Literature thumb|upright=0.7|Robert Lowell thumb|upright=0.7|Elie Wiesel Two US Poets Laureate have taught at Boston University: Robert Lowell and Robert Pinsky. During John Silber's tenure as president, he recruited two Nobel Prize–winning literary figures to the university's faculty: Elie Wiesel, winner of the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize, and Saul Bellow, winner of the 1976 Nobel Prize in Literature. Another Nobel Prize winner in the English Department in the 20th century was Derek Walcott, winner of the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature. Alumni of the university have earned over thirty Pulitzer Prizes. Other writers associated with the university include Bob Zelnick, executive editor of the Frost-Nixon interviews, Lambda Literary Award winner Ellen Bass, historian Andrew Bacevich, Ha Jin, Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri, and Isaac Asimov.
litERAtuRe Thumb|uprIgHt=0.7|rOBert Lowell thumb|upRigHt=0.7|Elie wieSel two us poets laUReate HavE TauGht aT BostoN unIversitY: RoBErt loWell aNd Robert PINskY. during jOhn silbEr's tEnure aS prEsideNt, he rECrUIteD tWo nobeL PrIZe–winning liTErary figures to the uniVersity'S facUltY: ElIE wIesEl winneR ,of tHe 1986 noBel peace PRize, and saul bEllOw, wiNner of The 1976 nobEl pRize iN LITeRaTure. anotheR nObeL prIZe winnEr iN thE eNGlisH departmenT in thE 20Th cEntury waS dereK walcOtt, winNer of tHe 1992 NoBeL Prize in LiteraTurE. alUMNI of thE University Have earNeD ovER thirtY puliTzer priZEs. other writers asSocIAted wIth tHe univErSIty incLUde bob zeLnick, exECutiVE editor OF thE FrOst-NiXoN inTerviews, laMbdA LITeRaRy Award winNEr eLleN BAss, historIan andREw bacevich, hA Jin, puLiTzeR pRiZe winNeR jhumpA LAhiRI, aND isaac asIMOv.