Students in David Gallant’s Beatles seminar attended a Beatles-themed magic show at City Winery on November 7th. Award winning magician John Duke Logan and Chachi Loprete, host of the radio program “Breakfast With The Beatles wowed the audience with magic, Beatles lore and trivia. Prof. Gallant was also part of the show as he presented… Read More SF132: Field Trip to Beatles Magic Show
Bob Allison’s SF1165 “The History of Boston” attended the annual trellis lighting at the Christopher Columbus Park on November 21 and were lucky enough to run into Boston Mayer Michelle Wu, who took a photograph with the students. The beautiful blue trellis lights of Christopher Columbus Park are turned on the Monday before Thanksgiving every… Read More SF1165: Field Trip to Christopher Columbus Park
The First Year Seminar on Human Rights in the 21st Century went on a field trip to the Armenian Museum of America in Watertown, MA. Museum guide Mr. Berj Chekijian walked the students through the museum galleries telling the history of the Armenian nation before, during, and after the Genocide (1915-1917). The museum staff, including… Read More SF H1196: Field Trip to the Armenian Museum of America
Rachael Cobb’s SF 1194 “Power: What It Is and How to Get It” took a field trip to the Adams Court House and received a tour from historian Dr Wendy Lement and BOT Honorable Amy L. Nechtem, Chief Justice, Massachusetts Juvenile Court.
Professor Amy Monticello’s seminar – SF 1198 “True Crime” – visited the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, scene of the largest unsolved art heist in history. After watching the Netflix documentary This Is a Robbery about the heist, students toured the Gardner to take in its unique galleries…and study the empty frames that still hang on… Read More SF 1198: Field Trip to the Gardner Museum
Bob Allison’s SF 1165 “History of Boston” class visited City Hall and spoke with City Council President Ed Flynn, whose district includes Suffolk University. The class had the opportunity to talk with Councilor Flynn about issues and opportunities in Boston, and about how city government works. They also went to the top floor of City… Read More SF 1165: Field Trip to City Hall with City Council President Ed Flynn
Rachael Cobb’s SF 1194 “Power: What It Is and How to Get It” had an alumni networking breakfast in the Massachusetts State House. Along with Cobb’s class, alums who worked at the state house were invited, as well as all Political Science, IR, and Law majors. Alums were warm and helpful to current students in… Read More SF 1194: Networking with Alumni at the Massachusetts State House
As part of a discussion about the role of the Holocaust as a foundational event in the establishment of the international regime of human rights, SF1196 “Human Rights in the 21st Century,” taught by Michal Ben-Josef Hirsch, visited the New England Holocaust Memorial. The New England Holocaust Memorial is located on Boston’s historic Freedom Trail,… Read More SF1196 – Honors: Field Trip to the New England Holocaust Memorial