Category: Global
Journalism Study Abroad Program Established in DC
Boston University students travel to DC under COM’s Journalism Study Abroad Program, founded by Linda Killian (CAS’80, COM’80), a former editor at NPR’s All Things Considered. The program places students in the Washington bureaus of national news organizations such as ABC, NBC, NPR, the Boston Globe, and USA Today.
Sherr Laboratory Formed
The Sherr Laboratory opens in the Department of Environmental Health at the Boston University School of Public Health. The laboratory employs state-of-the-art cellular and molecular technologies to research three specific areas of basic and applied science: Apoptosis, Breast Cancer, and Cancer/Amyloid Immunotherapy.
Institute for the Study of Economic Culture
When it opens in 1985, the Institute for the Study of Economic Culture focuses on the relation of culture to economic development; the agenda eventually expands to include social and political issues as these relate to culture. In 2003 the institute combines with the Institute on Religion & World Affairs and becomes the Institute on Culture, Religion & World Affairs (CURA), which researches, publishes, and educates on one of the most strategic questions in the contemporary world: How does culture (in the sense of beliefs, values, and lifestyles) affect economic and political developments worldwide? Since religion is at the core of culture in most of the world, CURA has paid special attention to the role of religion in world affairs. While CURA’s agenda is of obvious academic interest, it increasingly touches on practical policy concerns and seeks to communicate its findings to government, the business community, and the media.
World Leaders Forum Established
Under the direction of John Silber, Boston University inaugurates the World Leaders Forum, bringing international leaders and other key policy makers to campus to deliver addresses of political and social importance. Speakers receive an honorary degree from the University.
Miracle on Ice
The US Olympic Hockey Team wins the gold medal. Among the team members are four Boston University players: Captain Mike Eruzione, Jim Craig, Dave Silk, and Jack O'Callahan. The winning game is played on February 24, 1980. This game is known as the "Miracle on Ice" and is portrayed in the Disney movie Miracle.
CELOP Opens
The Center for English Language & Orientation Programs (CELOP) opens.
First Overseas Commencement
The first Overseas Program Commencement is held in Heidelberg, Germany in June. The program is the first to offer graduate degrees to members of the US Army in Europe.
Overseas Program Begins
The Overseas Program offers its first course. The International Relations Program begins with 34 students in the spring of 1964. The first Boston University professor assigned overseas is Assistant Professor Stephen Anderson.
International Student Training at SED
The first US professional training for international student advisors is offered by the School of Education.
LAW Student Competes in First Olympiad
Thomas Edmund Burke (Class of 1897) takes a six-week leave of absence from Boston University School of Law to compete in Athens at the first Olympic competition held since 393 A.D.
