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Upcoming Events and Lectures
December 29, 2009 5:05 AM
Posted by Ulrich Boser
Over the coming months, I'll be giving a number of talks and lectures on art crime and the Gardner heist. Please swing past if you're in the area.
Vero Museum in Vero, Florida, March 15, 4:30 pm
Bookends, Winchester, Massachusetts, March 16, 7 p.m.
Blackstone's of Beacon Hill, Boston March 18, 4 pm
Front Street Book Shop, Scituate, Massachusetts, March 19, 7 p.m
Katzen Arts Center in Washington, DC, June 8, 10 to 11:45 am
Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, November 8, Time TBD.
My Student Loan Op-Ed Published
December 29, 2009 4:59 AM
Posted by Ulrich Boser
I wrote an op-ed about student loans and the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act--which has passed the House, but not the Senate--and would do a lot to help bring down the costs of college and provide more money for grants for needy students. Here's a snippet:
Over the next few weeks, high school seniors will start sending off their college applications, hoping in return to get fat envelopes offering admission. But for many, getting admitted to the college of their dreams might prove bittersweet. With states slashing their higher-education budgets and jacking up tuition, families are finding it increasingly difficult to pay for college, and a growing number of students now must take out massive amounts of debt in order to graduate. One study released this month finds that the average debt for the class of 2008 topped $23,200, up more than 24 percent from 2004.
You can read more on AOL's opinion page.
The New Yorker lists The Gardner Heist as one of the Best Books of 2009
December 29, 2009 4:49 AM
Posted by Ulrich Boser
The writers at the The New Yorker choose The Gardner Heist as one of their favorite books of 2009.
On the magazine's website, Jeffery Toobin writes: "“The Gardner Heist,” by Ulrich Boser, tells the full, if maddeningly inconclusive, story of the crime and the investigation."
I've been reading The New Yorker since I was a teenager, and it's a humbling honor to have the magazine praise my book.
The Gardner Heist featured on Fox
December 7, 2009 2:34 PM
Posted by Ulrich Boser
The Gardner Heist was recently featured on Fox's TV Show House. A character was reading it in bed as she squabbles with her husband. There's not a very clear shot of the book--but that's what you get for product placement that you don't pay for.
Gardner Museum Heist Talk at NOVA
October 26, 2009 11:06 AM
Posted by Ulrich Boser
I'll be giving a talk about art, crime, and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist at the Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale Campus, on November 18, 2009 at 12:30. The public is welcome. The event will be in the CN building.
Center for American Progress
October 26, 2009 10:47 AM
Posted by Ulrich Boser
I’ve accepted a position as a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, a think tank dedicated to improving the lives of Americans through ideas and action. I've done consulting work for the Center since 2006. It's an honor to join their team as a senior fellow. I'll be writing mainly about education but also some criminal justice and social policy issues.
Gardner Heist Back on the Boston Globe Best-seller List
August 27, 2009 1:13 PM
Posted by Ulrich Boser
The Gardner Heist made another appearance on the Boston Globe best-seller list last month. The book first made the Globe best-seller list when it was released in February. It stayed on the Globe list for more than five weeks as well as made the national best-seller list for independent book stores.
Release of Leaders and Laggards
August 5, 2009 3:21 PM
Posted by Ulrich Boser
The release date of Leaders and Laggards has been set for November 9, 2009. The report is a ground-breaking examination of educational innovation in the 50 states. A number of people have been confirmed for the event, including Arnie Duncan, Secretary of Education, Tom Donohue, President of the US Chamber of Commerce, and John Podesta of the Center for American Progress.
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"Boser has produced a captivating portrait of the world's biggest unsolved art theft."
— WALL STREET JOURNAL
"Boser has done a public service in exposing the real world of art theft: It isn't about glamour and culture — it's about greed, violence and irreparable, maddening loss.
— USA TODAY
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