BU Remembers US 39th President, Nobel Peace Prize Winner Jimmy Carter, As President Ahead Of His Time

"President Carter will continue to be a role model who led a life of selfless service, not in pursuit of fame, fortune, or power, but out of faith in God and a fundamental belief in the potential of every individual and the dignity of all humankind," said U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona’s statement.

Study in US: Boston University has issued a statement remembering the 39th president of the US Jimmy Carter. He was a Nobel Peace Prize winner and is remembered as a President ahead of his time. He died on Sunday at the age of 100. U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona has also issued a statement on his death.

“Today, I join my fellow Americans and countless people around the world in mourning the loss of President Jimmy Carter, a renowned humanitarian; champion for civil rights, social justice, and racial equality; and leader whose contributions to education opened doors to opportunity for generations of students across our country," reads the statement.

Timothy Longman, a professor of political science at Boston University’s College of Arts & Sciences commented, “The world needs more decent and humble politicians like Jimmy Carter. It was true back when he was in office and is even more true today.”

Jimmy Carter's Contribution To US Education

During his term as the President of US between 1977 to 1981, he created the Department of Education. He tackled fraud in student-aid programs, segregation in the nation's public colleges and discrimination in intercollegiate athletics.

"In the White House, President Carter organized vital federal education programs under one roof when he established the U.S. Department of Education, elevating equal access to education to the presidential cabinet level, where it belongs. Everything we do here at the Department to raise the bar for America’s students is part of President Jimmy Carter’s lasting legacy," added the statement of the U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona.

"Long after his time in the White House, Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for establishing the Carter Center, whose motto: Waging peace, Fighting disease, Building hope, is emblematic of his life. He drove the effort to eliminate Guinea worm disease, which once afflicted millions, served as an election monitor around the world, and built houses with Habitat for Humanity well into his 90s," says the statement of Boston University.

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