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Gotlieb Center Archivist receives award from Peace Corps

Rebecca Loya — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 19:12:43 +0000

Diane Gallagher, the nursing history and University archivist in the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center, received the 2011 Lillian Carter Award from the Peace Corps on May 19 for her commitment to public service. The award recognizes an exceptional Peace Corps volunteer who served at age 50 plus and has continued to advance Peace Corps’ third goal to promote a better understanding of people from other nations on part of Americans. Former President Jimmy Carter and Peace Corps Deputy Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet presented Gallagher with the award at the Carter Center in Atlanta, GA. “Peace Corps service had been my dream since the day President Kennedy issued his call to service 50 years ago,” says Gallagher. After raising her family, she finally made her dream a reality by serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Cape Verde from 1990-1992 at age 53 with her husband.

Returned Peace Corps volunteer Diane Gallagher (Cape Verde, 1990-1992) of Brookline, 74, accepts the Lillian Carter Award from former President Jimmy Carter and Peace Corps Deputy Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet at the Carter Center in Atlanta. Photo Courtesy of Peace Corps

Spock speaking at GSU tonight

Lauren Davalla — Mon, 09 May 2011 12:59:43 +0000

The Friends of the Libraries will host an evening with actor Leonard Nimoy tonight, best known for playing Spock on the science fiction series Star Trek. A Boston native, Nimoy will lecture on his long career in Hollywood where he was nominated for three Emmy Awards for acting, has directorial credits on numerous feature films, became a successful recording artist and authored several volumes of poetry and two autobiographies: I Am Not Spock (1977) and I Am Spock (1995). Nimoy is also an accomplished photographer and the recipient of a Master’s Degree in Education, an Honorary Master of Fine Arts and four Honorary Doctorates. The event will begin at 6:00 PM in the Metcalf Ballroom (771 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston). Admission is $25 for the general public and free to members of the Friends of the Libraries and the BU Community.

Celebrated writer Walter Mosley at GSU tonight

Lauren Davalla — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:11:58 +0000

The Friends of the Libraries will host celebrated writer Walter Mosley tonight at 5:30 PM in Metcalf Hall (2nd Floor of George Sherman Union, 775 Comm Ave). Mosley is the author of more than 34 critically acclaimed books, including the bestselling mystery series featuring Easy Rawlins and Devil in the Blue Dress, which was adapted as a film starring Denzel Washington. Mosley has been the recipient of the O. Henry Award, a Grammy and PEN America’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Prizes for the prestigious Lawrence G. Blackmon Student Book Collecting Contest will be awarded before the lecture. The event is free to Friends of the Libraries members and BU students, $25 per person for the public.

Ronan Tynan Peforms and Lectures tonight

Lauren Davalla — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 10:00:58 +0000

The Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center is hosting an evening with Irish Tenor Ronan Tynan tonight at the Tsai Performance Center. Tynan is an accomplished athlete, winning multiple medals while competing at the Paralympics, a physician in his home country of Ireland and most known for his accomplishments as an opera singer. The event will include a performance, lecture and reception. The event is free and open to the public; doors open at 6:30 and the event will start at 7:00 PM.

Acclaimed Novelist Sue Miller Lecturing tonight

Rebecca Loya — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 10:00:05 +0000

Tonight at 5:30 PM, the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center and Friends of the Library will host celebrated novelist Sue Miller for a reception and lecture in Metcalf Hall (2nd floor of the George Sherman Union). Miller houses her archives at the Gotlieb Center, and is speaking on her work and reflecting on her written accounts of contemporary family life. Immediately following the lecture, Miller will be signing copies of her most recent novel, The Lake Shore Limited (April 2010). The event is free to BU students and Friends of the Libraries, and $25 per person for the general public.

Gotlieb Honors Robert B. Parker

Jennifer McDonald — Mon, 10 May 2010 10:00:16 +0000

The Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center will host a celebration of the life of noted writer Robert B. Parker, followed by a reception, today 5:30 PM in the Metcalf Ballroom (775 Commonwealth Ave., Second Floor). His archives, which are housed at the Gotlieb Center, will be exhibited and tributes to Parker’s life will be made by Sue Grafton, Dennis Lehane, Calvin Trillin and members of the Parker family. Parker, regarded as one of America’s greatest crime-fiction authors, is remembered as being an award-winning novelist, a sought after professor at Northeastern University and a famously devoted husband and father.

Friends Speaker Series Features Richard North Patterson

Jennifer McDonald — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:00:05 +0000

The Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center presents Richard North Patterson, bestselling author in the realm of the legal-political thriller, today at 5:30 PM at Metcalf Hall (Second Floor of the George Shurman Union). Patterson embarked on his writing career after first establishing himself as a successful lawyer, serving as a liaison for the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to the Watergate Special Prosecutor. He also served as an Assistant Attorney General for the state of Ohio and has been a partner in several prestigious United States law firms. This event is open to the public. For tickets/more information call 617-353-1218 or email archives@bu.edu.

Boston Ballet Dance Spotlight Tonight

Lauren Davalla — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:00:14 +0000

The Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center will host a Dance Spotlight with the Boston Ballet tonight at 7:00 PM in the Tsai Performance Center (685 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston). The event will include an advanced look at Boston Ballet’s upcoming production of Jiri Kylian’s Black and White including excerpts from the world’s foremost contemporary choreographer. The evening will also include discussions with the artists and is free and open to the public.

MLK Leadership Lecture Today

Lauren Davalla — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:00:54 +0000

Real-life hero of Hotel Rwanda Paul Rusesabagina will speak on his experience in Rwanda over the last 10 years, recounting his heroic achievements of sheltering over 1,200 refugees, an event honoring him and other MLK Fellows at the Tsai Performance Center (685 Commonwealth Avenue) at 6 PM. The event is free and open to the public.