Boston University

Bostonia

Boston University’s Alumni Magazine

Photo: A race from 1996 featuring Rick and Dick Hoyt, father and son who competed in over 1000 races. They are in white shorts and a white t-shirt, the wheelchair that Rick is in has two big wheels on the side.

TRIBUTES

Alum and Boston Marathon Fixture Rick Hoyt Dies at 61

May 23, 2023

Rebecca Long

May 19, 2023

Bostonia 05-22-2023

May 17, 2023

Photo: Grace Bumbry, a Black woman with short gray hair, wears a purple balzer and blouse with a scarf draped over her left side. On her right lapel, a silver brooch. She smiles to the left, big and bright,

Tributes

Grace Bumbry (CFA’55) Broke Barriers, Rose to International Stardom in Opera

May 13, 2023

Bostonia 05-12-2023

May 12, 2023

Bostonia 05-11-2023

May 11, 2023

Bostonia 05-09-2023

May 9, 2023

Photo: A Western Asian woman with long, dark hair struts down a path at Harvard. She wears a white turtleneck, plaid pants, and smiles towards something off camera.

Accolades

Young Alum Wins Prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship

May 9, 2023

Photo: Members of the The Writers Guild of America (WGA) picket outside Paramount Pictures on Friday, May 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. Various people walk and hold signs that read "Writers Guild on Strike" along with handwritten text and sayings. They walk in front a large gate that reads "Paramount Pictures".

Arts & Culture

For BU Alums in Hollywood, the Strike Is about Survival in a Streaming, AI World

May 9, 2023

Bostonia 05-05-2023

May 5, 2023

Bostonia 05-02-2023

May 2, 2023

Bostonia 04-27-2023

April 27, 2023

Bostonia 04-26-2023

April 26, 2023

Bostonia 04-25-2023

April 25, 2023

Photo: Esther Kisghu, a Black women, in Kenyan, colorful attire and a red scarf wrapped around her head stands underneath a tree, gazing up at the sky. She is illuminated by the soft light through the tree branches.

Social Work

Opening Doors: Esther Kisaghu (SPH’06)

April 21, 2023

Bostonia 04-20-2023

April 20, 2023

Health & Wellness

My Big Idea: A Directory of Gluten-Free Products, Recipes, and Local Restaurants

April 18, 2023

Photo: Tess Pollins, a white woman with short hair, with some of “her kids”, young black school children from Tanzania’s Chakuwama Orphanage, the beneficiary of her nonprofit. Photo courtesy of Tess Pollins

Alumni

Meet the CGS Alum Who Started a Nonprofit to Help Orphans in Tanzania

April 14, 2023

Erick Berrelleza

April 11, 2023

Lauren Ann Viarengo Baker

April 11, 2023