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Bostonia

Boston University’s Alumni Magazine

Bostonia 12-8-23

December 8, 2023

Bostonia 12-7-23

December 7, 2023

Bostonia 12-6-23

December 6, 2023

Photo: Two groups of people stand and perform on a stage. People dressed as Israeli villagers (left) host an Egyptian police band (officers dressed in blur uniforms) who stand to the right of the stage.

Theatre

Hoping for Human Connection in The Band’s Visit

December 4, 2023

Photo: A man with short dark hair and a beard smiles for a closeup portrait

Business & Economics

Opening Doors: Alejandro Garcia-Amaya (CGS’05, Questrom’07)

December 1, 2023

Photo: Bill Banfield, A Black man short graying hair wearing red glasses, a black long sleeved shirt with sleeves rolled up to his elbows, and black pants, poses as he holds his guitar under one arm. He stands at the exterior of a Spanish style building deck as the sun shines on him.

Accolades

Jazzman Bill Banfield Receives President’s Call to Service Award

November 28, 2023

Dygo Tosa and Janette Myette

November 17, 2023

Mary McManus

November 17, 2023

Sawsan (Mehdi) Zahara and Karen Zahara

November 17, 2023

Chen Cao, Erinn Benedict, Elizabeth Therrien, Sophia Fregoso, Petra Schubert, and Aditi Amlani

November 17, 2023

Debbie Sickels Robinson, Sarah Holden, Claudia Tillis Berk, Jane (Donovan) Huzar, Kristine (Huber) Banos, and Karen Corcoran Birner

November 17, 2023

Robert I. Sutherland-Cohen

November 17, 2023

Esther (Giammarco) Dube

November 17, 2023

Jami Saloman

November 17, 2023

Photo: A black and white photo of Rick Pitino celebrating with the BU men's basketball time he coached. Members of the team hoist him on their shoulders as they group up and cheer on the basketball court.

Books

When an Unknown Coach Named Rick Pitino Helped Lift BU Men’s Basketball to New Heights

November 16, 2023

Image: Cover of the Bostonia Fall 2023 Magazine Issue. Cover features a photo of Photo: Kim Bressant Kibwe, an older Black woman with short, black hair and wearing a blue, button-up collared shirt smiles and looks to the right as she poses in front of a brick wall. A blurred pink flower is shown in the foreground. Large white text features the titles of the various feature stories. "Bostonia" is also displayed prominently in light blue color.

Fall 2023

November 16, 2023

Photo: A classroom full of individuals smiling at the camera. The teacher stands in the back. smiling as well.

One Good Deed

One Good Deed: Audry Lynch (Wheelock’67)

November 16, 2023

Photo: A picture of a filer which reads ANOTHER ANTI-GAY MURDER!

TV & Film

Alum’s True-Crime Book Now a Critically Acclaimed HBO Series

November 16, 2023

Photo: A white woman with dark grey hair and lightly silver bangs smiles and poses in her studio. She sits in a black office chair and wears a burgundy shirt and unbuttoned blue collared shirt.

Books

Cartoonist Explores Stories of Veterans of the Battlefield—and the COVID ICU

November 16, 2023

Pete Hall

November 16, 2023