Prof. Dana Robert mentioned in BU Today about the History of Boston University
The following is an excerpt from BU Today’s article “Did You Know? 10 BU Trivia Bits for the University’s New President” by C. Daryl Healea, which mentions William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor Dana L. Robert, published on October 4, 2023.
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That tower was intended to symbolize the originating ideals of Boston University. Those ideals include the above mentioned motto and other principles, such as women’s empowerment, racial integration, religious freedom, and global outreach—which Dana L. Robert, a William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor and a School of Theology professor, has written about. In other words, that tower was intended to “fire the imagination,” and to show everyone within view that, regardless of their background, the education they received here just might propel them to heights unknown.
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