Collins
selected for prestigious MacArthur fellowship
By
Tim Stoddard
Jim Collins thought someone was playing a joke on him last week when
the phone rang and a caller identifying himself as Jonathan Fanton, president
of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, informed him that
he’d received a 2003 MacArthur Fellowship.
Lerbinger
first recipient of COM's Burson Chair
By David
J. Craig
The College of Communication this month announced
the establishment of a faculty chair in honor of Harold Burson (Hon.’88),
founding chairman of the global public relations and counseling firm
Burson-Marsteller
and a PR industry pioneer.
BU
Academy celebrates 10 years as model for improving secondary education
By
Tim
Stoddard
In the 10 years since the Boston University Academy (BUA) first opened
its doors to talented high school students, it has earned a reputation
as an academic powerhouse, with what Boston magazine has called “the
most impressive intellectual offerings in Boston.”
DNA
project helps African-Americans search for ancestry
By
Brian Fitzgerald
Author Maya Angelou once said that Africa “is more than just glamorous
fact. It is a historical truth. No man can know where he is going unless he
knows exactly where he has been and exactly how he arrived at his present place.”
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