First Dean of Women Named
Lucy Jenkins Franklin is the first Dean of Women.
Rhett the Terrier
Boston Terrier becomes the Boston University mascot after students choose him over a moose. The Boston Terrier was first bred in 1869, the year BU was chartered. The mascot is later named "Rhett" after the 1936 book/1939 movie Gone with the Wind because “no one loves Scarlett more than Rhett.”
US President Taft Was a Professor at BU
President William Howard Taft, who lectured on legal ethics at Boston University School of Law from 1918 to 1921, is appointed 10th Chief Justice of the United States following his tenure as the 27th US president (from 1909 to 1913). To date, he is the only person to hold both positions.
First Evening Courses in New England Offered
On January 4, 1921, the College of Liberal Arts offers New England’s first evening courses leading to AB and BS degrees.
BU Brief Yearbook
The first yearbook for the School of Law, the Boston University Brief, goes to print. The publication shuts down 11 years later.
Campus Property Purchased
Boston University purchases 15 acres between Commonwealth Avenue and the Charles River (now the Charles River Campus) to unify the schools and colleges on a single campus. The property is acquired for less than $4 per square foot for approximately $1.7 million.
Predecessor of SSW Opens
The School of Religious Education and Social Service opens.
PAL (Later CBA) Established
The College of Secretarial Science opens its doors; it becomes the College of Practical Arts and Letters in 1924 and is absorbed into the College of Business Administration in 1955.
SED Established
The School of Education is established.
SATC Arrives on Campus
The US War Department institutes the Student Army Training Corps (SATC), which brings with it the 8 a.m. class.
