Boston University News

Commencement 2006

The 5,000 members of Boston University's Class of 2006 wore robes, rain boots, plastic ponchos, and huge smiles at BU's 133rd Commencement exercises. View the slide show, too.
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Peter Paul (GSM'71) Gives $1.5 Million

In an effort to help young faculty further their careers, entrepreneur Peter Paul (GSM'71) has pledged $1.5 million to the institution that furthered his own. Paul will give the University the funds over the next five years to establish ten career development professorships. Read More

Culture, Climate, and the Cold War

Their research has taken them around the world, as they explored the political past, the cultural present, and the climatic future. For the work they have completed and the work that remains, four BU faculty members have been selected as 2006 Guggenheim Fellows. Read More

Joining Good Company

Two decades into his journey as an American writer, Xuefei Jin (GRS'94) - the College of Arts and Sciences professor of creative writing better known by his pen name, Ha Jin - has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Read More

Rhett Gets a New Look

Rhett, the Boston University mascot, has had a makeover. Over the past year, as part of an Athletics Department rebranding program, the Boston terrier's ears have been docked and, like other aging icons, his hair - make that fur - has gone from gray to predominantly black. Read More

Something Completely Different

In his early teens, Todd Ellison (CFA'82) fell in love with musicals and as a high schooler would take the train down to New York from his Connecticut home for matinees. But he also enjoyed Monty Python movies. Who would have thought those two interests could be merged? Read More

New Alumni Benefit

More than 100 New York-area BU alumni gathered at the Princeton Club in Midtown Manhattan last month to mingle, network, and learn about membership to the club. Read More

Alums Host Networking Conference

The Golden Decade Foundation, a group formed in 2003 by three Boston University alumni, will hold its third annual networking conference in Boston this summer. Read More

Alumni Awards Nominations

The Office of Development and Alumni Relations and the Boston University Alumni Council are pleased to announce the call for nominations for the 2006 Boston University Alumni Awards.
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Save more with the Boston University Visa® Card

For a limited time, the Boston University Select Rewards Visa® Platinum card offers 0% APR on purchases for one year (conditions apply). And for every purchase, you help support programs at BU as well. Read More