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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...
Nov 23, 2022 · A young female student reporter who was regularly on TV for BU games interviewed John Silber at intermission. She was dressed up and light-heartedly asked why he wasn’t wearing a tuxedo? He reprimanded her for questioning him about it and she was off the show the next week and thereafter.
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 (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.
Sep 27, 2012 · John Silber, the sharp-tongued, pugnacious public intellectual who transformed Boston University during 25 years as president and mounted an unsuccessful run for governor of Massachusetts, died...
Sep 27, 2012 · John Silber, a controversial and critical figure in Massachusetts politics and academia who ran Boston University for 25 years, died Thursday. He was 86.
