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Education & Social Service

Photo: Tess Pollins, a white woman with short hair, with some of “her kids”, young black school children from Tanzania’s Chakuwama Orphanage, the beneficiary of her nonprofit. Photo courtesy of Tess Pollins

Alumni

Meet the CGS Alum Who Started a Nonprofit to Help Orphans in Tanzania

April 14, 2023

Photo: Reverend Arthur Gordon delivers his sermon at St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Roxbury. A black man wearing a black robe over a white collared shirt and yellow striped tie raises both hands as he gives a sermon at the front of a church.

Religion

A Public Theology: BU Alumni Pastors Bring Their Faith to Politics

January 27, 2023

ROME, ITALY - FEBRUARY 02: Pope Francis leads a mass on the world Day of Consacrated life at St. Peter's Basilica, on February 02, 2022 in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis leads a Holy Mass with the members of the Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life to celebrate the 26th World Day For Consecrated Life. (Photo by Eric Vandeville/Vatican Pool - Corbis/Getty Images)

Religion

Should Women Be Ordained Catholic Deacons?

April 26, 2022

Collage of 5 photos of various women BU alums. Photos from left to right of: Bonnie Hammer, Joan Benoit Samuelson, Jhumpa Lahiri, Lucy Wheelock, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Women’s History Month

11 History-Making, History-Shaping Women from Boston University

March 2, 2022

photo of BU’s new 19-story Center for Computing & Data Sciences during construction. A crane is atop the structure. It serves as a looming figure during a scenic orange sunset. Cars are seen in the horizon.

Data Science

Data Science Jobs Are Hot—and with a State-of-the-Art Building, New Faculty, and a New Major, BU Is Ready

November 19, 2021

Photo of LeBlanc dressed in black priest outfit lighting a candle. Stained glass windows are seen behind him.

Religion

Priest Shortage? Why a Surprising Number of BU Alums Are Entering the Catholic Priesthood

November 18, 2021

3 children playing or drawing at a kids table while parents talk behind them in the kitchen.

Child Health & Development

The Toll on Children’s Health during COVID-19

July 28, 2021

Photo of Ivanna Solano (Wheelock'16) in downtown Lynn. She wears a tan coat and black sweater, and has long braids with patches of gold. She has large glasses and looks earnestly at the camera. Behind her, a ray of sunlight is seen on a brick wall painted light blue.

Social Work

Opening Doors: Ivanna Solano (Wheelock’16)

May 5, 2021

Ben Hires standing in Boston's Chinatown neighborhood

Alumni

Opening Doors: Ben Hires, Chief Executive Officer, Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center

March 4, 2021

Photo of Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Enoch Woodhouse in a blue suit jacket, baseball cap, and red neck-tie with his hands extended towards a crowd of chief petty officer selects aboard USS Constitution, who wear camo and tan baseball caps.

History

One of the Last Surviving Tuskegee Airmen on Being Part of Famous All-Black Air Squadron

February 25, 2021

A portrait photo of Julie Duran

Education

The Advocate

December 15, 2020

A portrait photo of Tyler Sit

Education & Social Service

Tyler Sit, founding pastor, New City Church

November 18, 2020

Religion

A Leader Emerges

August 12, 2020

Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development student, Emma Talebzadeh works with Anticious McGee, a senior at Brighton High School.

Higher Education

BU Wheelock College Charts a Revised Mission

February 18, 2020

Colin Rose poses for a portrait in a school hallway

Public Education

Working for Equity in Boston Public Schools

February 18, 2020

A black and white portrait of Raul Fernandez, BU Wheelock College associate dean for equity, diversity, and inclusion

Higher Education

Charting a Career in Diversity at Boston University

November 18, 2019

Two First Year Outreach Project (FYSOP) make paper lanterns during FYSOP week at Spontaneous Celebrations in Jamaica Plain for their paper lantern festival.

Community Service

Students Gave, Too—Their Way

October 23, 2019

Portrait of first generation college and law school graduate Kellie Desrochers.

Higher Education

“Beyond My Mother’s Dreams”

October 22, 2019

Black and White portrait of Rev. Mariama White-Hammond at the New Roots AME church where she pastors.

Religion & Activism

Building Bridges Between the Environmental and Racial Justice Movements in Boston

October 15, 2019

Science & Technology

The Transformers

September 20, 2019

The Transformers