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Government & Law

Photo of Wendy Sherman, when she was State Department Undersecretary For Political Affairs, testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about the ongoing P-5+1 talks with Iran during a hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill July 29, 2014 in Washington, DC. Sherman has white, ear-length hair and glasses, and speaks into a microphone at a desk with committee members seen blurred in the background.

Alumni in Politics

BU Alumni Invited to Join Biden Administration

March 2, 2021

Photo of Henriquez, a middle-aged Black woman, standing in a long p-coat and colorful scarf in a snowy park.

Alumni

Opening Doors: Sandra Brooks Henriquez (CAS’72), CEO of the Detroit Housing Commission

February 9, 2021

Photo of Ryan Roth Gallo (LAW’99), pictured (left) at the 2018 BU Commencement in full regalia. On the right, Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto (CAS’84) and President Brown are seen. All of them clap, and rows of commencement go-ers in regalia are seen behind them.

University Appointments

Trustee and Alum Endows New Antiracism Professorship at the School of Law

February 3, 2021

Photo of Ibram X. Kendi sitting in a blue suit looking out a window.

Antiracism

In a Turbulent Time, Ibram X. Kendi and BU’s Center for Antiracist Research Will Help Lead the Way Forward

November 19, 2020

Photo of Robert Burdick (LAW’72), a School of Law clinical professor who directed the Civil Litigation & Justice Program for more than 40 years, standing in a suit, looking off into the middle distance. Bright blue skies are seen in a window behind him.

Tributes

A Quiet Legal Giant: LAW’s Robert Burdick

November 19, 2020

A woman places her ballot in a dropbox after voting at Fenway Park, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, in Boston.

Politics

Historic 2020 Election a “Momentous Episode in the Story of American Democracy”

November 4, 2020

A photo of Alexandria Ocasio Cortez speaking to staffers and media after winning reelection to Congress on November 3, 2020

Politics

Squad Rules, Three with BU Ties Reelected to Congress

November 4, 2020

Photo of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (CAS’11) (D-N.Y.) campaigning in Queens, N.Y., on October 18, 2020. She wears a red mask and talks to a woman and a young girl to her left.

Politics

Candidates with BU Ties Run for Congress

October 29, 2020

Photo from Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, as delegates watch as the roll call vote of states continues after Vice President Mike Pence spoke at the 2020 Republican National Convention in Charlotte. In the photo, large white posts with RNC branding with state names are seen, such as South Dakota, Guam, and US Virgin Islands. The back of a few people's heads are seen in the background.

Data & Politics

Alums’ Green Papers Website, 20 Years On, Is Still Tracking Election Returns

October 26, 2020

Photo of Barbara Lee in a bright red pant suit posing in her study near a map of woman she has helped elect to prominent roles in the government. Behind her on a mantle sits a few issues of the magazine Ms.

Politics

Activist and BU Alum Barbara Lee Has a Mission: To See a Woman in the Oval Office

September 10, 2020

Politics

BU Alum Leads a Very Different Democratic National Convention

August 17, 2020

Photo of Kristin Fisher behind a light and a camera in a white dress reporting with a city skyline behind her.

Alumni

Kristin Fisher: On the Trump Beat

August 14, 2020

A photo of MSNBC host Steve Kornacki

Journalism & Media

Making Sense of Election Season

March 2, 2020

A portrait photo of Paul Francisco in his office.

Business & Economics

Working to Change the Way corporations Hire

February 19, 2020

Equal Rights Amendment supporters hold signs with "VA Ratify ERA" outside the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond.

Government & Law

Fighting for Equal Rights

February 18, 2020

Pete Souza at an exhibit of his photos in Germany in 2018.

Photography

Photo Exhibition of Presidents Reagan and Obama at the Newly Expanded Thurman Center

February 11, 2020

Senior advisor at the US Department of State, Jane Sigmon poses for a photo on a set of stairs

Public Health

Hidden in Plain Sight

January 17, 2020

John Ward, founder of GLAD (Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders), poses for a photo

Law

A Career Spent Fighting for the Rights of LGBTQ+ Individuals

December 4, 2019

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

Law

Making the One L Path (a Little) Easier

October 21, 2019

Making the One L Path (a Little) Easier