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Boston University journalism professor Dick Lehr speaking about his newly published book “White Hot Hate” at Brookline Booksmith Wednesday. CLARE ONG/ DFP STAFF

BU professor showcases new book at Brookline Booksmith

Cassandra Dumay December 6, 2021
Professor of Journalism Dick Lehr read excerpts of his new book in Brookline last Wednesday.
Ryan Hendrickson, HGARC assistant director for manuscripts, and Dick Lehr, a College of Communication journalism professor, lead students as they examine documents on high profile tales of crime and murder that were pulled from archives. RYAN GREGORY/ DFP STAFF

Documents on ‘Whitey’ Bulger, the Rosenbergs opened for students in ‘True Crime’ seminar

Shifa Rajwani March 25, 2019
The BU community was given the opportunity to take a behind-the-scenes look into the stories of high profile crimes and murders through letters, manuscripts and journals from both criminals and law enforcement at a “True Crime” discovery seminar at Boston University’s Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center.
The film rights to former Boston Globe Spotlight reporter Dick Lehr's novel, "Trell" were acquired last month. PHOTO COURTESY OF SUZANNE KREITER

BU professor Dick Lehr’s novel heads to the big screen

Johnathan D. Kindall September 6, 2018

Students of journalism professor Dick Lehr watch him lecture and instruct peers each time they attend class, but they don’t always see the professor’s personal projects. Lehr published a young...

On Monday, the Supreme Court declined to hear James (Whitey) Bulger's appeal his convictions and life sentence. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Whitey Bulger appeal rejected by U.S. Supreme Court

Cynthia Fernandez October 7, 2016

The U.S. Supreme Court denied the appeal request of James “Whitey” Bulger, a Boston gangster known for his criminal cases in the 1970s to the 1990s, according to a court document released Monday....

Savanna Tavakoli, a junior in the College of Communication, was one of two people chosen to be a Polyvore community correspondent at New York Fashion Week. PHOTO COURTESY POLYVORE

TERRIERS INBIZ: Meet the Boston University junior who reported from NYFW runway

Andrea Kaufman September 13, 2016

Fifty — that’s how many internships 21-year-old Savanna Tavakoli applied for before she landed an internship at Cosmopolitan and Seventeen Magazine, two highly respected women’s fashion magazines....

Gay Talese will speak at The Power of Narrative journalism conference hosted by Boston University’s College of Communication from April 1-3, 2016. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

COM to welcome Gay Talese as headliner of 2016 Narrative Conference

Katie DiClemente December 7, 2015

Groundbreaking narrative journalist Gay Talese will be appearing as a special guest at the annual Power of Narrative Conference, Boston University’s College of Communication announced Wednesday. The...

REVIEW: Terrifyingly mesmerizing "Black Mass" shines at Coolidge Corner Theatre

REVIEW: Terrifyingly mesmerizing “Black Mass” shines at Coolidge Corner Theatre

Conner Reed September 18, 2015

[mediagrid cat="21655"] Towering timidly over his fellow crowd members, Owen Saki, 17, politely struggled to the edge of the barricade. He smiled, took a quick glance at the girls who had just been in...

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