Arts & Culture
Alumni
Proposed LGBTQ+ Library in Boston Would Be a First
BU alum Emily Talley, who’s is spearheading the effort, says space would start “to build safety in the neighborhood”
University News
As BU Launches Inquiry into Center for Antiracist Research, Interim President Freeman Explains Goal and Reasoning
Move follows complaints about the culture and grant management practices, after layoffs announced
Books
New Book by STH Lecturer, and Alum, Calls Out Christianity for Stigmatizing Fat People
In Fat Church, Claiming a Gospel of Fat Liberation, Anastasia Kidd denounces what she calls diet myths
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Wheelock’s David Chard Leaving as Dean, Proud of Faculty and Staff Who Built Something Together
He is credited with guiding the school through an historic merger with the University’s School of Education in 2018
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Keeping the Ancient—and Secretive—Art of Fly Tying Alive
Master fly tyer and alum Scott Biron meticulously creates flies by hand
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Joan Donovan, Nationally Recognized Expert in Misinformation and Disinformation, Joins BU Faculty
After departure from Harvard, social scientist plans to build “internet observatory” of politicians’ online posts
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BU Forms AI Task Force
Faculty experts from across the University are charged with developing best practices and assessing potential problems
2September 8, 2023
Current Issue
Summer 2023
Alumni
Music Man
Steve Martin (COM’87) works with some of the biggest names in music—from Foo Fighters to Paul McCartney
Tributes
Celebrated Abstract Artist and BU Alum Brice Marden Dies
His paintings are held in museum collections around the world
Browse Sections
Arts & Culture
- White Shark Expert Greg Skomal’s New Book Is Part Science, Part Memoir
- Video: Keeping the Ancient—and Secretive—Art of Fly Tying Alive
- Celebrated Abstract Artist and Alum Brice Marden Dies
Business & Economics
- Three BU Alums Recognized in 2023 Time 100 Lists
- Neal Boudette, Veteran Auto Industry Reporter, on the Historic Auto Workers Strike
- Maui Wildfires Reunite Two BU Journalism Alums in the Field
Class Notes
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- One Good Deed: Peter Rawitsch (Wheelock’77) Helped Change a School Disciplinary Policy
- BU Faculty Combine Academics and Activism—with Social Justice at the Core
- Feed My Lambs
Feedback
- Feedback: Readers Weigh In on Boston’s New Police Commissioner, Alum Michael Cox, and BU’s Research and Discovery
- Feedback: “We Are Not Way Past” Systemic Racism
- Readers Weigh In on the Science of Sleep, Systemic Racism, a New Campus Building
Government & Law
- Neal Boudette, Veteran Auto Industry Reporter, on the Historic Auto Workers Strike
- Should Massachusetts Abolish Religious Exemptions for School Vaccinations?
- How the AR-15 Divided a Nation
Health & Medicine
- How the AR-15 Divided a Nation
- Walter Whyte A Standout in the Class and on the Court
- This BU Professor and Competitive Swimmer Is Preparing for the Most Critical Race of Her Life
Science & Technology
- White Shark Expert Greg Skomal’s New Book Is Part Science, Part Memoir
- BU Alums, Former Students Shine in Forbes 2023 “30 Under 30” List
- As a Clinical Veterinarian for the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Daniel Fredholm Treats All Creatures Great and Small
Sports
- Walter Whyte A Standout in the Class and on the Court
- This BU Professor and Competitive Swimmer Is Preparing for the Most Critical Race of Her Life
- Alum Who Climbed Everest Says She Grappled with “Grief, Loss, Friendship
Tributes
- Proposed LGBTQ+ Library in Boston Would Be a First
- Celebrated Abstract Artist and Alum Brice Marden Dies
- Tribute: Sargent Alum Carolyn Cohen Was a Retired Educator, Proud Terrier
University News
- Black Alums Celebrate 50th Reunion during Alumni Weekend
- Make the Most of a Packed Alumni Weekend 2023 with These Events
- BU Faculty Combine Academics and Activism—with Social Justice at the Core