Brown Arena Opens
Walter Brown Arena opens.
Institute for Philosophy & Religion
A unique, interdisciplinary forum dedicated to studying issues at the intersection of philosophy, religion, and public life, the Institute for Philosophy & Religion is conceived by a group of philosophers (called The Personalists) who were among Martin Luther King, Jr.'s teachers when he was a PhD candidate at Boston University. Over the years the institute's programs reflect broad concerns such as promoting social justice, founding pluralistic societies, and exploring the deepest questions about life as reflected in theological and philosophical discourse. Established with the cooperation of three academic units of Boston University—the Department of Philosophy, the Department of Religion, and the School of Theology—the institute is envisioned as a home for serious philosophical and religious reflection and hosts a popular lecture series on issues that cross boundaries between academic disciplines and between scholars and the educated public.
Creation of the Daily Free Press
In May, two newspapers merge to become the Daily Free Press as students respond to the Kent State shootings; final exams and graduation are cancelled. The "Freep," which captures the event in its first issue, currently enjoys the longest continuous run of any publication at the University.
BU Marine Program
The Boston University Marine Program is founded at Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
Center for Educational Development in Health
The Center for Educational Development in Health is invited to move from the Harvard School of Public Health to the Health Policy Institute at Boston University. The CEDH team has taught courses on Educational Design and Evaluation at Harvard and Boston University since 1968 and authored several highly regarded, widely used texts on competency-based education and training.
"The wealth of this course is as a candle hidden under a bushel. I submit that this course should be known and readily available through the whole university as an 'inter-school' program….To briefly relate my personal experience, teaching is no longer arbitrary. Given a subject to teach, a lecture to present, a course to plan, there are logical and systematic approaches to these problems which firstly are student centered." — Elliott V. Miller, MD, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital
Center for Science & Medical Journalism
The Center for Science & Medical Journalism at Boston University College of Communication is dedicated to improving the quality of science and medical journalism worldwide. Students and veteran journalists are trained to recognize, investigate, analyze, and explain scientific and medical findings and issues.
"Typically students in this program are very intelligent people with amazing backgrounds. Because of this, I always feel compelled to have my ideas very together when I come to class, especially if I'm presenting something. My classmates as much as my professors have pushed me to be a better student."—Steven Bedard, Class of '00, is now a content developer for WGBH Interactive, the online extension of WGBH-TV Public Television to Boston.
Arland F. Christ-Janer, Sixth President
from 1967–1970
Arland Christ-Janer, a native of Nebraska, attended Yale Divinity School and the University of Chicago Law School. He served as president of Cornell College in Iowa until his appointment in 1967 to the presidency of Boston University. Christ-Janer took office at a time of social unrest. The week of his inauguration, the Students for a Democratic Society declared a Stop the Draft Week. Soon after, an African American student organization issued a list of demands and staged a nonviolent sit-in at the President’s office. Christ-Janer agreed to all their demands, but campus demonstrations and radical student actions continued. After serving for three years, Christ-Janer resigned in July 1970. Commencement that year was canceled because of the threat of violent protests.
Mugar Library Completed
The Mugar Memorial Library is completed.
Charles River Campus Completed
The consolidation of all the schools and colleges onto the Charles River Campus (except the schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine) is completed, ending a 28-year effort through the terms of two University presidents.
Warren Towers Opens
Warren Towers opens.
