News & Stories
Meet Your CGS Student Government
This spring, the College of General Studies Class of 2025 elected new officers to represent them in the CGS Student Government Association for the upcoming year. We caught up with your representatives to talk about their CGS experiences and their plans for sophomore year. Matthew Eadie, President Why did you apply for... More
Enhancing storytelling through technology
Earlier this year, CGS Master Lecturer of Rhetoric Kathleen Vandenberg won the 2022 Gerald and Deanne Gitner Family Award for Innovation in Teaching with Technology, which recognizes the Boston University faculty member who best exemplified innovation in teaching by using technology. In her Rhetoric classes, Vandenberg teaches students effective communication that... More
Experiencing London
When Maya Ferris ('21, CAS'23) learned that she would have the opportunity to go to London with the College of General Studies, two years after the Covid-19 pandemic caused her first-year summer semester to be held online, she immediately jumped at the opportunity. "I was so excited that I would finally... More
A Look at Undergraduate Research: Women Writers in the Late Victorian Era
By Ella Nasca Before coming to campus for the first time in the fall of 2021, Fangqi (Doris) Luo ('22, CAS'24) excitedly looked through the CGS website to get a sense of what in-person studies would be like. Luo stumbled upon a section about the Center for Interdisciplinary Teaching & Learning (CITL)... More
Senior Spotlight 2022
To celebrate the Class of 2022, we asked graduates who attended CGS to share their memories, proudest accomplishments, and plans for the future. Congratulations Class of 2022! Kaitlyn Kelley, CGS and SAR, Health Science Major What student organizations have you been involved in? Alpha Phi, Sargent Peer Mentors What have you done in your... More
CGS Faculty Lead a Conversation on National and Global Citizenship
On March 24, CGS faculty Chun-Yi Sum and Shawn Lynch led a conversation about national and global citizenship in the 21st century, exploring topics including the Enlightenment notion of citizenship and different understandings of citizenship in China and the United States. Watch the full discussion below.
“I’m better at knowing what I need”
By Sarah Knotts Rachell Paz (CGS’ 23) used her gap semester to work at a Brazilian law firm. An aspiring lawyer from the Boston area, Paz plans to study political science or business management. We spoke with her about her #My100Days highlights, why she chose CGS, and how she plans to... More
#My100Days as a Ballroom Dancer
By Jennifer Small For Fiona Brymer (CGS ‘23), the gap semester provided valuable time to pursue the hobbies she is most passionate about. Brymer, an aspiring lawyer from Massachusetts, used her gap semester to practice ballroom dancing, choreograph a musical at her high school, and win a national dance competition. We... More
Remembering Paul Farmer
When Dr. Paul Farmer, co-founder of Partners In Health and staunch advocate for global health equity, addressed the College of General Studies community in November 2015, the energy in the room was palpable. To a capacity crowd of more than 600 in the Jacob Sleeper Auditorium, Farmer used the Stanley P. More
Cliff Albright of Black Voters Matter Delivers Stanley P. Stone Lecture
By Caroline McCord For Cliff Albright, the decision to delve into electoral activism came after he moved to Selma, Alabama, a city deeply intertwined with the civil rights movement. Selma was the location of Bloody Sunday, when police brutally beat peaceful demonstrators as they marched for voting rights in 1965. Albright was... More