Comments on: Remembering Prof. Devlin http://blogs.bu.edu/core/2010/11/19/remembering-prof-devlin/ news, events, and commentary from the Arts & Sciences Core Curriculum Tue, 14 May 2013 22:49:14 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Liz Jones-Dilworth http://blogs.bu.edu/core/2010/11/19/remembering-prof-devlin/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Liz Jones-Dilworth Tue, 04 Jan 2011 22:38:02 +0000 http://blogs.bu.edu/core/?p=388#comment-19 Many of the remembrances here resonate with me. Since hearing of his death, I keep remembering the delight that Prof. Devlin took in President Clinton's sophistry (My first semester of Core was 1998). He would waggle his eyebrows and pause dramatically whenever he made the comparison between Clinton and the sophists. I think he was pleased with himself and his clever comparisons. I know I found them very shocking as a naive 18 year old. ;) Prof. Devlin was good at saying shocking things that were also very insightful. It wasn't all flash with him, although there was plenty of flash. Many of the remembrances here resonate with me. Since hearing of his death, I keep remembering the delight that Prof. Devlin took in President Clinton’s sophistry (My first semester of Core was 1998). He would waggle his eyebrows and pause dramatically whenever he made the comparison between Clinton and the sophists. I think he was pleased with himself and his clever comparisons. I know I found them very shocking as a naive 18 year old. ;)

Prof. Devlin was good at saying shocking things that were also very insightful. It wasn’t all flash with him, although there was plenty of flash.

]]> By: Kiel harkness http://blogs.bu.edu/core/2010/11/19/remembering-prof-devlin/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Kiel harkness Sat, 18 Dec 2010 01:36:29 +0000 http://blogs.bu.edu/core/?p=388#comment-18 An amazing man, whom i think of always, and so will i continue. I miss him greatly. An amazing man, whom i think of always, and so will i continue. I miss him greatly.

]]> By: Jim Farmelant http://blogs.bu.edu/core/2010/11/19/remembering-prof-devlin/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Jim Farmelant Sat, 20 Nov 2010 01:35:02 +0000 http://blogs.bu.edu/core/?p=388#comment-11 While Professor Devlin will probably be best remembered for his teaching in the Core Curriculum, it should also be noted that for many years he taught courses in computer programming and software development at the BU Corporate Education Center, which enable many people to enter into new careers as programmers or software engineers. Most of the accolades to the quality of his teaching in the Core Curriculum are also applicable to the quality of his teaching at the Corporate Education Center. While Professor Devlin will probably be best remembered for his teaching in the Core Curriculum, it should also be noted that for many years he taught courses in computer programming and software development at the BU Corporate Education Center, which enable many people to enter into new careers as programmers or software engineers. Most of the accolades to the quality of his teaching in the Core Curriculum are also applicable to the quality of his teaching at the Corporate Education Center.

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