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Photo: Journalist Scott Kirsner, a white man wearing neon yellow glasses, a black shirt, navy blue and grey button-up sweater, and jeans holds his hand up as he talks to a crowd. He clutches a few miscellaneous items in his other hand as he stands in front of glass doors to a building. The sign to his left reads "Tremont Temple Baptist church". Another man to his left smiles and laughs.

Journalism & Media

Blazing Boston’s Innovation Trail

August 8, 2023

Photo: Walter Whyte, a tall, young Black man wearing a white and red BU Men's basketball uniform and white headband, moves across the court. A Bucknell athlete in a blue and orange uniform faces away from the camera toward center court. Player sit on the bucknell player bench behind them. A few people sit in the red seats in the stands in the background.

Public Health

Walter Whyte A Standout in the Class and on the Court

August 8, 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

Image: Photo of an oil on canvas painting with paper collage also used as a medium. Image shows a white woman wearing a long skirt and bandeau cobbled together with fabrics of various patterns. She holds a leash attached to a small kangaroo with a lei around its neck as a young child with black hair and wearing a red plaid shirt, black shirt, and white socks lies at her feet. They all stand in a bushy, green area as various other marsupials look to them from the distance.

Arts & Culture

Gallery: Haley Hasler (CFA’99)

August 8, 2023

Photo: A Korean man, Jinwoo Chun, clasps his hands in front as he stands to pose for the photo. He wears his religious robes in front of a table with a white tablecloth in a cross on the background.

Theology

“God Didn’t Leave Me Alone”

August 7, 2023

Photo: 3 people stand in the back of a large moving truck filled with groceries that will be delivered to a food pantry

Religion and Social Service

Feed My Lambs

August 7, 2023

Photo: An Asian man with short black hair smiles as he sits in a chair next to a standard order at his chicken shop.

Alumni

Nashville Hot Chicken Comes to Cambridge, Mass.

August 4, 2023

An artists' rendering of United Methodist Church's new apartment complex. A modern building on a metropolitan street corner.

Religion & Real Estate

From The Ground Up

August 4, 2023

Photo: Arianne Kidder (left) stands and poses next to Jason Robart. A white woman with dark brown hair and wearing a black blouse and light grey jacket smiles and poses next to a bald, Black man wearing glasses, a light blue button-up collared shirt, and dark grey blazer.

Business & Economics

Opening Doors: Arianne Kidder and Jason Robart

July 31, 2023

Photo: Two blonde woman, sisters, smile for the camera in dark blouses.

Entrepreneurship

My Big Idea: A Better Way to Move into College—or Anywhere, for That Matter

July 26, 2023

Politics

BU Alum Got Fur Sales Banned in Her Town—Now She’s Targeting Animal Cruelty in Farming

July 19, 2023

Photo: Elizabeth Nevins, a white young woman wearing black riding gear and helmet, rides a white horse as it jumps over a barrier in a competition ring. A few people can be seen in the stands of the blurry background.

Accolades

Recent Sargent Alum Wins National Collegiate Horse Riding Cup

July 18, 2023

Documentary

Alum-Produced Documentary Screens at the White House

July 17, 2023

Photo: Nikta Khani, a young woman with long, curled black hair and wearing an off the shoulder black long-sleeved top and black pants, smiles and leans against the exterior of a white building. She leans with arms crossed.

Accolades

Young Alum Wins Highly Competitive Schwarzman Scholarship

July 11, 2023

Photo: Two individuals stare with their backs facing the camera over a bridge. On the left, a woman with a hijab wearing a light-colored checkered shirt. On the right, a man in a blue button up.

FILM

Alum’s Short Tackles Mental Health in the Muslim Community

July 10, 2023

Black and white Photo: Rock Hudson, a white man wearing a long-sleeved collared shirt, looks to the right. Waves of large body of water from the beach shore can be seen in the blurred background behind him.

TV & Film

BU Alum Explores the Double Life of Actor Rock Hudson in New HBO Documentary

June 29, 2023

Photo: Kelli O’Hara (left) as Kirsten and Brian D’Arcy James as Joe in the new musical adaptation of "Days of Wine and Roses". A white man wearing business casual wear embraces a white woman with blonde hair and wearing a summer-y floral dress from behind. They stand on a darkened stage illuminated by a spotlight on stage.

Theatre

Turning a Classic Hollywood Film about Alcoholism into an Off-Broadway Musical

June 22, 2023

Photo: Jillian Abby, a white woman with short, brown hair and wearing a white tank top and orange-red casual pants, smiles and poses with one elbow resting on her knee. She sits on a white bed in front of a black, old school typewriter.

LGBTQ+

Alum’s New Memoir Chronicles Her Experience Coming Out at 38

June 7, 2023

Photo: Gina Fiandaca, a white woman wearing a black shirt and light blue blazer, is shown looking at various screens of video footage of various MBTA stations.

Transportation

Gina Fiandaca Commuted to BU on the MBTA. Now, Her Job Is to Fix It

June 6, 2023

Photo: A man in a blue sweater sits on a modern leather couch staring out the window in NYC. Peter Shankman (CGS’92, COM’94), author of a new children's book on neurodiversity. Photo by Chris Sorensen for Boston University Photography.

Books

He Wrote a Book to Help Kids Deal with ADHD Better than He Did

June 6, 2023

He Wrote a Book to Help Kids Deal with ADHD Better than He Did