March 22, 2011 at 4:04 pm
George Scialabba recently offered a review of Adam Smith: An Enlightened Life by Nicholas Phillipson in The American Conservative. The piece gives greater context to the life of Adam Smith, though not without acknowledging the inherent difficulty in so doing: He was shy, destroyed most of his letters, and did not seem to relish giving […]
This evening, Professor Peter Hawkins of Yale University will speak on “America’s Underworld: Sandow Birk’s Divine Comedy.” Birk is a painter who illustrated Dante’s Divine Comedy by depicting decadent urban spaces in LA, NY, and San Francisco. 5:30 PM at The Castle, 225 Bay State Road. Refreshments will follow.
February 28, 2011 at 2:04 pm
COM student Jordan Diaz prepared this video feature, showing Prof. Sassan Tabatabai moonlighting as a boxing coach. While training his students at The Ring, Diaz notes, Prof. Tabatabai draws upon the wisdom of the literary tradition to remind his boxing students, no one can teach you what you need to learn about yourself. NB: The […]
December 1, 2010 at 12:51 pm
Additional messages came in over the weekend from alumni who wish to express their condolences to the friends and family of Professor James Devlin, and to share memories of having him as a teacher and a friend. Dr. Devlin is an unforgettable man. As an 18-year old student sitting in his CC101, I found him […]
November 22, 2010 at 11:38 am
Additional messages came in over the weekend from alumni who wish to express their condolences to the friends and family of Professor James Devlin, and to share memories of having him as a teacher and a friend. I feel so sad; what a loss for everyone. Professor Devlin was so inspiring and one of my […]
November 19, 2010 at 3:38 pm
In response to the news that Professor James Devlin, a founding member of the Core and a beloved part of the campus community, passed away earlier this week, many alumni wrote in to express their appreciation for him, as a teacher, a mentor, and a friend. Prof. Jorgensen will be forwarding these and other messages […]
November 19, 2010 at 2:06 pm
Professor James Devlin, a founding member of the Core and its lead lecturer in the humanities for many years, passed away on Wednesday, November 17th. If you would like to express your sympathy to his family, they reside at 249 Crafts Street, Newton, MA 02460. We will also pass on e-mails sent to Core. A […]
November 11, 2010 at 11:21 am
This summer, Core student Erik Nagamatsu (Core ’11, CAS ‘13) released Foods of the Kingdom of Bhutan. This book, which Erik co-authored with his father, is the first cookbook ever devoted to the cuisine the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan. Core student employees John McCargar and Tom Farndon sat down with Erik to talk about the […]
November 10, 2010 at 11:21 am
Lucy McMullen is 3.5 years old, and already a Core person at heart. She is pictured here in her Core t-shirt, which she uses as an art smock. Her father Chris McMullen (Core ’94, CAS ’96) predicts: “It’s only a matter of time before Gilgamesh is on her list of bedtime story requests. “
October 6, 2010 at 3:29 pm
David Green is a professor in the Core Curriculum in Boston University. He provides inspiration not only for Core students, but for students in the CAS Writing Program as well. He is also the faculty advisor for the Core theatre group, Calliope. Just this past spring, Boston-based Pen & Anvil Press published David Green’s most […]
