GRAPHIC NOVELS 101 P. 8 AN ALUM’S MISSION TO END DATING VIOLENCE P. 2 ADVENTURE IN THE CLASSROOM P. 10 FALL 2013/WINTER 2014 WARPWARP SPEEDSPEED AHEADAHEAD When kids fall years behind in reading, SED’s Donald D. Durrell Clinic is the place they go for a boost. www.bu.edu/sed 1 DEan’S MESSAGE CONTENTS NEWS&NOTES FALL 2013/WINTER 2014 4 Dear Alumni and Friends, I HOPE You’ve BEEN HAVING A WONDERFUL FALL. Ours WARP started very well with an incredibly talented group of students who have chosen to attend the School of Education to prepare SPEED IN HIS SPEECH TO SED GRADUATES at for their careers. It’s such an exciting time to be in the field of Convocation 2013 in May, actor, comedian, education, at Boston University, and at this particular School. AHEAD and former physical education teacher Bill Education is in the midst of a revolution driven by rising Cosby used tales of his youthful struggles SED’s Donald D. Durrell Reading & Writing Clinic gives struggling readers a boost. to inspire tomorrow’s teachers not to expectations for what a university should provide (coupled give up on kids. Cosby, wearing a Red Sox with rising cost-consciousness); by the impact of technology ALUM SPOTLIGHT T-shirt whose letters had been transposed on what, where, and how we teach; and by an increasingly to read SED ROX, also urged the future 2 A bereaved father’s mission to teachers to recognize the importance globalized society. BU is exploring innovative ways to turn educate youth about dating violence of their vocation. “You always hear that these challenges and changes into opportunities. 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Whether a shooting or terrorist attack happens close to home or far PUBLIC SCHOOLS Even as we respond to new opportunities and challenges, FACULTY NEWS away, educators are often left to triage students’ emotions, fears, Alyssa Sarkis has always wanted to be a teacher. She began tutoring and questions in the aftermath. But “we don’t know a whole lot about we remain focused on our mission to prepare the next 12 Who’s new at SED her peers when she was a student at Boston Latin School and what teachers actually do” to help students after a crisis, says “realized math was my thing. I loved seeing students get that ‘Aha!’ generation of educators to become change leaders committed Assistant Professor Jennifer Greif Green. to improving social and educational outcomes for youth SED SNAPSHOT moment when they figured out a problem.” Now a senior at the 13 Green is helping run a BU study that will assess what impact the School of Education, Sarkis (’14) came to Boston University through worldwide. Your ongoing support—in mentoring and hiring Celebrating Carol Jenkins April 2013 Boston Marathon bombings and ensuing manhunt had on the Boston Scholars Program, which awards four-year, full-tuition our graduates, in contributing ideas for improving our students and teachers in two Massachusetts towns—Watertown and scholarships to 25 Boston Public Schools seniors each year on the programming, and in helping meet our financial obligations— COVER PHOTOGRAPH: GETTY IMAGES/JAMIE GRILL Framingham. 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In the Preliminary results show that nearly a fifth of teachers noticed meantime, she has returned to Boston Latin School as a math student Dean Editor HITOS C more students “appeared sad” after the bombings, while 14 percent Hardin L. K. Coleman Julie Rattey teacher for the fall semester. “I want to give back to the school that reported a drop in grades. A third of the teachers whose students IGHT: IGHT: gave me the opportunity to come to BU,” she says, “and the best way Director of Development & Alumni Contributing Writers R were subjected to the manhunt lockdown—much of metro Boston’s Relations Rich Barlow E; I know how is to teach there.”—LaRA EHRLICH TT population, including Watertown’s, was ordered to stay indoors to Jared Bouzan Lara Ehrlich (UNI’03) E C Jeff Fox (’14, CAS’14) U expedite the search for suspects—said they’d had to make more The Boston Scholars Program was renamed the Thomas M. Menino Scholarship DO Hardin L. K. 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BUT THIS OUGHT and men find positive solutions to dating TO BE NUMBER intimate partner violence, Rachel says she violence, and sponsoring related arts pre- struggles to relate to that kind of empathy sentations in Massachusetts schools and ONE, IN my view.” but feels that “reacting that way might be venues. Two of these presentations are “You —MaLCOLM ASTLEY more effective for prevention than feeling the Man,” a one-man show depicting vari- spiteful about what happened.” Colin Gallant ous male characters’ responses to a partner (SPH’15), who wants to work with men to violence situation, and “The Yellow Dress,” from different perspectives; it was much bet- prevent partner violence, was interested to a one-woman show about a high school girl ter than being lectured to.” hear Astley’s thoughts on possible contribut- murdered by her boyfriend. “A number of Astley and Dunne also speak directly ing factors in perpetration, and was encour- young women have been reported to see about their family’s experience—at the State aged to hear “how other men are making school counselors soon after the show,” House, in media interviews, and in schools. a difference.” says Astley of the latter. At Lincoln-Sudbury This not only raises awareness; it encourages Repeatedly talking about Lauren’s death Regional High School, the play was coupled young people aspiring to work in preven- isn’t easy, but Astley says it’s good for him. with a slideshow about warning signs of tion and healing—like students at Boston “It’s a way of grieving, and trying to heal Malcolm Astley partner violence, presented by student- University’s School of Public Health (SPH). and prevent agony for other young women and Mary Dunne athletes on the school’s Mentors in Violence Astley spoke about Lauren’s death and about and their families and communities. That in with their daughter, Prevention team. Students commented, partner violence at Associate Professor some way helps balance Lauren’s death and Lauren, at her high school graduation “That was so powerful,” and “That was the Emily Rothman’s Preventing Intimate Partner absence.” Looking back on all that people best assembly ever,” says Lori Hodin, a psy- Violence class in April 2013. Rachel, an SPH have achieved in human rights over the cen- chology teacher and Safe School Initiatives master’s student who requested that her last turies, he told Rothman’s students, makes coordinator. The fund also sponsored a per- name not be used, was affected by Astley’s him hopeful about saving other young people LIFE-SAVING MISSION formance of “You the Man” at Wayland High compassionate response to Fujita’s family: from Lauren’s and Nathaniel’s fates.