Presenting Organizations

The Lowell Institute supports the Boston College Lowell Humanities Lecture Series. Among the distinguished writers, artists, performers, and scholars the series has brought to Boston College have been Robert Frost, Margaret Mead, T.S. Eliot, Maya Angelou, Robert Penn Warren, Joyce Carol Oates, Susan Sontag, and Seamus Heaney.

For additional information about any of the upcoming Lowell Institute sponsored lectures, please visit www.bc.edu/lowell or contact the series director, Professor James Smith at smithbt@bc.edu. Visit the Lowell Humanities Series on Facebook. and Twitter (@bclowellhs).

The Lowell Institute supports the Boston Public Library's Lowell Lecture Series. Established in 1848, the Boston Public Library has pioneered public library service in America. It was the first large free municipal library in the United States, the first public library to lend books, the first to have a branch library, and the first to have a children’s room. Each year, the Boston Public Library hosts thousands of programs and serves millions of people at its Central Library and 24 branch locations throughout Boston. All of its programs and exhibitions are free and open to the public.

A complete listing of lectures can be found at www.bpl.org/lowell.

The Lowell Institute supports Boston University's School of Theology Lowell Lecture Series. The School of Theology was founded in 1839 and was the first Methodist seminary in the country. It was also the founding school of what is now Boston University. It's roots are in United Methodism, but it's branches reach into the international ecumenical, interfaith movement. It combines a heritage of academic distinction with the flexibility to lead the reshaping of global religious life. The School’s history of marrying academic rigor with social justice is still vital and effective nearly two centuries later. Today, it continues to attract students who seek the best theological training to take action in their local, national, or global context.

For more information on this year's series please visit www.bu.edu/sth or contact Jaclyn Jones, the Alumni Relations Officer, at (617) 353-8972 or jkjones@bu.edu.

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