Furthering the Conversation
Meditation: I Will Not Give Up
The following excerpt is from the meditation "I Will Not Give Up" from Thurman's Meditations of the Heart. … I am destined to reach for the skies and embrace in my arms the wind, the rain, the snow and the sun, singing my song of joy to all the heavens…I shall... More
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... More
Quiz: Find Your Community!
This September the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground hosted welcome receptions for our Asian, Black, Latinx, and LGBTQIA+ student communities. We were happy to connect first-year students with student groups and organizations, campus resources and opportunities, and peer mentors. But, we know the search for your community can take... More
VIDEO: While the World Watches: America’s Ongoing Racial Unrest
The Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground was proud to host a conversation with Andrea Taylor, Boston University's senior diversity officer, Rev. Dr. Carolyn McKinstry, author and Birmingham Bombing survivor, and Katherine Kennedy, director of the Howard Thurman Center. Our esteemed guests examined the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing in... More
Quiz: What HTC Program Are You?
Want to get involved with the HTC, but not sure where to start? We got you! Take the HTC personality quiz and you'll receive a customized response that matches you with one of our programs. Take the quiz today!
VIDEO: Live Q&A with Just Mercy Director Destin Daniel Cretton
The HTC's Nick Bates hosted a live Q&A with Just Mercy Director Destin Daniel Cretton during Boston University's Weeks of Welcome, Fall 2020. Watch the full video below, on our Youtube channel, and on our Facebook page.
Resources: LGBTQIA+ Community at Boston University
For more than 20 years, the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground has proudly hosted an LGBTQIA+ community reception each September for new and returning students. This year, we are adding on to that tradition with the introduction of our LGBTQIA+ Community Resource Guide. We worked closely with the Center for... More
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, More
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... More
Newsletter: August 2020, “The One Where They Go Back to School”
Each month, we send a university-wide newsletter to all undergraduate and graduate students. Below is the August 2020 email, which you can also find at this link.