In its nearly two centuries of existence, Boston University has had ten distinguishable presidents. The ten white men, composed of five Methodist ministers, two Johns and two Williams, all saw the University...
In the wake of continuous and frequent deaths resulting from police brutality against Black Americans, the BU community has joined the discussion on recent national protests and racial tensions.
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...
