VIDEO: Respectable Book Celebration featuring Saida Grundy
On April 21, 2022, the Howard Thurman Center hosted a book celebration for Dr. Saida Grundy’s forthcoming book, Respectable: Politics and Paradox of Making a Morehouse Man. Dr. Grundy was joined on stage by her beloved colleagues and two of her favorite students to discuss the concept of her book. If you missed the event, […]
News: “Howard Thurman scholars discuss legacy, breadth of famous BU figure’s work”
March 11, 2021 The Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground was featured in The Daily Free Press article “Howard Thurman scholars discuss legacy, breadth of famous BU figure’s work.” Author Peter Eisenstadt expressed a clear purpose for his book Against the Hounds of Hell, which fueled the discussion: “One thing I wanted to do in […]
News: “Final Student-Faculty Forum of 2020 tackles effects of systemic racism”
December 4, 2020 The Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground was featured in The Daily Free Press article “Final Student-Faculty Forum of 2020 tackles effects of systemic racism.” HTC Director Katherine Kennedy joined this forum as a panelist, sharing her experiences with racism throughout her personal and professional life: “[Ms. Kennedy] spoke on her time as a […]
News: “Tyler Sit, founding pastor, New City Church”
November 18, 2020 The Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground was mentioned in a recent Bostonia article on Boston University alum Tyler Sit (COM’11). Sit founded New City Church in Minneapolis, a United Methodist parish with an emphasis on social and environmental justice. When asked who opened doors for him to pursue this career path, […]
News: “BU antiracism scholars evaluate activism in the current moment”
October 2, 2020 The Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground was featured in The Daily Free Press article “BU antiracism scholars evaluate activism in the current moment,” which covered our recent event “Conscious-Raising vs. Conscious Acting.” This panel was the first in a series, titled Give Me the Listening Ear, designed to explore questions of justice, […]
News: “College Road Trip to Boston: Boston University”
September 28, 2020 The Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground and our Hub co-curricular, “The Common Thread Podcast” was mentioned in U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges 2021” guidebook. Associate Editor Lindsay Cates wrote: “At the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground, students participate in classes and programs like The Common Thread Podcast, art […]
News: “11 Ways to Stay Connected if You’re Remote This Semester”
September 25, 2020 The Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground was featured in the BU Today article “11 Ways to Stay Connected if You’re Remote This Semester.” We are proud to adapt our weekly programs to Zoom, Instagram Live, YouTube, and more platforms to make them even more accessible for students learning from anywhere this […]
News: “Howard Thurman Center to be open in person and virtually this Fall”
September 17, 2020 The Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground was featured in the recent Daily Free Press article “Howard Thurman Center to be open in person and virtually this Fall.” Writer Nick Kolev spoke with Pedro Falci, associate director, and Laura Rose Montorio, assistant director of marketing and communications for the piece. “In this […]
News: “BU’s Initiative on Cities Summer Fellows Tackle Racism, Help with Civic Research”
September 4, 2020 The Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground was featured in a BU Today article about BU’s Initiative on Cities’ summer fellowship, which the HTC co-sponsors. This summer’s IOC / HTC fellow, Faith Rynda (CGS’20, CAS’22), worked with the Mayor’s Office of Resilience and Racial Equity (MORRE). “Now, more than ever, it’s important to […]
News: “President Brown: ‘It Is Important We Learn How to Do This and Make it Better As We Go'”
September 2, 2020 The Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground was mentioned in a BU Today interview with University President Robert A. Brown. When asked how BU is focused on the mental health of its students amidst the ongoing pandemic, President Brown said: There was a lot of discussion of how our students will fare through the […]