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Alumni

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Tributes

LAW Alum Steven M. Wise, Who Fought for Animal Rights, Dies

August 7, 2024

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Visual Arts

Gallery: Shea Justice (CFA’93)

August 7, 2024

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TV & Film

Oscar-Nominated Actor Hong Chau (COM’01) Stars in New Action-Comedy The Instigators

August 7, 2024

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Fashion

Using Glamour for Good: Alum’s Nonprofit Organization Brings Clothes and Beauty Products to Those in Need

August 7, 2024

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Dance

Opening Doors: Ellice Patterson (Questrom’17)

August 5, 2024

University News

Erika Jordan Departs BU Alumni Engagement Office to Return to California

July 25, 2024

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Social Media

COM Alum Will Bring the Summer Olympic Games to Social Media for NBCUniversal

July 19, 2024

Business & Economics

My Big Idea: An App That Helps Journalists Find Diverse, Reliable Sources

July 8, 2024

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Boston Sports

When Celtics Star Derrick White Banged Up His Smile in the NBA Finals, This BU Alum’s Dental Office Fixed Him Up

June 28, 2024

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Obituaries

Rev. James Lawson, Crusading Confidant of MLK, Dies at 95

June 14, 2024

Theatre

His First Broadway Show Just Earned This CFA Alum a Tony Award Nod

June 11, 2024

Photo: Michele Courton Brown (CAS’83), a Black woman with short hair, red glasses, wearing a persimmon color dress, smiles for the camera. Brown is the chair of YouthBuild USA board of directors poses for a photo on May 22, 2024. She’s the first woman and the first Black woman to lead the body.

Alumni

Opening Doors: Michele Courton Brown (CAS’83)

May 29, 2024

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Policy

Could Boston Be the Next City to Impose Congestion Pricing?

April 10, 2024

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Astronomy

Alum Has Traveled the World to Witness Total Solar Eclipses

April 4, 2024

Science & Technology

Opening Doors: Rhonda Harrison (ENG’98,’04, GRS’04)

March 28, 2024

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Books

Reading List: What the Pandemic Revealed

March 22, 2024

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One Good Deed

One Good Deed: Christine Kannler (CAS’96, SPH’00, CAMED’00)

March 22, 2024

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Arts & Culture

Spreading Art Appreciation

March 22, 2024

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Books

Restoring the “Black Angels” to Medical History

March 22, 2024

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Feedback

Feedback: Readers Weigh In on BU’s New President, COM’s New Expert on Misinformation, and What’s Really Dividing the Nation

March 22, 2024

Feedback: Readers Weigh In on BU’s New President, COM’s New Expert on Misinformation, and What’s Really Dividing the Nation