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John Robert Silber (August 15, 1926 – September 27, 2012) was an American academician and candidate for public office. From 1971 to 1996, he was President of Boston University (BU) and, from 1996 to 2002, Chancellor.
Sep 27, 2012 · John R. Silber, who transformed a faltering Boston University into one of the nation’s leading private schools in a volcanic 25-year presidency that promoted innovation, crushed opposition and...
Nov 23, 2022 · Her new book, Snapshots of My Father, John Silber, looks back at BU’s controversial seventh president. Even the late John Silber’s daughter says it. “People who knew him either love him or hate him,” Rachel Silber Devlin writes in the preface to her new book. “None are indifferent.”. So, how you feel about Snapshots of My Father ...
John R. Silber (Hon.’95), the president emeritus and former chancellor who led the transformation of Boston University from a commuter school to a renowned research institution, died early this morning, Thursday, September 27, at age 86. The cause of death was kidney failure.
Sep 27, 2012 · Photos by BU Photography. John R. Silber (Hon.’95), the president emeritus and former chancellor who led the transformation of Boston University from a commuter school to a renowned research institution, died early this morning, Thursday, September 27, at age 86. The cause of death was kidney failure.
Sep 27, 2012 · John R. Silber, the long-serving and controversial former Boston University president known for his intellect and his sharp tongue, died on Thursday of kidney failure. He was 86.
John Silber, longtime president of Boston U., dies at 86. By Nick Anderson. September 27, 2012 at 9:02 p.m. EDT. John R. Silber, president of Boston University for 25 years who set a...
