Celebrating BU’s African American Legacy
Washington events timed to opening of new museum Alumni Celebration Breakfast panelists Cornell William Brooks (STH’87, Hon.’15), NAACP president, Richard L. Taylor (COM’71), former Massachusetts secretary of transportation and BU’s first Rhodes scholar, and Andrea L. Taylor (COM’68), president and CEO of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and a trustee of the University. Photo by […]
Alums Accurately, Fanatically, Cover Presidential Race
Green Papers website a go-to source for journalists The convoluted process of tracking delegates to the national presidential nominating conventions has made an obscure website, created by BU alumni, a must-read for journalists and data junkies. Photo courtesy of Flickr contributor Think Out Loud. Richard Berg-Andersson will spend tonight as he has spent every presidential […]
Peace Corps Director Delivers Baccalaureate Address
CAS alum Hessler-Radelet urges grads to choose optimism, nurture relationships Carrie Hessler-Radelet (CAS’79), director of the Peace Corps, delivers the address at the 143rd Commencement Baccalaureate Service at Marsh Chapel. Video by BU Productions. Photos by Mike Ritter. As the current director of the Peace Corps and a former volunteer, Carrie Hessler-Radelet (CAS’79, Hon.’16) has […]
Honorary Degree for Hessler-Radelet
’79 alum, director of Peace Corps, will deliver 2016 Baccalaureate address Carrie Hessler-Radelet (CAS’79), director of the Peace Corps, will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree and deliver the Baccalaureate address at BU’s 143rd Commencement. Photo courtesy of the Peace Corps. Carrie Hessler-Radelet, the 19th director of the Peace Corps, will receive an honorary […]
Travis Roy to Receive Honorary Degree
Former Terrier hockey player now major supporter of spinal cord research View the video: Travis Roy reflects on his life 20 years after a paralyzing injury and talks about what he sees for his future. Photo by Jackie Riccardi. When Travis Roy heard he would receive an honorary degree at this year’s Commencement ceremony, he had […]
Getting a Taste for Global Business
BU students get firsthand field experience in Beijing, Hong Kong The artificial hip joint being examined by Alissa Mangy (Questrom’16) and Bryan Chiakpo (ENG’17) is manufactured by CLZD, one of the companies a group of BU students visited in China during spring break. Photos by Gregory Stoller. Benjamin Graham (ENG’16) liked Hong Kong a lot, […]
BU School of Public Health Turns 40
Four Decades Forward: BUSPH Regional Celebration in Washington, DC BU School of Public Health held a DC alumni reception on March 21. Many were invited to network with alumni, enjoy food, and drink in celebration of the School’s 40th anniversary at the Army & Navy Club. Find out more Read the BU Today story
Making a Better World, from Neuroscience to Sandwiches
Social goals drive alums on Forbes 30-Under-30 list Christine Baugh (SPH’12) was recognized by Forbes for her work on chronic traumatic encephalopathy and its link to concussions in sports. Photo by Cydney Scott. Christine Baugh joined the School of Medicine Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center as a research coordinator in 2010, when it was just a handful […]
BU Alumni Association Events in October 2015
The BU Alumni Association held two Washington events in October: A Conversation with Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet (CAS ’79) on October 26 and a discussion of Mobile Money and Migrant Remittances on October 29.
Rep. Lois Frankel: From “Majoring in Protest” to the US House
In “dysfunctional” times, alum remains optimistic about democracy A few months into her second term as a US congresswoman, longtime liberal Lois Frankel (CAS’70) is crossing party lines in ways she never expected. She’s also having the time of her life. Photos by Malek Naz. In West Palm Beach, they still call her the mayor. […]