Category: Campus Events

Waiting for Superman

SED is hosting a screening of Waiting for Superman, an acclaimed documentary from Academy Award-winning director Davis Guggenheim tonight at the Coolidge Corner Theatre at 7PM. The filmmaker takes an in-depth look at the current state of public education in the US, spotlighting the lives of five public school students and several educators in their pursuit […]

Controlling Healthcare Costs: Your Money or Your Life

Today starting at 9AM ,  leading experts will debate heathcare ideas and others as part of the 2010 William J. Bicknell Lectureship in Public Health at the Boston University School of Public Health. This year’s topic is “Controlling Healthcare Costs: Your Money or Your Life?”  featuring lecturer David Cutler. Panelists include Alice Coombs, M.D. President […]

Acclaimed Novelist Sue Miller Lecturing tonight

Tonight at 5:30 PM, the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center and Friends of the Library will host celebrated  novelist Sue Miller for a reception and lecture in Metcalf Hall (2nd floor of the George Sherman Union).  Miller houses her archives at the Gotlieb Center, and is speaking on her work and reflecting on her written accounts of […]

Poets of NE Reading Tonight at Tsai

The Boston University Creative Writing Program is celebrating The Poets Society of America’s Centennial anniversary by featuring writers Frank Bidart, Major Jackson, X.J. Kennedy, Mary Oliver, James Tate, Rosanna Warren and Franz Wright. The poets will read their own poetry and the work of canonical New Englanders from the past century. Admission to the reading […]

“Educating the Bay State’s Next Governor” Forum Tonight

Tonight at 7PM, The Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center is hosting a Gubernatorial Forum in Metcalf Hall (GSU, Second Floor) for students and members of the community featuring previously filmed questions from students and answers from the candidates followed by a panel analysis moderated by COM’s John Carroll.  Questions will be addressed by each of […]

Sargent Choice Nite at Dining Halls

The folks at the Nutrition & Fitness Center, along with Dining Services, are excited to offer Sargent Choice exclusive options at all of the student dining halls tonight beginning at 5:00 PM.  Dining options will include chipotle-glazed pork loin and cherry chocolate chip cookies.

Robert Lowell Memorial Lecture Tonight

The Boston University Robert Lowell Memorial Lecture, sponsored by the Shenson Foundation in memory of Drs. Ben and A. Jess Shenson, invites celebrated contemporary Polish poet Adam Zagajewski, David Ferry and Valerie Duff for a reception and poetry reading tonight at 7:30 at the School of Management. The event is free and open to the […]

Art Gallery Opening Today

The Boston University Art Gallery (BUAG) presents American Letterpress: The Art of Hatch Show Print, featuring the work of one of the nation’s oldest printing shops, Nashville, Tennessee’s Hatch Show Print. The exhibition illustrates the fusion of art with popular culture and music history, highlighting the uniquely American posters produced to advertise everything from vaudeville […]

Summer Sessions at CFA

Ever wonder what goes on at CFA all summer?  Take a look…

The Psychology of Coaching Teams Conference

The Institute for Athletic Coach Education (IACE) in the School of Education is hosting a 1-day conference for coaches, directors, and and leaders of youth sport at the Agganis Arena from 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM today. Attendees will enjoy a rare opportunity to learn from exceptional sports practitioners who address issues relevant to coaches, […]