The obituary notice for Mark Allen caught my attention, not because I was a 1989 participant in the BU Oxford Honors Study Program (CLA '90), but because of the heartfelt addendum by Dee Mondschein (CAS '97). Mark was not one of my tutors (I read the Politics and History modules), but Dee's description of the … Continue reading BU Faculty Obituary: Mark Allen
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Book review – A Garden of Paper Flowers (Rosa EHRENREICH)
I had the privilege of participating in a study abroad programme while enrolled at Boston University. I attended St Catherine's College, Oxford for the Michaelmus term, 1989. I experienced the peculiarities and uniqueness that is Oxford. No one describes this better than Rosa Ehrenreich in A Garden of Paper Flowers. I immediately identified with her reactions to the arcane customs, traditions … Continue reading Book review – A Garden of Paper Flowers (Rosa EHRENREICH)