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Boston University BU, College of Arts and Science CAS, Colosseum, Rome history, Italy

History

Ancient Rome: Asian-Like Cuisine and Archaic Gynecological Advice

October 6, 2014

Boston University BU, Barnes and Nobles, bookstore, used textbooks, ebooks, book rentals

Academics

How to Get the Best Deal on Textbooks

September 2, 2014

Boston University BU Police Commissioner William Evans, contemporary policing issues, Metropolitan College MET

Public Safety

Learning from Boston’s Top Cop

July 29, 2014

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences CAS, religion, summer course Holy City: Jerusalem in Time, Space, and the Imagination class, professor of religion Michael Zank, director of the Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies

University News

Jerusalem: How Did It Get to Be the Holy City?

July 18, 2014

Sabermetrics 101 MOOC, Boston University Digital Learning Initiative, online classes, edX

Education

Baseball MOOC Pulls in 17,000 Learners

June 5, 2014

Sabermetrics 101 MOOC, Boston University Digital Learning Initiative, online classes, edX

Faculty

Take Me Out to the MOOC Game

April 24, 2014

Boston University BU, one day one class, history of shopping

History

The History of Shopping

April 16, 2014

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences CAS, historian Clifford Backman, one day one class pirates history

Academics

Planting the Jolly Roger in a Classroom

April 7, 2014

Boston University BU, School of Education SED, movement education course, elementary and special education teachers, lecturer Sara Benes

Exercise

Studying How to Shake Your Groove

April 2, 2014

Boston University BU, School of Education SED, Trotter Elementary School, Dorchester, tutoring

Classes

BU-Trotter Partnership Shines in Dorchester

March 4, 2014

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences CAS, History of Jazz, Thomas Oller

Arts & Culture

It’s Got a Great Beat, and Helps with Your English

February 27, 2014

Boston University BU, massive open online courses MOOCs, Digital Learning Initiative DLI, edX, Chris Dellarocas, Rumy Rukkel, Sabermetrics 101: Introduction to Baseball Analytics, War for the Greater Middle East, Andrew Bacevich, The Art of Poetry, US poet laureate Robert Pinsky, Alien Worlds, Andrew West,

Academics

Registration Opens for BU’s First MOOCs

February 26, 2014

marriage, romance, dating, 20th century, Brooke Blower, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS

Health & Medicine

Pop Culture Class Explores Changes in Dating, Mating

December 10, 2013

Israeli West Bank Barrier, Palestine, Jerusalem, Israeli Palestinian conflict

Culture

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

November 12, 2013

Aerial Dance Silk Skills class, Boston University, BU, FitRec, Fitness and Recreation Center

Fitness

Flying through the Air with the Greatest of Ease

November 7, 2013

Boston University BU, School of Management SMG, new curriculum

Classes

Updated Technology Enhances New Curricula at SMG

October 15, 2013

Boston University BU, double majoring, Barnes and Nobles at BU

University News

What Are Your Majors?

October 8, 2013

Boston University BU, Archaeologist Curtis Runnels, David Carballo, tool knapping tool making, archeology, College of Arts and Sciences CAS

Science & Technology

Knapping Rocks

September 16, 2013

Boston University BU, Barnes and Nobles, buying books, ebooks, book rentals, how to save on college textbooks

Books

Keeping Textbook Costs Down

September 3, 2013

Boston Universtiy BU, College of Fine Arts CFA, millinery class, costume design, lecturer Denise Wallace Spriggs, Huntington Theatre, theatre fashion design, hatmaking

Arts & Culture

The Huntington’s Hat Factory

August 8, 2013

The Huntington’s Hat Factory