Author: Kimberly Macdonald
Resources for Chaplains during the COVID-19 Crisis
School of Theology Associate Professor Shelly Rambo is a senior advisor for the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab (CIL). CIL has many resources to assist chaplains during the current COVID-19 crisis, including articles and webinars. Please visit their resources page here for further information. Dr. Rambo “is excited to share this link to resources that are being generated […]
BU Commencement Postponed until Late Summer or Fall
This article was originally published on BU Today. Read the full article here. New date uncertain, but leaders determined to hold in-person graduation Boston University is postponing its 147th Commencement and related events, originally scheduled for May 15 to 17, 2020, to either late August or early fall, bowing to safety needs amid the coronavirus […]
United Methodist Church General Conference Will Be Held in 2021
This article was originally published at resourceumc.org. Find the full article here. General Conference to move to 2021 Commission on the General Conference March 23, 2020 – Nashville, Tenn.: Subsequent to the announcement by the Executive Committee of the Commission on the General Conference that the 2020 General Conference will be postponed, the full Commission met March 21, […]
COVID-19: Important Updates from Deans Moore, Stone, and Hickman-Maynard
This message was originally posted at 4:04pm on Friday, March 13, 2020. It will be updated as more information becomes available. Please see additional resources for our community at the bottom of this message. Dear Beloved Community, You have been remarkable in your calm and careful preparation as we shift to a largely virtual community […]
BU Moves All Classes Online Due to Coronavirus: Questions and Answers
This following article was originally published on Wednesday, March 11 at 12:35pm. Please view the original article here as updates will be posted as the story develops. By Doug Most Boston University, reacting to the fast-spreading coronavirus, announced on Wednesday, March 11, that it is moving all classes to online only. Students who are away […]
Boston University Launches COVID-19 Information Website
This week, Boston University launched a website dedicated to inform our community on the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The site was launched in collaboration with Student Health Services, Admissions, Dean of Students, Global Programs, Human Resources, and many others. The website will be kept up-to-date as news develops. The launch of the website was also announced Tuesday, […]
Professor Wesley Wildman Named to New BU Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences
Boston, MA – Dr. Wesley Wildman, Professor of Philosophy, Theology, and Ethics, was named to the inaugural faculty of the new Boston University Computing & Data Sciences (CDS) academic unit. A new initiative for the University, CDS will serve as a link between the traditional academic departments at Boston University and scholars interested in data and computing sciences, and […]
Dean Moore: A Moment to Move!
Dear Beloved Community, Welcome to a new semester and the new opportunities it will bring! The seismic shifts that are shaking our world make this semester a special moment in time. This is a MOMENT TO MOVE! We stand in an axis of history where everything we do matters, for good or ill. How fitting […]
Challenges for Churches: A Season of Epiphany Message from Dean Moore
Challenges for Churches We are in the Christian season of Epiphany – a season of special meaning for Christians but with a message at least partially apropos to persons in other faiths. The focus is on spreading light and doing the work of Jesus – the work of love – in the world. To quote […]
Christmas Message from Dean Moore
Dear Beloved Community, On this Christmas Eve, I am thinking of all of you! The blessings of Christmas are not just for Christians, but also for peoples of all faiths and no faiths, and for all of God’s creation. The love of Christmas is a cosmic love and, for Christians, that love is revealed in […]