Eric Jarvis

In his role as Director of Curricular & Cocurricular Initiatives for the BU Hub, Eric works closely with faculty, staff, and administrative and academic units across Boston University to ensure the successful development, implementation, and assessment of BU Hub programs. Eric oversees the Hub cocurricular program, Hub Social & Racial Justice courses, and new Hub interdisciplinary course offerings and is also involved in the development of emerging Hub initiatives. In addition, Eric works closely with the Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL) in supporting faculty in developing and teaching Hub courses and cocurriculars.

Prior to joining the BU Hub, Eric served as a faculty member in the BU History Department, where he taught courses on music and civil rights, American politics and the media, and twentieth-century social, political, and cultural history. He also held the position of Associate Director for BU Summer Term, where he oversaw pre-college academic residential programs and helped to manage day-to-day operations of the summer academic program. Additionally, Eric has taught in the CAS Writing Program at Boston University and in the Liberal Arts Department of the Berklee College of Music. Before coming to Boston University, Eric held positions as Director of Program Development and Director of Communications & Resource Development for the International House of Blues Foundation, where he supervised the research, development, and delivery of arts and cultural educational programs and resources for middle and high school students and teachers.

Eric holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in American Studies from Boston University and a B.A. in English from Duke University. His research and teaching interests include modern American liberalism, intersections of race, gender, and U.S. politics, the Civil Rights movement, and popular culture.