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Boston University’s Alumni Magazine

Photo: King Charles III looks to his right.An older white man wearing a traditional black military outfit and hat all brimming with gold chains, a row of various medals on the lapel, and various other gold and red embellishments, looks to his right.

Arts & Culture

BU Historian Kathryn Lamontagne on King Charles’ Coronation

March 27, 2023

Photo: Marcelle Willock, MD. A light-skinned, older Black woman with light brown hair smiles and poses in the hallway of a bright, sunlit hospital. She wears a blue floral blouse, grey jacket, and black pants.

Tributes

Marcelle Willock, Former BU Chair of Anesthesiology, Was a Pioneering Physician

March 27, 2023

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 05: Pro-union protestors march on Fifth Avenue on September 05, 2022 in New York City. Members of the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) led by Christian Smalls, President of the ALU, and Amazon workers were joined by Starbucks workers, community organizations and pro-union protestors for a Labor Day March for Recognition demanding their unions be recognized by Amazon and Starbucks. The protestors gathered at the NYC homes of Starbucks’ interim CEO Howard Schultz and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos before holding a rally in Times Square. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Employment

Why Is America’s Labor Movement on The Upswing?

March 27, 2023

Photo: A 12-book cover collage with six on the top and six on the bottom.

Books

Reading List Winter–Spring 2023: New fiction, short stories, poetry, and a memoir by actor Geena Davis (CFA’79, Hon.’99)

March 27, 2023

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Feedback

Feedback: “We Are Not Way Past” Systemic Racism

March 27, 2023

Collage: Seven photos of various Bu menetos sent i by alumni. Photos of a newspaper, folder, red letterman's jacket, poster, photo with Rhett the mascot, a pin, and a mug are shown.

Mementos

Your Favorite BU Mementos

March 27, 2023

Photo: Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier of the U.S. perform during the pairs' short program in the World Figure Skating Championships in Saitama, Wednesday, March 22, 2023. A tall, white man wearing a grey and red themed figure skating outfit holds up a white woman with a similarly-styled figure skating outfit by her knee. They both have dramatic looks on their faces as they skate on the ice.

International Sports

BU Alum Is the First Woman to Head US Figure Skating

March 23, 2023

Photo: Bill Banfield (STH'88) conducts a concert with his Imagine Orchestra at the Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall Longy School of Music, Friday, November 11, 2022. A Black mean wearing glasses, a purple and black knit cap, and black blazer, has his hands raised in the air as he conducts.

Creatives

Jazzman Bill Banfield (STH’88) is Bridging Jazz, Faith, and Community

March 23, 2023

Tom Valovic

March 22, 2023

Frederic Thompson

March 22, 2023

John Hochheimer

March 22, 2023

Robert Fried

March 22, 2023

Gerald Berns

March 22, 2023

John Torday

March 22, 2023

Winslow Myers

March 22, 2023

Lonna Broudo Baum

March 22, 2023

Norman Sixt

March 22, 2023

Beverly (Cohen) Kolsky

March 22, 2023

Alan L. Klein

March 22, 2023

Barbara Blanchard Hong

March 22, 2023