Former
NASA head Daniel Goldin accepts presidency of Boston University
By
Brian Fitzgerald
Pledging to help bring BU to new heights, former NASA administrator Daniel
Goldin accepted on August 14 the University’s offer to become its
ninth president. He will take office on November 1.
University
fundraisers smash last year's record with $103.4 M in gifts
By David
J. Craig
Boston University brought in an unprecedented $103.4 million
in gifts in fiscal 2003, exceeding last year’s record-setting amount
by 14 percent and continuing an eight-year stretch of growth in philanthropic
support to the University.
Legendary
jazz impresario George Wein launches African-American Studies fund
By
Brian Fitzgerald
Jazz wasn’t just a minor distraction when George Wein was a student
at Boston University. In fact, he once said, it “ruined” his
high school and college career as far as marks were concerned. Haunting
Boston-area jazz bars certainly made it tough to study.
BU
summer program builds a community of young math stars
By
Bari Walsh
ARTS
Tapestry of love: Khalili’s Swedish textile exhibition weds art
and tradition
By
David J.
Craig
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