica Ruf It’s a momentous time for Dr. Sujin Pak to take the […]
Dean Pak Statement on Violence Against Asians and Asian Americans in the US
March 18, 2021 – I write with grief and with anger. Just three days after the anniversary of Breonna Taylor being shot to death in her apartment by police—say her name!—our nation continues to struggle to name the violence. Does it need to be said that I detest the violence against Asian and Asian Americans […]
Prof. Shively Smith Featured as a Panelist in New Wabash Center Conversation Series
March 2021 – Assistant Professor of New Testament Shively T. J. Smith was a panelist in Episode One of the Wabash Center’s Conversations on Teaching and Spirituality. The episode, titled Exploring Thurman’s “The Sound of the Genuine,” uses Howard Thurman’s Spelman College 1980 baccalaureate speech as a backdrop to address the challenges educators face when bringing […]
Associate Dean Bryan Stone Mentioned in Sojourners Article on Christian Financial Advice
The original story was published on the Sojourners website on March 11, 2021. The following is an excerpt only. Please click here to read the full article. Does Progressive Christian Financial Advice Exist? By Mitchell Atencio “There’s such an absolute dearth of study, and talks, and Christian financial literacy curriculum that target the affluent, and […]
Prof. David Decosimo Named Member of Academic Freedom Alliance
Associate Professor of Theology David Decosimo has been invited to be a member of the Academic Freedom Alliance (AFA). According to the AFA website, the Alliance is committed to protecting academic freedom, and “is a non-profit organization whose members are dedicated to protecting the rights of faculty members at colleges and universities to speak, instruct, […]