Boston University

Tributes

Photo: Composite image of four individuals who served in the army. They all smile in their respective uniforms.

Veterans

Six BU Alums to Remember This Memorial Day

May 23, 2024

Photo: A black and white photo of David Anable, a white man with white hair wearing a suit.

Tributes

Remembering COM’s David Anable, CAS’ John Stone

March 22, 2024

Photo: A black and white photo of Otto Lerbinger, a white balding man, sitting at his desk with papers, looking off to something else behind the camera.

Tributes

“Intellectual Brilliance and Brilliant Kindness”

March 22, 2024

Photo: An older woman with a kind smile wearing a cardigan and an elegant necklace sits at a desk in an office environment

Tributes

The Gifts of Great Teaching

March 22, 2024

Photo: A man and woman stand side by side with smiles on their face, both are wearing glasses and it is sunny outside

Tributes

Charles Lindholm: “An Inspired Teacher and an Unsurpassed Mentor”

November 16, 2023

Photo: Jo Farkas, an elderly white woman wearing sunglasses, a white long-sleeved sweater, and jeans, smiles and poses with hands on hips on a sunny day. Behind her, desert hills and the white Hollywood sign can be seen in the distance.

Tributes

Jo Farkas, Whose Second Act Was Acting, Dies at 96

November 16, 2023

Photo: Portrait of Brice Marden, a white man with grey-brown hair and wearing black long sleeved shirt and pants, sits on a chair and looks over his shoulder at the camera. He sits in front of a wall full of large canvases featuring his paintings.

Tributes

Celebrated Abstract Artist and Alum Brice Marden Dies

August 18, 2023

Photo: Portrait of Sargent College alum Carolyn Cohen and her dog at Sargent College on August 13, 2015. An older white woman wearing sunglasses, a light blue shirt and blue pants, sits on a wooden bench and looks to the right on a sunny day. Her left arm rests on the back of a skinny, brown greyhound dog, while her right hands holds a long red leash.

Tributes

Tribute: Sargent Alum Carolyn Cohen Was a Retired Educator, Proud Terrier

August 8, 2023

Tributes

Tribute: Christopher Barreca, Attorney and Former BU Trustees Chair

August 8, 2023

Photo: Dr. Michael A. Grodin, a white man with graying brown hair and beard, and wearing glasses, a light blue collared shirt, and brown tie looks to the left. He sits in front of a large bookcase filled with various reference books.

Tributes

Tribute: SPH Professor and Physician Michael Grodin Dies

August 8, 2023

Photo: A race from 1996 featuring Rick and Dick Hoyt, father and son who competed in over 1000 races. They are in white shorts and a white t-shirt, the wheelchair that Rick is in has two big wheels on the side.

TRIBUTES

Alum and Boston Marathon Fixture Rick Hoyt Dies at 61

May 23, 2023

Photo: Grace Bumbry, a Black woman with short gray hair, wears a purple balzer and blouse with a scarf draped over her left side. On her right lapel, a silver brooch. She smiles to the left, big and bright,

Tributes

Grace Bumbry (CFA’55) Broke Barriers, Rose to International Stardom in Opera

May 13, 2023

Tributes

Remembering SPH’s Joseph Massaro, CAS’ Gustav Fritz Papanek and Merlin L. Swartz

March 27, 2023

Photo: Marcelle Willock, MD. A light-skinned, older Black woman with light brown hair smiles and poses in the hallway of a bright, sunlit hospital. She wears a blue floral blouse, grey jacket, and black pants.

Tributes

Marcelle Willock, Former BU Chair of Anesthesiology, Was a Pioneering Physician

March 27, 2023

Black and white photo of Anthony Barrand. A white man wearing a white tee shirt that reads "Boston University Orientation 1996" tucked into slacks holds up in one hand a large, wooden jewish star. He stands on a BU lawn on campus.

Tributes

An “Unconventional Genius”

November 2, 2022

Left to right, a photo of Pardee's Walter D. Connor, CAS' Paule Verdet and David A. Wagenknecht (CAS'62, GRS'64)

Tributes

Remembering Three Professors Emeriti Who Helped Shape the University

November 1, 2022

Paul Lanzikos (Questrom’80), former state secretary of elder affairs under Governor Michael Dukakis, is cofounder of Dignity Alliance Massachusetts, a healthcare policy coalition focused on nursing home reform. Dignity Alliance has endorsed the establishment of a COVID-19 day of remembrance in the commonwealth. Photo by Cydney Scott

Health & Medicine

BU Alum Calls for a COVID Day of Remembrance in Massachusetts

October 31, 2022

Closeup photo of Eric Jackson. An older, lighter-skinned Black man smiles for the camera.

Obituaries

Eric Jackson, Dean of Boston Jazz Radio, Dies at 72

September 19, 2022

a portrait of Seymour Miller in black and white wearing glasses and a suit and tie

Tributes

CAS’ Seymour M. “Mike” Miller Was an Influential Sociologist

April 25, 2022

Dan Petrescu and Noah Gordon are pictured in a composite image

Tributes

Remembering Three Alums and a Pardee Professor Emeritus

April 25, 2022

Remembering Three Alums and a Pardee Professor Emeritus