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Gender and Family in the Academy
Robert Drago, a professor of labor studies and women's studies at Penn State University, discusses the tension between family and career for women in academia at the conference The Research Life: Work/Family Issues for Scientists and Engineers.
[...]Hosted by Women in Science and Engineering at Boston University on November 8, 2007.
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Dr. John McCahan Education Day: In the Spirit of Inclusiveness
Thomas Aretz, vice president of global programs at Harvard Medical International and an associate professor of pathology at Harvard Medical School, delivers the keynote address, Managing Change in Health Professions Education - Experiences from the [...]Trenches, at the second annual Dr. John McCahan Education Day.
Hosted by Boston University School of Medicine, Goldman School of Dental Medicine, and the School of Public Health on June 21, 2007.
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Steven Chu, 2007 Commencement Speaker
Boston University's 2007 main commencement speaker, Steven Chu.
Hosted by Boston University on May 20, 2007.
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2008 School of Social Work Commencement Address: Betsy McAlister Groves
Betsy McAlister Groves (SSW'75), founding director of the Child Witness to Violence Project at Boston Medical Center, addresses the 2008 School of Social Work graduating class. She discusses the core values of social work. "Social workers see the [...]bigger picture," she says, "not just the symptom."
Hosted by Boston University School of Social Work on May 18, 2008.
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2008 College of Communication Commencement Address: Kevin Merida
Washington Post associate editor and writer Kevin Merida (COM'79) delivers the 2008 commencement address at the College of Communication. He describes a communications industry in the midst of a major transformation. He urges graduates to act now and [...]take advantage of their youth, their energy, and their creativity.
Hosted by Boston University College of Communication on May 18, 2008.
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2008 School of Law Commencement Address: U.S. Representative Niki Tsongas
U.S. Representative Niki Tsongas (D-Mass.) delivers the address at the School of Law's 2008 commencement ceremony. Tsongas (LAW'88) urges graduates to recognize the power of their education, as well as the ripple effects of their decisions and [...]actions. "You are the future change-makers," she says.
Hosted by Boston University School of Law on May 18, 2008.
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Lloyd Schwartz Reflects on Poets Bishop and Lowell and His Own Career
Pulitzer Prize winner and poet Lloyd Schwartz discusses his educational experiences, his love of poetry, and what led him to become a well-regarded music critic for the Boston Phoenix and before that for the Boston Herald.
Hosted by The Friends of [...]the Libraries of Boston University and the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center on April 22, 2008.
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Henri J. Barkey: Where Have Old Friends Gone? U.S.-Turkish Relations Since the Iraq War
Henri J. Barkey, chair of the department of international relations at Lehigh University, gives the 2008 Campagna-Kerven Lecture on Modern Turkey, the 13th in the series. He discusses a changing international system beginning with the end of the Cold [...]War, new perceptions between the United States and Turkey, and different national interest issues within each country.
Hosted by The Campagna-Kerven Lecture on Modern Turkey on April 16, 2008.
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Suicide Prevention and Social Work
Betty J. Ruth (SSW'84), Heather Wightman (SSW'97), and James McCauley (SSW'76) discuss suicide prevention and the educational elements missing from the curriculum of BU's School of Social Work and other social work programs in the greater Boston [...]area.
Hosted by Boston University School of Social Work on April 3, 2008.
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