September 22, 2011 at 1:45 pm
Rajen Kilachand, a Dubai-based global entrepreneur, has pledged $25 million to Boston University, announced BU President Robert A. Brown. Kilachand’s contribution, the largest in school history, will support and rename the University’s Honors College in honor of his parents, whose full name will become the Arvind and Chandan Nandlal Kilachand Honors College. Kilachand, who earned […]
September 7, 2011 at 11:28 am
Professor Voices wraps up its “10 Years Later” series with Andrew Bacevich who takes a look at how the War on Terror has evolved in the 10 years since September 11th and where we are now. Contact Bacevich at 617-358-0914; bacevich@bu.edu. Earlier posts in the series: Andrew Bacevich: Are we safer? Robert Hefner: Islam Today David Barlow: How are […]
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Also tagged 10 years later, 10 Years Later Series, 9/11, 9/11 anniversary, Andrew Bacevich, Global War on Terror, International relations, national security, Professor voices, security, September 11, September 11 anniversary, terrorism, War on Terror
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September 6, 2011 at 10:41 am
Our “10 Years Later” series continues with David Barlow, professor of psychology and psychiatry, and the founder and former director of the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CARD), who discusses the impact on children who have grown up in an anxious post-9/11 world and how parents and caregivers can help. Contact Barlow at 617-353-9610; dhbarlow@bu.edu. The series concludes tomorrow with […]
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Also tagged 10 Years, 10 years later, 10 Years Later Series, 9/11, 9/11 anniversary, anxiety, CARD, Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders, children, coping, David Barlow, depression, kids, parents, Professor Vocies, September 11, September 11 anniversary
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September 1, 2011 at 2:02 pm
Today, “10 Years Later” turns to David Barlow, professor of psychology and psychiatry, and the founder and former director of the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CARD), to examine the ongoing effects of September 11th on the American psyche. Are we more anxious as a society? And, how can people cope with the lasting memories […]
By Kira Jastive
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Posted in Health, Videos
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Also tagged 10 Years, 10 years later, 10 Years Later Series, 9/11, 9/11 anniversary, anxiety, CARD, Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders, coping, David Barlow, depression, Professor Vocies, September 11, September 11 anniversary
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August 30, 2011 at 12:42 pm
This week and next Professor Voices will run a special video series called “10 Years Later” that highlights various angles of the upcoming anniversary of the September 11th attacks. We start today with Andrew Bacevich, a foreign policy expert and professor of international relations, who discusses whether the U.S. is safer now from the threat of terrorism than it was prior […]
By Kira Jastive
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Posted in International relations, Videos
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Also tagged 10 years later, 10 Years Later Series, 9/11, 9/11 anniversary, Andrew Bacevich, International relations, national security, Professor voices, security, September 11, September 11 anniversary, terrorism
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August 10, 2011 at 12:48 pm
With the 10th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon approaching, the following Boston University experts are available to offer comment, insight and analysis on various angles: Andrew Bacevich, professor of international relations and history, and a retired Army colonel, can offer comment on the wars in […]
By Kira Jastive
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Posted in Health, History, International relations, Law, Media, Politics, Religion, Uncategorized
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Also tagged 9/11, 9/11 anniversary, Professor voices, September 11, September 11 anniversary
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July 26, 2011 at 12:44 pm
In response to a recent column in The Boston Herald, Thomas Whalen, associate professor of social science at Boston University and author of Dynasty’s End: Bill Russell and the 1968 – 69 World Champion Boston Celtics (Northeastern University Press), discusses why he believes a statue of Celtics legend and civil rights activist, Bill Russell, should […]
With the All-Star break over, all eyes in baseball are now on October. So, can the Boston Red Sox keep their season going strong? Thomas Whalen, Associate Professor of Social Science at Boston University and author of When the Red Sox Ruled: Baseball’s First Dynasty 1912 – 1918 (Rowman & Littlefield Publishing, Inc.), offers analysis on the […]
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Posted in Sports, Videos
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Also tagged Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, JD Drew, John Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Professor voices, Red Sox, Theo Epstein, Thomas Whalen, When the Red Sox Ruled
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) today named Christine Lagarde as its new chief. Boston University School of Law Professor Cornelius Hurley, director of the BU Center for Finance, Law & Policy and former counsel to the Fed Board of Governors, offers the following comment: “With Lagarde taking over the helm of the IMF, the global […]
June 27, 2011 at 11:49 am
Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann officially threw her hat in the ring today when she announced her candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination. The following Boston University experts are available for comment: Tom Whalen, an associate professor of Social Sciences; an expert on modern American politics and the American presidency; a regular contributor to PoliticoArena. He […]
