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A family photo of the Silber's at the 1971 Boston University Commencement. The family's first Boston University Commencement and John Silber's inauguration as president. Front row, left to right: Kathryn, Laura Ruth, John, and David holding Caroline. Back row: Martha, Alexandra, Rachel, and Judith. Boston University Photography

Books

Determined? Divisive? Misunderstood? John Silber, Seen through His Daughter’s Eyes

November 23, 2022

“I had the good luck to be raised among expert joke-tellers, complainers, arguers, schmoozers, boasters, and liars,” Pinsky says in his new memoir, Jersey Breaks. Photo by Gabriela Hasbun. Pinsky stands looking out over an ocean beach on a cloudy day

Books

In His New Memoir, Jersey Breaks, Robert Pinsky Traces His Journey to Becoming a Poet

November 15, 2022

A. E. Stallings in front of the Parthenon in Greece

Poetry

A. E. Stallings, Whose Poems Use Classical Allusions to Explore Modern Life, Headlines Tonight’s Lowell Poetry Reading

November 14, 2022

Julius Schiller’s depiction of St. Joseph, the ideal husband and father in the Holy Family. Credit: Mendillo Collection

Arts & Culture

A Scientist Ponders Religious Depictions of the Stars

November 4, 2022

Collage: (right) Cover of the book "Magnolia Flower". (left) Portrait of Ibram X. Kendi, founding director of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research.

Teaching History

Ibram X. Kendi Wants Children, and Teachers, to Challenge How History Is Taught

October 30, 2022

Illustration of a young child in front of an old television that has a blank, bright white screen on and lighting the dark room.

Horror Stories

Halloween’s Scariest Monster Could Be Technology

October 28, 2022

A photo at Brookline Booksmith where banned books are available for purchase. The books displayed have cards explaining when, where, and why the book was banned.

Books

Want to Find a Banned Book? Brookline Booksmith Has Some on Display

October 26, 2022

Vector illustration: A lock on a computer screen to show cyber security problems. Small white icons are connected to the computer to represent coding and ai.

Books

School of Law Expert: Software Enables Innovation, Except When It Doesn’t

October 17, 2022

Book illustration from "Goodnight Moon". Colorful page depicts a small grey mouse tucked into a green bed in a large green room with red, yellow, and blue decor.

Books

75 Years Later, Why Is Goodnight Moon Still Lulling So Many Children to Sleep?

October 14, 2022

Composite image of book covers included in the Hispanic Heritage Month listicle, including "Her Body and Other Parties", "Cemetery Boys", "Finding Latinx: In Search of the Voices Redefining Latino Identity", "The Undocumented Americans", "Afterlife", "The Lost Book of Adana Moreau", "Daughter of Doctor Moreau", "Trust", "The Hurting Kind", "My Broken Language: A Memoir", and "Cuba: An American History".

National Hispanic Heritage Month

24 Books to Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month

September 26, 2022

Books

SPH Professor Examines Nation’s Healthcare Woes

September 14, 2022

Books

5 Summer Reads in Honor of National Book Lovers Day

August 9, 2022

Composite image of ten book covers included in the summer reads listicle. Books include: “Love Marriage”. “Olga Dies Dreaming", ”Girl on Fire”, By the Book”, “Young Mungo”, “There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important", "Portrait of a Thief", "Girls Can Kiss Girls Now", and "Happy-Go-Lucky".

Books

15 Great Summer Reads Sure to Keep You Turning the Pages

June 20, 2022

Photo of Dr. Ibram X. Kendi at What the Science Tells Us: Racial Health and Economic Inequities during the Pandemic Symposium presented by The BU Center for Antiracist Research in the Metcalf Hall October 1. He wears a blue suit and a patterned blue button down. He sits on stage with hands folded in lap as he looks on to the audience.

Books

The Weekender: April 28 to May 1

April 27, 2022

Books

Pulitzer Prize Winner and Former US Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith Headlines Robert Lowell Memorial Poetry Reading Tuesday

April 11, 2022

Photo of Temple Grandin. She slight smiles, has short gray hair that curls up, blue eyes and freckles. She wears a bejeweled black button up and a red neck tie. Behind her, a field and small hills are seen on an overcast day.

Neurodiversity

Renowned Autism Advocate and Scientist Temple Grandin to Speak at BU

March 17, 2022

A composite image made from a series of book covers on a pink background. The book titles include: The Duke and I by Julia Quinn, The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare, Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers, My Fake Rake by Eva Leigh, The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa, Restless Spirits by Jordan L. Hawk, First Comes Like by Alisha Rai, The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian, Digging Up Love by Chandra Blumberg, Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur.

Books

These Books Will Add Some Romance and Passion to Your Valentine’s Day

February 11, 2022

Composite image of the book covers of the following works (right to left): Black No More by George S. Schuyler, Kindred by Octavia Butler, Aye, and Gomorrah: And Other Stories by Samuel Delany by Zora Neale Hurston, Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora edited by Sheree Renée Thomas, Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn, When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole, Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert, Trayvon: Ten Years Later by Sybrina Fulton, Bad Feminist by Roxanne Gay, The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemison, and The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

Books

12 Books by Black Authors in Honor of Black History Month

February 10, 2022

Dick Lehr stands in front of a white cinderblock wall wearing a suitcoat and glasses with his arms crossed

Books

Undercover with Homegrown Terrorists

November 30, 2021

Cover of the book "Animal" by Lisa Taddeo. Features a red and blue stylized image of a woman's face and text that reads "Animal. Lisa Taddeo."

Books

Her MFA Thesis Became an Acclaimed Novel. Here’s How Lisa Taddeo Did It

November 17, 2021

Her MFA Thesis Became an Acclaimed Novel. Here’s How Lisa Taddeo Did It