Three-time Boston University graduate Erin Murphy was born with spina bifida, a developmental birth defect that results in incomplete formation of the spinal cord. Its most obvious effect is that her legs don’t work.
Murphy daily confronts challenges her able-bodied friends never consider, let alone notice. But she doesn't see herself as a victim. In the video above, Murphy explores what it's like to wheel through this world.
Why Public Health?
In this series, students talk about why they chose a career in public health.
(Harvard School of Public Health, 2011)
The Good Side of Bad Words
BU prof Catherine Caldwell-Harris explains why swearing is not so bad.
(BU Today & Bostonia, 2010)
One Class, One Day: TV Journalism
Student journalists transform a hectic morning into a noontime newscast.
(BU Today, 2009)
BU vs. BC: Comm Ave Rivalry
BU and BC students rip each other apart.
(BU.edu, BU Today 2010)
Curling: The Other Terriers on Ice
BU's curling team gives us a lesson.
(BU Today & Bostonia, 2010)
2010 at HSPH
Harvard School of Public Health fundraising video/slideshow.
(Harvard School of Public Health, 2010)
Gangsta's Paradise
BU students perform Coolio's hit!
(BU.edu, BU Today 2008)
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame Teleconferences with BU
An international relations class holds a teleconference with the president of Rwanda.
(BU.edu, BU Today & Bostonia, 2010)
Four Years From Now
People share their hopes for the country four years down the road.
(Independent Project, Obama Presidential Campaign, 2008)