After receiving criticism for naming its mascot after the depiction of a character in a racist film, Boston University has appointed a committee to consider renaming Rhett the Terrier, President Robert Brown announced in an email Wednesday.
April 24, 1839
A group of Boston Methodist ministers establishes a theological school in Newbury, Vt., called the Newbury Biblical Institute, which would later become the BU School of Theology.
1847
The...
