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Photo: Abdulrazak Gurnah , winner of the 2021 Nobel prize in literature, speaks with Professor Muhammad Zaman (left) and Professor Carrie Preston as part of a two-day BU visit under the auspices of the Center on Forced Displacement and Kilachand at Morse Auditorium. Three people sit in formal attire and appear to be discussing an important topic around a small table

Forced Displacement

Fruitful First Year for Center on Forced Displacement

November 16, 2023

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Genealogy

Genealogy’s Golden Age: Alum D. Brenton Simons Is a Leading Champion

November 16, 2023

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LGBTQ+

Don’t Say Gay: Three Alumni Authors Speak Out on LGBTQ Book Bans

November 16, 2023

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Books

Excerpt from Jonathan Eig’s Acclaimed New Biography, King: A Life

November 16, 2023

Photo: GFran Drescher, center, joined with National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, and the TV/Theatrical Negotiating Committee members posing with one fist up in the air. They stand in front of a wooden wall.

TV & Film

BU Actors Celebrate Hollywood Strike Settlement and Return to Work

November 16, 2023

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Tributes

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

November 16, 2023

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Books

Reading List: Baseball, Rock ’n’ Roll, Murder, and Intrigue

November 16, 2023

Photo: Three people wearing are shown as they run during a 5k. From left to right: A younger Asian man wearing a grey sweatshirt, an older white man wearing red Boston University shirt and cap, and a woman wearing a purple jacket run towards the camera.

Alumni Weekend

Terriers Run, Walk, Cruise, Party, Learn, and Celebrate at Alumni Weekend 2023

November 16, 2023

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Tributes

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

November 16, 2023

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Feedback

Feedback: Readers Weigh In on the US and the AR-15, Activism and BU Faculty, and Alum Author David Grann

November 16, 2023

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Accolades

Music Journalist, and BU Alum, Makes Inaugural Forbes 30 Under 30 Local Boston List

November 14, 2023

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Entrepreneurship

My Big Idea: Camping Gear Made for Kids, and Their Parents

November 8, 2023

TV & Film

Real-Life Teacher and CFA Alum Ben Ducoff Plays a Teacher in Yaniv, His Debut Feature Film

November 1, 2023

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Alumni

Opening Doors: Fundación ConEducación

October 23, 2023

Photo: Emily Gusse, a young white woman wearing a grey long-sleeved shirt and black puffer vest smiles and poses next to Tess Kohanski, a white woman wearing a grey sweater. They both pose in front of a large brick building with a large sign that reads "Park-9".

Entrepreneurship

BU Alums Open New England’s First Dog Bar

October 18, 2023

Books

Meet Hatchet Girls, Just in Time for Halloween

October 16, 2023

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Accolades

BU Alum Drew Weissman Wins Nobel Prize in Medicine for Breakthrough mRNA Technology That Led to COVID Vaccines

October 2, 2023

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Film & TV

BU Hollywood Writer Alums React with Joy, Relief to End of 148-Day Strike

October 2, 2023

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Religion

Advocacy for Women Deacons by Alum Phyllis Zagano, a World Expert, Goes before Global Vatican Gathering

September 29, 2023

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Accolades

Three BU Alums Recognized in 2023 Time 100 Lists

September 26, 2023

Three BU Alums Recognized in 2023 Time 100 Lists