New “Boston High Scholars” honored

Dick Taffe — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:34:05 +0000

Twenty-one of the best and brightest of this year’s Boston public high school graduates are the latest class of honorees in the Boston University Boston High School Scholarship Program, the largest and longest-running such program for urban public high school students in the nation. In ceremonies hosted by BU President Robert Brown and Mayor Thomas Menino, the 21 were awarded $3.3 million worth of four-year full-tuition scholarships –bringing to $132 million in scholarships for 1,759 scholars since then BU President John Silber launched the program in 1973. This year’s winners share an “upward bound” weekend in New Hampshire before spending next week on the BU campus in an orientation program of lectures, labs and receiving their housing assignments for next fall.

Contact Ruth Shane, 617-353-3551, rshane@bu.edu

BPS Superintendent to Speak at SED

Jennifer McDonald — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:00:02 +0000

The School of Education Alumni Speaker Series is hosting an evening with the Superintendent of Boston Public Schools, Dr. Carol Johnson, tonight beginning at 6 PM in the School of Education (Rm 130) at 2 Silber Way. The lecture, entitled “The Challenge and Promise of Teaching,” will discuss Johnson’s belief in equity and access to quality education for all children, regardless of race, gender or socioeconomic status. For more information, call 617-358-5494 or email aslate@bu.edu. The event is free and open to the public.

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New “Boston High Scholars” honored

BPS Superintendent to Speak at SED