This show featured an interview of Boston University’s President Robert A. Brown by WBUR’s Morning Edition host Bob Oakes, followed by an excerpt from President Brown’s inaugural speech.
Earlier this month, students, faculty, trustees, staff, and alumni gathered to celebrate the installation of Dr. Robert A. Brown as Boston University’s 10th president. Brown was selected [...]

This week’s show featured a panel discussion on how China’s new position on the world stage may be affecting the U.S and Europe. The discussion was presented by the Institute for Human Sciences in cooperation with the Department of International Relations at Boston University.
The panel speakers were Angelos Pangratis, deputy head of the delegation of [...]

This week’s show featured a lecture and panel discussion presented by the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University.
First, distinguished theatre critic Gordon Rogoff talked about his work and career. A panel discussion on “The Future of the Theatre,” moderated by Boston University School of Theatre director Jim Petosa, followed Mr. Rogoff’s lecture.
Among the [...]

This week’s show featured Boston University’s 21st Great Debate, a semiannual event presented by the university’s College of Communication.
This debate’s topic was “Should the United States Promote Democracy in the Islamic World?” Arguing in the affirmative were Salameh Nematt, the Washington bureau chief of the London-based Arabic daily newspaper Al-Hayat, Steven A. Cook, a [...]

This show featured a panel discussion co-sponsored by the Center for International Relations, and the Institute for the Study of Conflict, Ideology and Policy at Boston University. The discussion was titled “War in Iraq: How’s It Going?”
The panelists included Peter W. Rodman, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs; James Jeffrey, senior advisor [...]