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Today's Close-up

Photo: Dr. Melissa Gilliam smiles after she discovered that new student, Aaron Chik (Questrom 30) is from Massapequa, New York where her husband is from originally. She was touring the new Warren Tower with Provost Colin Duckett (center) on August 25, 2026 Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

Meeting the Class of 2030

BU President Melissa Gilliam and Provost Colin Duckett (second from left) chat with Aaron Chik (Questrom’30) (left) during a visit to Warren Towers’ newly renovated Tower A, August 25. The two leaders were on hand to greet first-year students as they moved into their dorm rooms. Gilliam discovered that Chik is from Massapequa, N.Y., the same town her husband is from.

Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

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