Furthering the Conversation
Why is the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground Moving?
Welcome to the first post in our new "About Us" series, which aims to answer our frequently asked questions and provide more context about our mission at Boston University. Why is the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground moving to 808 Comm Ave? Great question! And, one we get a lot. First, a... More
“Soul Witness” Coming to BU on October 7!
The Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground, Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies and Boston University Hillel are proud to bring "Soul Witness: The Brookline Holocaust Witness Project" to campus on Monday, October 7 at 5:30 pm in the Tsai Performance Center. Following the film, there will be a Q&A with... More
Damon Musso (COM ’20)
Damon is originally from Western New York, and came to Boston University to study public relations in the College of Communication. He first discovered the Howard Thurman Center through Coffee & Conversation. For him, this is one of the only programs on campus that encourages students to take part in... More
VIDEO: Time-lapse of construction at 808 Comm Ave
In case you missed it: The Howard Thurman Center is moving! We are thrilled to expand our space and our search for Common Ground to 808 Commonwealth Ave. Here’s the latest: The construction is still underway, as you’ll see in the video below. Our Grand Opening will take place in January 2020 and... More
Meet the HTC Summer ’19 Leadership Team
From left to right: Brittany, Damon, Kami, Faisal, and Amani Brittany Foushee (CAS ’19) Hailing from Budd Lake, New Jersey, Brittany Foushee studied neuroscience as a part of the College of Arts and Sciences. She admits she was hesitant to interact during her first few visits to the HTC, but she grew... More
PODCAST: Episode 4, “A Look at BU Sports Fandom”
May 7, 2019 About the episode: College athletics is a source of school pride and spirit, but do fans attend both men's and women's sports equally? This question inspired Hub CC160 students Kaitlyn Riggio and Heather Cook to dive deeper into sports fandom at Boston University and ask, who's going to what games?
PODCAST: Episode 3, “A Look at BU Admissions”
May 7, 2019 About the episode: The "College Admissions Scandal" broke in the winter of 2019, which inspired CC160 students Grace Ferguson and Alejandra Mclinn to think about privilege and access to higher education. What does it take to get into a college like BU? What role does legacy status play in the... More
Adia Turner (CAS ’19)
Adia Turner, Boston University’s 2019 Student Commencement Speaker, is a homegrown Thurman Center Ambassador. Originally from Stone Mountain, Georgia, Adia came to BU with preliminary knowledge of Howard Thurman and Dr. King given her dad’s background as a chaplain. After finding her way to the HTC during Orientation and bonding... More
Our Year So Far
It's been an exciting, event-filled year at the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground (HTC) with plenty more to come! Here are some ways we've nurtured common ground with our students More
Archelle Thelemaque (COM ’21)
Archelle is a Georgia native who’s quickly made the HTC her home away from home as a BU sophomore. A public relations major, Archelle is a gifted poet, radio DJ on WTBU, and dialogue facilitator. As a matter of fact, Archelle is currently facilitating the HTC’s weekly Book Club program... More