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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 of Jonathan Priester (COM’10) in blue blazer, pink button down, and gold lapel pin. He looks off into the middle distance in front of a corrugated wall.

University Appointments

Jonathan Priester (COM’10), Global Black Community Inclusion Lead for Google, and a BU Trustee

October 28, 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

Public Health

New Podcast by SPH Alums Seeks to Make Public Health “Accessible and Digestible”

October 23, 2020

Film

After Resurrecting Paramount Pictures, Jim Gianopulos Is Helping the Studio Navigate COVID-19

October 12, 2020

Composite image: on the left, a portrait of Best-selling author and BU alum Sue Miller on a black background. She smiles slightly and wears a black and white stripped shirt. On the right, the book cover of "Monogamy, a novel by Sue Miller, New York Times Best-Selling Author." The cover is dark teal with orange leaves.

Literature

BU Alum Sue Miller’s Novel Monogamy Explores a Good Marriage

October 8, 2020

Black and white photo of Marcelle Willock, a pioneering Physician and BU Medical School Leader. She stands with her hand on a railing and smiles.

Health & Medicine

Marcelle Willock, Pioneering Physician and BU Medical School Leader

October 7, 2020

A portrait photo of Carlton Myers

Sports

The BU Alum behind the NBA’s High-Tech Fan Cheers, Chants, and Chatter

October 2, 2020

Photo of a read and white "Alumni Weekend" sign from 2019. Sign sits at the entrance of a white check-in tent, balloons and people checking in are seen in the background.

Alumni Weekend

Alumni Weekend 2020: Eight Events to Check Out

September 29, 2020

Poster for the Frontline program "The Choice 2020: Trump v. Biden." Poster shows black and white portraits of Trump and Biden facing in opposite directions. Poster reads "An Inside Look at The Choice 2020: Trump & Biden," with PBS and Frontline logos at the bottom.

Television

Alum Will Lyman Is the Voice of Frontline

September 22, 2020

Photo of Flagg (left) and her boyfriend, Aaron Bourget, picking up a donation from Bagelsaurus in Cambridge during a volunteer shift for Rescuing Leftover Cuisine in August. Both wear masks, Lizy carries a tub with brown bags.

Food Rescue

2020 ENG Grad Fighting Waste and Food Insecurity

September 15, 2020

Screenshot from an excerpt from Merchant’s story, The Parrot With the Golden Feathers, on the World of Imagination website. An open book is framed by stacks of books on the left and right. One the left hand page of the open book, we see an orange origami-like bird. On the right, the story reads “The Parrot With the Golden Feathers: In a far away land on a far away mountaintop lived a very powerful and very scary witch. Her home was in a cave deep inside the mountain. It was so deep inside the mountain. It was so deep that when she made her potions over her large cauldrons, the smoke could not reach the outside. She only left her mountain when she needed to gather ingredients to make new potions and spells. One day, she was running low on the special roses she needed so she hopped on her broom and flew down to the kingdom below.”

Books

BU Alum Launches a Website for Young Readers

September 11, 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

Photo of Victoria Price holding a video camera and recording during her time at BU. Behind her a body of water and shoreline are seen. Price wears a black leather jacket and scarf.

Journalism & Media

TV Reporter and Alum Victoria Price Gets Life-Changing Email

August 28, 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

Religion

A Leader Emerges

August 12, 2020

Portrait of Erika B. Hess (’09), host of the podcast I Like Your Work, standing with a microphone between her fingers against a wall. A deep blue shadow silhouette is seen behind her.

Arts & Culture

On the Art of Storytelling

August 12, 2020

Illustration of financial industry pioneer Mark Mobius in black and white, with a yellow tie and a splotch of purple in the background.

Finance

The Art of Investing

August 11, 2020

Photo of the headstones of Rebecca Lee Crumpler (MED'1864), reading "the first Black woman to earn a medical degree in the US." and her husband Arthuer Crumpler. The headstones are at the Fairview Cemetery in Hyde Park. Bright green grass grows around the headstones.

Historic Alumni

Trailblazing BU Alum Gets a Gravestone 125 Years after Her Death

August 7, 2020

Trailblazing BU Alum Gets a Gravestone 125 Years after Her Death