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Wednesday, July 6th

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Corinne Brinkerhoff, creator and executive producer of American Gothic television series on CBS

American Gothic’s Creator Talks about New Show

Corinne Brinkerhoff (COM’04) heads up CBS murder mystery
Video

Barbara Jordan, delivers the keynote address at the 1976 Democratic National Convention

Five Famous Alums: Politicians

Senators, Congresspeople, Cabinet members, more
Gallery

View of the front of the William Hickling Prescott House in Boston, Massachusetts

A Walk through the 19th Century

William Hickling Prescott House open Wednesdays and Saturdays

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Mexican Consul General in Boston, Emilio Rabasa Gamboa, leads a discussion at Boston University with 10 young photographers from Mexico, members of the Colectivo Comunitario de Fotografía of San Pablo del Monte

At the Pardee School, Adela Pineda, director of BU’s Latin American Studies Program (from left), and Emilio Rabasa Gamboa, Mexico’s Consul General in Boston, presented the work of and a discussion with members of the Colectivo Comunitario de Fotografía of San Pablo del Monte, a group of artists supported by the Mexican Ministry of Culture. They aim, through art, to rebuild the social fabric in locations affected by various social problems. Photo by Joe Difazio (CAS’12, COM’17)

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Mud Stories Forged in Flame

Joan Lederman makes pottery. But what the CFA alum uses to make that pottery is a bit out of the ordinary: ocean floor sediment, from volcanic rock to asteroid dust, collected by research ships around the world. In the crucible of Lederman’s kiln, mud is transformed into art.

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Upcoming Events
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Opening Reception: Boston Young Contemporaries

When:
July 7 at 6:00 pm
Where:
Stone Gallery, College of Fine Arts, 855 Commonwealth Ave.

Unreliable Narrator presents Ultimate Things

When:
July 7 at 8:00 pm
Where:
Boston Playwrights' Theatre, 949 Commonwealth Ave.

Tech, Drugs, and Rock n' Roll

When:
July 12 at 4:00 pm
Where:
Metcalf Ballroom, George Sherman Union, Second Floor, 775 Commonwealth Ave.

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DIG

A five-part series about BU archaeology research around the world.

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Boston University archaeology research

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