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Special Coffee & Conversation today on Obama announcement of Osama bin Laden’s death

Lauren Davalla — Mon, 02 May 2011 16:23:10 +0000

In reaction to President Obama’s announcement late last night of the death of Osama bin Laden, the Dean of Students (DOS) office is hosting a special Coffee & Conversation today from 3-5 PM ET in the Howard Thurman Center (George Sherman Union, 775 Commonwealth Ave, Lower Level). Can’t make it? DOS will be live-streaming it via UStream on their Coffee & Conversation channel.

Getting to know the Howard Thurman Center

Jenny Mackintosh — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:32:53 +0000

We spotted this video on the Howard Thurman Center’s Culture Shock blog. Learn a bit more about the HTC’s mission and culture, and meet some of the people who call it home.

Want to learn more? Visit their website, or reach out to the Center’s Assistant Director, Raul Fernandez, via e-mail or on Twitter.

Human Rights Advocate to Speak at Metcalf

Jennifer McDonald — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:00:48 +0000

The Dean of Students Office, Howard Thurman Center, Women’s Resource Center and Student Activities Office host renowned microfinancer and human rights advocate Padma Venkataraman to speak on issues facing women and women’s empowerment tonight at 7 PM at Metcalf Hall. Venkataraman spent nearly 20 years in the United Nations in Vienna as a permanent representative of the All India Women’s Conference, and is a founder-member of the Women’s India Association, President of the UN Women’s Guild and Vice President of the NGO Committee on Women. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Kat Hasenauer at 617-353-4126 or khasena1@bu.edu.