Boston University

History

Professor Tom Whalen poses for a photo in front of Fenway Park

Books

Revisiting the Spirit of ’67

August 29, 2017

William McKeen, author, professor and associate dean of Boston University College of Communication

History

Recalling the Music and Mayhem of Los Angeles in the ’60s

August 8, 2017

Alexander Nikolaev at desk

University News

The Languages of Game of Thrones

July 12, 2017

Attendees hold a Confederate Flag during the Florida Southern Pride Ride parade.

Government & Law

The Confederate Flag Symbolizes…What?

June 22, 2017

interior of King's Chapel

In the City

King’s Chapel Offers Glimpse into the Past

June 14, 2017

Sam Sokolow with Genius star Geoffrey Rush at a premiere event for Genius in Palo Alto, Calif.

Film & TV

The Alum behind National Geographic’s Genius

May 30, 2017

Dana Robert, Truman Collins Professor of World Christianity and History of Mission at Boston University School of Theology, and member elected to the American Academy of Sciences

Theology

STH’s Dana Robert Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

May 9, 2017

The censorship board. George Creel is seated at far right.

History

How Woodrow Wilson’s Propaganda Machine Changed American Journalism

May 1, 2017

Portrait of terrorism expert Jessica Stern, a research professor at the Boston University Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies

Social Sciences

Why Terrorists Kill

April 13, 2017

Lauren Whitley, senior curator of textile and fashion arts for the MFA, shows students a mid-18th-century English brocaded silk dress, once worn by Lydia Catherine, Duchess of Chandos.

University News

One Class, One Day: Threading History

April 10, 2017

More than 100 headstones were vandalized at the Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia in Feb. 2017.

History

What History Reveals about Surges in Anti-Semitism and Anti-Immigrant Sentiments

April 7, 2017

Economics professor and numismatist Pankaj Tandon holds a coin from ancient India under a magnifying glass

History

Economics Professor—and Noted Numismatist

March 6, 2017

Joseph Rezek

Science & Technology

“Hail to the Chief” Is No Simple Fanfare

March 1, 2017

Portrait of Sybil Haydel Morial, author of the book Witness to Change: From Jim Crow to Political Empowerment

Alumni

Making History

February 14, 2017

Ashley Farmer, assistant professor of history and African American studies at the Boston University College of Arts and Sciences

History

Female Activists Behind the Black Power Movement

February 13, 2017

wolf's skull

Biology

A BU Museum You’ve Never Heard Of

January 18, 2017

Randall Keith Horton

History

MLK Day Commemoration to Feature Duke Ellington Music

January 13, 2017

Photo of Kyna Hamill sitting on a chair

Music

“Jingle Bells” History Takes Surprising Turn

December 8, 2016

Attack on ships in Pearl Harbor

History

POV: 75 Years Later, Attack on Pearl Harbor Offers Lessons

December 7, 2016

Vintage old worn American flag

Science & Technology

CAS Historian’s View of American Politics, circa 2016

November 7, 2016

CAS Historian’s View of American Politics, circa 2016