Boston University

Classes

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences CAS, historian Clifford Backman, one day one class pirates history

Academics

Planting the Jolly Roger in a Classroom

April 7, 2014

Boston University BU, School of Education SED, movement education course, elementary and special education teachers, lecturer Sara Benes

Fitness

Studying How to Shake Your Groove

April 2, 2014

Boston University BU, School of Education SED, Trotter Elementary School, Dorchester, tutoring

Science & Technology

BU-Trotter Partnership Shines in Dorchester

March 4, 2014

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences CAS, History of Jazz, Thomas Oller

Arts & Culture

It’s Got a Great Beat, and Helps with Your English

February 27, 2014

Boston University BU, massive open online courses MOOCs, Digital Learning Initiative DLI, edX, Chris Dellarocas, Rumy Rukkel, Sabermetrics 101: Introduction to Baseball Analytics, War for the Greater Middle East, Andrew Bacevich, The Art of Poetry, US poet laureate Robert Pinsky, Alien Worlds, Andrew West,

Business & Law

Registration Opens for BU’s First MOOCs

February 26, 2014

marriage, romance, dating, 20th century, Brooke Blower, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS

Classes

Pop Culture Class Explores Changes in Dating, Mating

December 10, 2013

Israeli West Bank Barrier, Palestine, Jerusalem, Israeli Palestinian conflict

History

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

November 12, 2013

Aerial Dance Silk Skills class, Boston University, BU, FitRec, Fitness and Recreation Center

Academics

Flying through the Air with the Greatest of Ease

November 7, 2013

Boston University BU, School of Management SMG, new curriculum

Schools and Colleges

Updated Technology Enhances New Curricula at SMG

October 15, 2013

Boston University BU, double majoring, Barnes and Nobles at BU

Schools and Colleges

What Are Your Majors?

October 8, 2013

Boston University BU, Archaeologist Curtis Runnels, David Carballo, tool knapping tool making, archeology, College of Arts and Sciences CAS

Science & Technology

Knapping Rocks

September 16, 2013

Boston University BU, Barnes and Nobles, buying books, ebooks, book rentals, how to save on college textbooks

Students

Keeping Textbook Costs Down

September 3, 2013

Boston Universtiy BU, College of Fine Arts CFA, millinery class, costume design, lecturer Denise Wallace Spriggs, Huntington Theatre, theatre fashion design, hatmaking

Arts on Campus

The Huntington’s Hat Factory

August 8, 2013

Boston University BU, Boston Marathon bombings, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, September 11, terrorism class, College of Arts and Sciences CAS

History

Why Terrorists Kill

July 30, 2013

Boston University BU, Council on Educational Technology and Learning Innovation CETLI, edX online learning platform, digital learning initiative DGI, massive open online courses MOOCs, Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering

University News

New Team Will Power BU’s Online Education

July 16, 2013

Boston University BU, cash for books, selling textbooks

Students

Selling Back Your Books

May 8, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Communication COM, Professor Joanne OConnor COM PR Lab, 35th anniversary

Classes

COM’s PRLab Celebrates 35th Anniversary

May 2, 2013

cosmic controversies class at Boston University, Professor Michael Mendillo, College of Arts and Sciences CAS, professor Michael Mendillo, astronomy, pluto planet, albert einsten, theory of relativity, nature of the universe, scientific certainty and space,

Astronomy

Cosmic Controversies

April 12, 2013

Boston University BU, massive open online courses MOOCs, Council on Educational Technology and Learning Innovation, future online education,

Strategy & Innovation

Faculty Urged to Help Design Online Offerings

April 4, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Fine Arts CDA, sculpture welding class

Fine Arts

When Sparks Fly

March 18, 2013

When Sparks Fly