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Twitter Facebook If the Douglass family was a piece of music, Tanglewood would be a central motif. Now the Douglasses are adding a fortissimo climax. Chair of the Boston University Tanglewood Institute Advisory Council, Chester “Chet” W. Douglass and his wife, Joy, have pledged $1 million to launch the Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Fund, the largest gift in the 54-year history of the Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI). BUTI is a summer training program for promising musicians, singers, and composers 14 to 20 years old, on its own 64-acre campus in Lenox, Mass. The new fund, created to strengthen the more than five-decade partnership between the Institute and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, marks a significant investment in the training of young artists through a continuum of music education connecting BUTI and Tanglewood, the BSO’s summer home, just down the street. ....
Twitter Facebook Boston University students gathered virtually Tuesday night to discuss how the administration is handling sexual assault cases and what steps the campus community needs to take to better support survivors. Titled #BUHasAProblem, the event was organized and moderated by the College of Arts & Sciences Student Government, and it came two weeks after more than 600 students fanned out across the Charles River Campus, with posters and chalk, on February 7 to raise awareness of campus sexual assaults and make five demands of the administration. Student organizers extended an invitation to President Robert A. Brown, Jean Morrison, University provost, and Kenneth Elmore (Wheelock’87), dean of students and associate provost, to attend Tuesday night’s event, but they declined. In an email sent to the organizers and posted to the CAS Student Government Instagram page prior to the event, Elmore said he hoped that the administration could arrange a meeting ....
Twitter Facebook Add spring break to the growing list of things that have been upended by the coronavirus pandemic. The weeklong March vacation was canceled with the aim of reducing the University community’s risk of COVID-19 exposure. Administrators had worried that having students, faculty, and staff travel could lead to a surge of cases on campus. But going through the semester without a chance to rest and recharge wasn’t a viable solution, either. In a letter sent on January 13 to students and faculty, Jean Morrison, University provost and chief academic officer, announced that BU has added two wellness days to the spring academic calendar. No classes, no exams, and no homework on those days. In other words, everyone should take the time for a mental health break. ....
Anti-black hair sentiment in the U.S. has existed for centuries. In the 1700s, enslaved women who worked in the fields usually covered their hair in head-rags due to their work s harsh demands. Enslaved Africans who worked in the big house, however, sometimes mimicked their enslavers hairstyles, either by wearing wigs that had become popular during that era or shaping their curly coils to emulate them. Hear from professional stylist’ and historians discuss the identity politics hidden behind the use of harsh hair treatments leaving many women of color permanently damaged. Find out how the CROWN ACT plays a decisive role in prohibiting race-based hair discrimination. ....
Twitter Facebook Updated at 1:55 pm on Monday: The BU Dental Health Center at 930 Comm Ave will close for patient care at 5:00 pm this evening, Monday, Feb. 1, and the Patient Treatment Centers at 635 Albany Street will close for patient care at 5:30 pm With at least a foot of snow anticipated, and possibly more, starting midday on Monday, Boston University announced Sunday night that the Charles River Campus will be closed for the day as of 6 am, that all classes and academic activities should continue remotely at their scheduled times, and that all nonessential staff should work remotely. Also on Sunday night, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh declared a snow emergency for the city from Monday night through Tuesday afternoon and a parking ban starting at noon Monday. ....