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[Howard Thurman Center @BUHTC]

Join us in wishing farewell to Katherine Kennedy! Ms. Kennedy retires as the Director of the Howard Thurman Center this Wednesday. She has enjoyed 31 years at Boston University, 22 as the proud director of HTC. She served as a source of guidance and support to the BU Community.

[Brandon Wood @jbrandonwood]

@BUHTC Her and HTC had a TRANSFORMATIVE impact on my life. Thank you for your incredible work. Enjoy the hard earned rest 🙌🏻

[Boston University Alumni Association @bualumni]

Katherine Kennedy, a beloved member of the BU community and the director of @BUHTC since 2000, reflects on her life's journey after announcing her retirement. https://t.co/NqlSA41d73

[Kamwala Harris @idlidosa2]

@bualumni @BUHTC I am one of Ms Kennedy's 32,000 children.
She embodied Dr Thurman's "quiet courage that comes from an inward spring of confidence"... the "underground river" that keeps alive a thousand little springs of action. Forever greatful for her teachings as a Dr MLK Jr Scholar.

[Initiative on Cities @BUonCities]

Rising senior Maggie Kormann (@BU_CAS) started her summer fellowship with the Mayor’s Office of Resilience and Racial Equity (MORRE). This partnership with the @BUHTC was also supported this year by the @LuminaFound.

Meet Maggie: https://t.co/S3HQwepk9G

#IOCYearInReview

[Initiative on Cities @BUonCities]

The IOC and @BUHTC proudly supported @BUStudentGov as they hosted then-Gubernatorial candidate @SenChangDiaz in a student forum.

Students gained insight into the election's policy issues, opportunities for engagement & more!
https://t.co/jHNeF9zNcB

#IOCYearInReview

[Boston University @BU_Tweets]

Student resources:

Center for Career Development
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Student Activities
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@saoBU

Howard Thurman Center
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@BUHTC

Newbury Center (All things first-gen)
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@BUNewburyCenter

First-Year Student Outreach Project
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@heyfysop

Disability & Access Services
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[Howard Thurman Center @BUHTC]

Check out this wonderful piece on Juneteenth from members of the BU community including @BUHTC’s Director Katherine Kennedy.

[BU Experts @BUexperts]

Ahead of this year's observance of Juneteenth, @BU_Tweets community members came together for a special photo essay to reflect on the holiday's significance. In this piece, hear from racial justice scholars, legal experts, political scientists, & others ➡️ https://t.co/QlDoNkFoa5

[BU Experts @BUexperts]

Ahead of this year's observance of Juneteenth, @BU_Tweets community members came together for a special photo essay to reflect on the holiday's significance. In this piece, hear from racial justice scholars, legal experts, political scientists, & others ➡️ https://t.co/QlDoNkFoa5

[BU Center for Innovation in Social Science @BU_CISS]

More exciting news— @jt_simes' book, Punishing Places (California, 2021), is co-winner of the 2022 Robert E. Park Book Award from the Community and Urban Sociology Section of the ASA! https://t.co/Rq5d0Doxqe @BUSociology @BU_CAS @bu_economics @BUPardeeSchool @buhumanities @BUHTC

[BU Center for Innovation in Social Science @BU_CISS]

Celeste Curington's book, The Dating Divide (California, 2021), co-authored with Jennifer Lundquist, and Ken-Hou Lin, received honorable mention for the William J. Goode Book Award of the ASA's Family Section!! @BUSociology @BU_CAS @BostonUEnglish @AntiracismCtr @BUHTC @BU_AFAM

[Howard Thurman Center @BUHTC]

Check out the video of @saigrundy’s Book celebration in @BUHTC featuring Kelsey Russell (CAS’21), Kahjirah Taylor-Harris (CAS’21), Professors @hebagowayed and @TakeoRiveraPhD along with the HTC’s Associate Director @FarFromBeingGod https://t.co/ChtOPC8U4A

[Boston University Diversity & Inclusion @BU_Diversity]

Please join @BUArtsInitiativ at the @BUHTC on Wednesday, March 23, from 6-7 pm for an event with Monika Ille, CEO of Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. This event is open to the public so bring a friend!

Link to register: https://t.co/SgzX4uo8cV

[Boston University @BU_Tweets]

This year’s #MLKDay celebration honored the lives and legacies of Martin Luther King, Jr. (GRS’55, Hon.’59) and his wife, Coretta Scott King. The event took place virtually from @BUHTC and featured speakers including @MayorWu, @BU_CAS's @saigrundy, student speakers, & more.

[Initiative on Cities @BUonCities]

Students: Hear from Boston mayoral candidates @wutrain and @AnnissaForBos in a town-hall forum hosted by @BUStudentGov in collaboration with @bigstugovt at @BUHTC this Friday 10/29 from 7-8pm.

Register now to attend in person! https://t.co/th5pViU18Z

[Boston University Alumni Association @bualumni]

Katherine Kennedy, Director of @BUHTC for the last 20 years discusses her childhood, career, and how to take care of 32,000 children. https://t.co/IRDabO08UK

[Hasini Weerathunge @Hasinirw]

That was fun! Hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did! Thanks, Hariri Institute for letting me take over for the day! I'll be here @hasinirw to share my research in the future! Keep in touch! #HICyeah #voice #speech #MotorSpeechDisorders #phdlife #twitterTakeover

[BU Campus Planning & Operations @bu_cpo]

Join our friends @sustainableBU for the annual @BU_Tweets Sustainability Festival this week at BUMC and next week on the CRC!

Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/ivRVf4yrOO

[Howard Thurman Center @BUHTC]

Engaged with any of these tweets if they resonate with you!

[Howard Thurman Center @BUHTC]

A thread of "Unplugging: Returning to In-Person Community" Coffee & Conversation Thoughts:

[Howard Thurman Center @BUHTC]

“Howard Thurman will be rolling in his grave because I have been navigating these difficult conversations by simply not having them. I have never seen a vaccine conversation gone well.”