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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

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

Jonathan Allen (LAW’19) campaigns at a community fair at a public housing complex in Brighton

Politics

He’s Black, Gay, a Former Preacher, a BU Alum, and He’s Running for Boston City Council

September 17, 2019

A black and white portrait of Danielson Tavares

Government & Law

Building a Pipeline of Talent in Boston

August 12, 2019

Portrait of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People issue in 2019.

Government & Law

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (CAS’11) Named One of Time’s 2019 100 Most Influential People

April 22, 2019

Alexandra Ocasio Cortez talks democratic socialism on Colbert Show

Politics

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (CAS’11) Talks Democratic Socialism with Stephen Colbert

January 22, 2019

Video still of US congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dancing in a video filmed while she was in college at Boston University

Politics

The Story Behind Ocasio-Cortez’s Dancing Video—from Those Who Made It

January 4, 2019

Television journalist Jacqueline Policastro

Alumni

Making News

October 2, 2018

Progressive Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez celebrartes with supporters at a victory party in the Bronx after upsetting incumbent Democratic Representative Joseph Crowly on June 26, 2018 in New York City. Ocasio-Cortez upset Rep. Joseph Crowley in New York’s 14th Congressional District.

Government & Law

BU Alumna Wins Upset Congressional Primary in New York City

June 27, 2018

Gina Ortiz Jones, candidate for the Texas 23rd district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives

Politics

A Different Kind of Texas Candidate

June 18, 2018

Hiroshige Seko speaks to reporters in Tokyo in 2016 about the Japanese government’s plans for developing nuclear reactors

Politics

Hiroshige Seko (COM’92) and the PR of Politics

March 6, 2018

White House photographer Pete Souza, camera ready, with President Obama during an event celebrating the Affordable Care Act in 2010.

Business & Economics

Obama: An Intimate Portrait Chronicles Eight Extraordinary Years

November 17, 2017

Portrait of Sybil Haydel Morial, author of the book Witness to Change: From Jim Crow to Political Empowerment

Alumni

Making History

February 14, 2017

Barbara Jordan, delivers the keynote address at the 1976 Democratic National Convention

Government & Law

Five Famous Alums: Politicians

July 6, 2016

Democratic Congresswoman Lois Frankel is the United States Representative for Florida's 22nd congressional district and Boston University Alum.

Politics

Rep. Lois Frankel: From “Majoring in Protest” to the US House

April 6, 2015

Rep. Lois Frankel: From “Majoring in Protest” to the US House