John Silber, president and then chancellor of Boston University from 1977 to 2003, died on Sept. 27 at the age of 86. During his long and tumultuous term Boston University, Silber put both himself and ...

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 ...

For nearly two decades — until the Boston Herald moved its offices last winter — my office wall was adorned with a framed reminder of the limits of editorial power. There for all to see were the three ...

The outrage was quick and abundant. Acting BU President John Silber is “big mouthed,” “ignorant” and “senile,” screamed Alissa Ferro on the Daily Free Press’s Editorial Page (“Silber shooting mouth ...

In 1980, cantankerous academic John Silber -- who died today at age 86 -- was the "Bad Man On Campus" at Boston University. That's what called him, anyway. Wallace interviewed Silber that year for 60 ...

Remembering John Silber, President and Chancellor of Boston University who turned a second-rate commuter school into a world-class research institution. I deeply regret that John did not complete the ...

Former Boston University President John Silber, 86, died of kidney failure early Thursday morning after a prolonged illness. Former Boston University President John Silber died of kidney failure early ...

John Silber, a controversial and critical figure in Massachusetts politics and academia who ran Boston University for 25 years, died Thursday. He was 86. During Silber's tenure, BU began the ...

John R. Silber, Boston University’s seventh president for a quarter of a century, and a one-time candidate for governor of Massachusetts, died early this morning at the age of 86, the campus said ...