Boston University

Tributes

Photo of Clarence B. Jones, a BU Alum and prominent civil rights lawyer

Tributes

“We Lost the Last of the Lions”

July 30, 2026

Photo of Dick Farley, BU Alum and football player

Tributes

BU Athletic Hall of Famer Dick Farley Dies

July 30, 2026

Photo of Gerald Powers sitting at his desk

Tributes

A Classroom Drill Sergeant “Fiercely Loyal” to His Students

July 30, 2026

Rebecca Alssid, with Jacques Pépin (Hon.’11), worked at BU for 44 years before retiring in 2015. She was instrumental in recruiting Pépin and Julia Child (Hon.’76) to teach at Boston University. Photo by Vernon Doucett

Tributes

Remembering Rebecca Alssid, Howard Leibowitz, Adrianne Rogers, and N. Paul Rosman

July 30, 2026

Tributes

James Brann Made an Impact Few Students Forgot

November 25, 2025

Photo: Evelyn Ford-Connors standing behind a podium while leading a class

Tributes

Wheelock’s Evelyn Ford-Connors: “Truly a Remarkable Colleague”

November 25, 2025

Photo: A composite black-and-white photo of three men: Shane Hunt (from left), Gerald Leader, and Robert Willcutt.

Tributes

Remembering Wheelock’s Marcia Folsom and Robert Willcutt, CFA’s Robert J. Gartside, Jr., CAS’ Shane Hunt, Questrom’s Gerald Leader

November 25, 2025

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College of Arts & Sciences

Edward Booth, CAS Professor Emeritus of Physics, Dies

November 25, 2025

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Tributes

Health Law Pioneer George Annas Dies

August 8, 2025

Photo: Kitty Dukakis, former first lady of Massachusetts, in front of a Boston University banner

Obituaries

Kitty Dukakis, Former First Lady of Massachusetts, Dies

August 8, 2025

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Faculty

A Historian Whose April Fools’ Day Origin Tale Took on a Life of Its Own

August 8, 2025

Photo: an up-close portrait of a centenarian wearing glasses and a sweater. Photo is black and white

Aging

Retired SSW Professor Millie Flashman, Passionate About Working with Couples and Families, Dies

March 25, 2025

Photo: Black and white photo of a man wearing a suit and glasses

Tributes

Walter Lubars: “An Inspiration to a Generation of Advertising Students”

March 25, 2025

Photo: An older gentleman in graduate regalia marches with Mace at Boston University's Commencement ceremony.

College of Arts & Sciences

Morton Hoffman, Metcalf Cup and Prize Winner, Dies

March 25, 2025

Photo: Two men on stage. The one on the left is wearing a red gown and cap and the man on the right is wearing a black gown and cap

Tributes

Questrom’s Melvyn Menezes Remembered as an Exceptional Educator

March 24, 2025

Photo: A man on a motorcycle on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston

Tributes

Alum Found BU “a Very Exciting Place”

March 24, 2025

Photo: A photo of candles melting for a makeshift vigil.

Alumni

Remembering Questrom’s Philip E. Meyer, Alum Irving J. Heller

March 21, 2025

Photo: A woman with red hair smiling and posing in front of a snowy mountain landscape while wearing a camo jacket

Alumni

US Navy to Name Ships for BU Alumna Who Died in Combat in Iraq

February 24, 2025

Photo: A collage image of three men, two of which of in black in white.

Faculty

Remembering CFA’s Murray Lefkowitz, CAS’ Jelle Atema and John Snyder

December 3, 2024

Photo: A picture of BU alum and civil rights advocate Sybil Haydel Morial wearing a long-sleeve peach top and sitting on a bench in a park

Tributes

An Educator Who Fought for Justice and Equality

December 3, 2024

An Educator Who Fought for Justice and Equality