Kerin spent President’s Day weekend in Northern Ireland and got a chance to view the Peace Walls and political murals in Belfast.  She experienced firsthand the contentious culture of the region when the bouncers at a bar declined to allow their friend from Dublin in because he spoke with a “southern Ireland” accent, was from “The Republic,” was “nationalist” and was, as they said, most likely Catholic.  See for yourself.

The work of Associate Director Dr. Amalia Pérez-Juez at our Menorca Field School in Archaeology & Heritage Management in Spain, and her team of colleagues and students, is currently being exhibited near their former excavation site, Torre d’en Galmès.  Their dig, lasting almost 10 years, resulted in the discovery of rare final traces of the last Muslim-medieval family’s home thought to be left since the Christian conquest in 1287.  Students in the BU Program helped uncover these priceless artifacts while also completing courses in Archaeological Field Methods and Archaeological Heritage Management.

President Robert A. Brown recently released the multi-media, online version of Boston University’s 2009 Annual Report which gives a glimpse into the exciting engagements by BU students and faculty around the globe.  The report also gives more detail about the University’s financial performance and some recent accomplishments in research, scholarship, and athletics.  Be sure to check out the 20 video and slideshow features on the report homepage; you might be surprised by the places across the globe that BU students and programs are cropping up…