Prof. Kimberly Arkin receives the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Education
Professor Kimberly Arkin has been chosen by the university to receive the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Education. Congratulations Kimberly!
Prof. Cheryl Knott receives Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor
Professor Cheryl Knott has been chosen as Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor in recognition of outstanding scholarship, teaching, and service to the College of Arts & Sciences. The award comes with five years of a $30,000 stipend. Prof. Knott will retain the title of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor for the duration of her time […]
Prof. Merry White featured in Boston.com Article
Professor Merry White is featured in a Boston.com article , weighing in on “New England Chinese food.” This new delivery service will bring Kowloon and other New England Chinese food to your doorstep.
READ: Prof. Andreana Cunningham’s New Article “Postmortem Racialization: Reconceptualizing Frantz Fanon’s Black Subject”
READ: Prof. Andreana Cunningham’s New Article “Postmortem Racialization: Reconceptualizing Frantz Fanon’s Black Subject” https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/729916
Prof. Joanna Davidson at Fostering Community in the Classroom: Strategies and Reflections
Discover fresh insights on Fostering Community in the Classroom: Strategies and Reflections with panelist Joanna Davidson at BUFacultyForum2024! Register now: http://spr.ly/6019kf8yP
Prof. Merav Shohet Wins Undergraduate Academic Advising Awards, Featured on BU Today
Prof. Merav Shohet Wins Undergraduate Academic Advising Awards, Featured on BU Today Every year, Boston University recognizes two exceptional undergraduate advisors with the Undergraduate Academic Advising Awards. This year, the honors go to Elizabeth Vassallo, Wheelock College of Education & Human Development director of undergraduate student services, and Merav Shohet, a College of Arts & Sciences associate professor […]
Prof. Robert Hefner Speaks at Book Talk: Islam and Citizenship in Indonesia: Democracy and the Quest for an Inclusive Public Ethics
Welcome to a book talk for our very own Prof. Robert Hefner. Islam and Citizenship in Indonesia: Democracy and the Quest for an Inclusive Public Ethics is just out from Routledge, and the event will include comments from the renown political theorist Andrew March. Wednesday, Feb 28th from 4-5:30pm in the Eilts room. Register here https://www.bu.edu/cura/2024/01/30/book-talk-islam-and-citizenship-in-indonesia-democracy-and-the-quest-for-an-inclusive-public-ethics/
Prof. Fallou Ngom has been awarded the 2024 Boston University Provost’s Scholar-Teacher of the Year Award
Fallou Ngom has been awarded the 2024 Boston University Provost’s Scholar-Teacher of the Year Award. This award recognizes outstanding scholars who excel as teachers inside and outside the classroom and who contribute to the art and science of teaching and learning. The award carries with it an honorarium of $5,000. Congratulations, Fallou!
Prof. Knott featured in this months National Geographic
BU Anthropology’s Cheryl Knott is featured in this month’s National Geographic magazine! From Christopher Schmitt: The article focuses on Gunung Palung, the Park in Indonesia where she has been the principal investigator for the past 30 years. The piece frames her conservation work to save the orangutans and the rainforest (through partnering with local people […]
Prof Hefner presents at the Center for Asian Democracy
On February 5, 2024, Professor Bob Hefner presented an invited lecture on “Indonesia’s Nahdlatul Ulama and the Challenge of an Inclusive Islamic Ethics” at the Center for Asian Democracy. The Center is associated with with the Department of Political Scienceat the University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40208. His host was the political scientist David Buckley.