Teaching’s Diversity Problem
Travis Bristol is working to keep male teachers of color in public schools Travis Bristol was just 22 when he arrived at Manhattan Hunter Science High School in September 2004, armed with a bachelor’s from Amherst, a master’s from Stanford, and a passion for introducing New York City 10th graders to the intellectual thrills of Candide, Oedipus […]
Center for Teaching & Learning Expands Efforts
BU Center for Teaching & Learning fellows: (back row, from left) Jonathan Hibbard, Christophor Cavalieri, Cheryl McSweeney, Kaija Schilde, Pary Fassihi, Peter Zink, and Scott Marr; (front row, from left) Sophie Hochhäusl, Gouri Gupte, center director Matthew Trevett-Smith, Bruce Anderson, and Rosina Georgiadis; (not pictured) Anthony Mecham. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi. Matthew Trevett-Smith sent an email […]
Digital Leader to Coordinate, Expand BU’s Online Education
Chrysanthos Dellarocas to lead University beyond MOOCs With many BU MOOCs now up and running, Chrysanthos Dellarocas, the University’s first associate provost for digital learning and innovation, is mapping other online initiatives. Photo (left) courtesy of Chrysanthos Dellarocas. When BU joined the online educational platform edX three years ago, it committed to producing massive open online […]