University of Boston

A private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, where poet Derek Walcott taught for many years.

Newbury Biblical Institute: A Methodist theological school founded in Newbury, Vermont, in 1839. It was the institution’s predecessor before its move to Boston.
Derek Walcott: A Saint Lucian poet and playwright awarded the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature. He taught literature at the university for many years.
Boston University School of Medicine: The medical school of Boston University, founded in 1848 as the New England Female Medical College. It is a major center for medical education and biomedical research within the university.
Boston University Terriers: The athletic teams representing Boston University in intercollegiate competition. The Terriers make the university a visible participant in Boston’s sports culture.
Boston: The capital and largest city of Massachusetts, on the northeastern coast of the United States. The city’s growth shaped the university’s setting and civic role.
Elie Wiesel: A Romanian-born American writer and Holocaust survivor awarded the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize. He taught at the university and helped establish its Holocaust studies program.
Boston University School of Public Health: A graduate school of public health at Boston University, established in 1976. Its research and training address population health and health policy.
Boston University Bridge: A bridge connecting Boston and Cambridge across the Charles River, adjacent to Boston University. The bridge and its surroundings have become recognizable parts of the university’s urban setting.
Methodism: A Protestant Christian movement that emerged from an eighteenth-century revival led by John and Charles Wesley. Methodist leaders founded the university’s predecessor as a theological school.
Martin Luther King Jr.: An American Baptist minister and civil rights leader who advocated nonviolent resistance. He earned a doctorate in systematic theology from the university in 1955.

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