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Alumni

A portrait photograph of Philip Gerdine

University News

Alum Endows Scholarship, Professorship

July 7, 2020

Obituaries

A Sports Pioneer and BU Hall of Famer Dies

July 7, 2020

A portrait photo of Lara Ehrlich

Books

Lara Ehrlich Finds Inspiration in Fairy Tales in Her Debut Collection, Animal Wife

July 7, 2020

A photo of Sir Hans Kornberg in his lab

Tributes

Tributes: Sir Hans Kornberg, Anton Mavretic

July 7, 2020

A portrait photo of Valerie Coleman with her flute

Music

CFA Alum Named Classical Woman of the Year

July 7, 2020

A photo of the BU Beach and College of Arts and Sciences

Endowments

Three New Professorships Endowed

July 7, 2020

A photo of the Class of 1970 Convocation in 2010. A graduate holds up a newspaper that reads "Will I have to go to war?"

Commencement

50 Years Later, Another Delayed Commencement

July 7, 2020

A painting by Amber Vittoria

Visual Arts

Gallery: Amber Vittoria

July 7, 2020

Two illustrations of Billie Jean King standing on a platform raising a medal above her head. Next, is an illustration of Alvin Ailey in a white shirt and dark pants dancing with a dance squad behind them.

LGBTQ+ Literature

New Illustrated Book by CAS Alum Introduces Young Readers to LGBTQ+ History

June 30, 2020

Entrepreneurship

Celebrating the World of Cultural Muslims

June 23, 2020

Photo of a brewer from Trademark Brewing producing hand sanitizer during the pandemic. The employee wears a purple face covering and blue gloves and watches a pipe, waiting with his hand on a lever to close the pipe. Barrels are seen in the background.

Brewing For Good

Brewing Up Something Different

June 23, 2020

Portrait of Myq Kaplan. He wears a blue sweatshirt in front of an orange background.

Comedy

Alum Myq Kaplan Releases New Comedy Album

June 17, 2020

Tributes

Acclaimed Sculptor Lloyd Lillie Dies

June 16, 2020

A portrait photo of Sopan Deb laughing

Books

Humor and Honesty Help Fix a Fractured Relationship with Mom and Dad

May 27, 2020

Image of Boston City Councilor and BU alum, Annissa Essaibi-George, who has started sew face masks for the Boston University Police Department at the Stitch House, a shop in Dorchester which she founded. Two BU PD officers stand at her left and right; the wall behind them is filled with skeins of yarn.

Community Service

Inside BU Alum’s Stitch House, a Business for the Times

April 16, 2020

A photo of Nancy Livingston (COM’69) with her husband, Fred Levin, and Robert Pinsky, a College of Arts & Sciences professor of English.

Alumni

Robert Pinsky Pays Tribute to Nancy Livingston

April 13, 2020

Photo of a Crip Camp creators at Sundance. Photo courtesy of Sundance Institute/ Brandon Cruz

TV & Film

BU Alum Edited Acclaimed Netflix Doc Crip Camp

April 6, 2020

A portrait photo of Elissa Altman

Books

Layers of Love, Loathing, and Longing

March 11, 2020

A photo of MSNBC host Steve Kornacki

Journalism & Media

Making Sense of Election Season

March 2, 2020

A portrait photo of Micki Krimmel

Entrepreneurship

Superfit Hero: Making Fitness More Inclusive

February 27, 2020

Superfit Hero: Making Fitness More Inclusive