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BU Today 07-09-2024

July 9, 2024

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Promotions

Meet BU’s Newest Associate Professors

July 8, 2024

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Things-to-do

To Do Today: ParkARTS Citywide Neighborhood Concerts

July 8, 2024

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All for Love Pride Festival

July 8, 2024

BU Today 07-08-2024

July 8, 2024

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Photography

Photos of the Month: A Look Back at June at BU

July 3, 2024

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Week 14 of BU Grad Workers’ Strike

July 3, 2024

BU Today 07-03-2024

July 3, 2024

8 colorful book covers arranged in a grid, some of the books included are Family of Liars, This Time Tomorrow, and Sandwich.

Books

A Guide to This Summer’s Beach Reads

July 2, 2024

Dr. Melissa Gilliam meets Bean, the BUPD comfort dog, during her first day as the new president on July 1, 2024. Jackie Ricciardi for Boston University

Two BU Leaders Hitting It Off

July 2, 2024

Photo of The Boston Pops performing their annual Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular at the Hatch Memorial Shell on the Charles River Esplanade. In the photo, the Hatch Shell is lit in red white and blue. The backs of spectators' heads are seen as the look up towards about a dozen fireworks that shoot up from the shell into the black sky.

Things-to-do

Great Picks for Celebrating the Fourth in the City

July 2, 2024

BU Today 07-02-2024

July 2, 2024

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Music

What’s Hot in Music July: New Albums, Local Concerts

July 1, 2024

Macklin Celebrini (CAS’27) poses for a portrait after being selected first overall by the San Jose Sharks during the 2024 Upper Deck NHL Draft on June 28 at Sphere in Las Vegas, Nev. Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images

Sports

BU’s Macklin Celebrini Is NHL’s Top Draft Pick, Second Terrier Ever to Go First

July 1, 2024

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Business & Law

BU LAW Expert Says Supreme Court’s Immunity Decision Is a “Constitutional Embarrassment”

July 1, 2024

Photo: Boston University's new president Melissa Gilliam, a black woman with short dark hair in a formal outfit stands with arms crossed and a smile in front of a large red Boston University sign, in Boston on a sunny day.

Administration

Melissa L. Gilliam on Challenges, Ambitions for Boston University

July 1, 2024

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…and the Livin’ Is Easy

July 1, 2024

BU Today 07-01-2024

July 1, 2024

Photo: Boston University's new president Melissa Gilliam, a black woman with short dark hair in a formal outfit, sitting on a wooden bench and a smile in front of an MBTA train stop, in Boston on a sunny day.

Watch Now

Video: 10 Questions for BU’s New President, Melissa L. Gilliam

July 1, 2024

Paul Revere’s house

In the City

To Do Today: Paul Revere House

June 28, 2024

To Do Today: Paul Revere House