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Jennifer Johnson ’00
After graduating from BUA in 2000, Jennifer Johnson received her BA in History from Brown University and her PhD in History from Princeton University. She taught history at Lehman College and the City College of New York before returning to Brown in 2015 as an Assistant Professor of African History. Johnson is the author of The Battle for Algeria: Sovereignty, Health Care, and Humanitarianism (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2016). In addition to her undergraduate and graduate teaching responsibilities at Brown, she is currently working on two projects, a book-length study on family planning programs in postcolonial Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia and a sourcebook of primary documents about African History. Her work has been supported by a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, a Watson Institute Collaboration Grant, and an American Institute for Maghrib Studies grant. In her free time, Johnson enjoys traveling, reading novels, cooking, gardening, and hanging out with her husband and... More
2016-17 Impact of Giving Report
We are proud to share with you our 2016-2017 Impact of Giving Report. From student clubs to strategic initiatives, professional development to physical education, your gifts have a real and tangible effect on BUA's students and teachers. We hope you enjoy reading about the many programs and projects – both large and small –that your support made possible. We are deeply grateful for all of the generous supporters that made 2016-2017 a record-breaking year for the BUA Annual Fund. Thank you. See What BUA Achieved in 2016-17 -- Thanks to You!
Sonja Page ’09
Sonja Page ‘09 graduated from the University of Rochester with her B.S. in Biomedical Engineering and Minors in Chemical Engineering and Business in 2013. She worked at Schlumberger, the world’s leading oilfield services company, as a Senior Field Engineer. Sonja is currently an MBA student at Harvard Business School exploring entrepreneurship and full-time roles combining business and engineering in technology companies. In her free time, Sonja enjoys mountaineering, hot yoga with friends, and skiing. Working in the California oilfields can be challenging and pressure-filled. What were you responsible for as a Senior Field Engineer? What skills and abilities do you hope to bring forward from this experience? As a field engineer, I managed a crew of two to three operators, and used tools with sophisticated sensors to evaluate different aspects of an oil well (formation pressure, oil location, oil volume, cement quality, etc.). I also perforated wells using perforating guns. Detonating perforation guns... More
Survey Highlights: A Portrait of BU Academy As Drawn By Its Community
A culture of inquiry. Rigorous examination. Honesty and integrity. These core values of Boston University Academy inspired us to conduct a frank, independent, and comprehensive analysis of BUA itself. In 2016, we engaged a respected research firm to find out how we’re doing. Read the 2016 Survey Highlights Here
BUA Announces Great Teachers Fund for Academic Enhancement
We are delighted to announce the establishment of the Boston University Academy Great Teachers Fund for Academic Enhancement. A generous gift in the amount of $100,000 from Boston University Trustee Ruth A. Moorman (CAS ’88, SED ’89, SED ’09, P BUA ’15) and Sheldon N. Simon (P BUA ’15), parents of Sarah Simon ’15, will establish the permanently endowed fund in celebration and commemoration of Boston University Academy’s 25th anniversary year. The Fund will support BUA initiatives while honoring the school’s retiring master teachers. Gifts to the Fund will benefit BUA students, teachers, and the school as a whole by helping to incorporate unique learning opportunities that lift the quality of teaching inside and outside the classroom. 2017-2018 Challenge: The Moorman-Simon Family is offering their $100,000 gift as a challenge to the BUA community, with the goal of raising at least an additional $100,000 from current parents, parents of graduates, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends. Please consider making a... More
All-School Learning Experience Community Panel: “Mass Incarceration: Causes and Cures”
Join Boston University Academy and BU Howard Thurman Center for a co-sponsored panel discussion entitled "Mass Incarceration: Causes and Cures." The United States has the highest rate of incarceration in the world. In the land of the free, 2.5 million individuals are imprisoned, at an annual cost of roughly $74 billion. This panel will address the problem of mass incarceration in the U.S., looking at the ways in which education impacts incarceration, asking what rights prisoners have, and exploring possibilities for reducing the prison population in America.