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Literature

Booker Prize–Winning Author Ben Okri to Deliver Ha Jin Lecture Tonight

September 20, 2023

Photo: A student wearing a neon yellow long-sleeved top and jeans holds up a polaroid camera and takes a photo of a group of Asian students posing together to the right. Other students can be seen walking and mingling in the large reception room around and behind them.

Say Cheese

September 20, 2023

BU Today 09-20-2023

September 20, 2023

Photo: Will Lyman (CFA’71), an older white man, sits in the audience chairs as he looks at the camera with a side eye, posed strong. Jesse Kodama (CFA’25), a younger white man with short brown hair, sits across from him, holding his head in his hand.

Arts & Culture

In Huntington Theatre Company’s Prayer for the French Republic, BU Alum and Current Student Play Same Character, 70 Years Apart

September 19, 2023

Photo: A shadowed student looks down at a table as they study in the renovated study lounge at Kilachand Hall. Behind them,. large windows feature a view of the Boston city skyline and the Charles River.

Campus & Facilities

14 BU Construction Projects, from Updated Classrooms to a New Robotics Space to Fresh Paint and Carpeting

September 19, 2023

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University News

BU Will Offer COVID Vaccine Boosters to Students, Faculty, and Staff

September 19, 2023

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FitRec Fun Day

September 19, 2023

BU Today 09-19-2023

September 19, 2023

Photo: A bright image of a crusted quiche, with various amounts of vegetables like mushrooms, tomatoes, eggplant, and more. The round quiche sits on a bright, white table.

RECIPE SERIES

Easy Vegetable Quiche

September 18, 2023

Two glasses filled with mixed alcoholic drinks on a wooden bar top

Campus Safety

Do You Think Your Drink Was Spiked? How to Recognize the Symptoms and Take the Right Steps

September 18, 2023

BU Today 09-18-2023

September 18, 2023

Photo: Two students with dark hair pay a man at a farmers market stand. They are under a white tent, the day is bright, and various vegetables lay in brown wicker baskets.

BU Sustainability Festival 2023

September 17, 2023

BU Today 09-15-2023-update

September 15, 2023

Photo: Four individuals take a group shot. From the left, a man with a dark green bomber jacket and glasses. Next to him, standing, a woman with shoulder length brown hair and glasses has her arms clasped. Behind her, a man with a blue button up, glasses, and short dark hair stands. And on the right, a man with short dark hair, glasses, a button up and gray slacks sits on a table. A huge window stands behind them.

Center for Computing & Data Sciences

BU Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences Grows by Four

September 15, 2023

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Watch Now

Video: Stress ReLeaf: Weekly Tea Workshop Offers a Place for Students to Relax, Unwind

September 15, 2023

Photo of Mank Rutu (ENG'24), (left) a White man with brown hair, Nicole Zaju (ENG'24), a lightskinned woman with glasses and long brown hair, Niana Geoffrion (Questrom'24), a White woman with long blonde hair and a gray sweatshirt, and Marianne Palmieri (ENG'24), a White woman with long brown hair, chatting while having their dinner on BU Beach. They sit at a wooden table and most wear long-sleeves. Boba is seen in plastic cups on the table and the group smiles and laughs. It looks to be dusk outside.

Building Relationships

25 Ways to Make Friends at BU

September 15, 2023

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Alumni Art for All

September 15, 2023

BU Today 09-15-2023

September 15, 2023

Photo: closeup photo of a dictionary page. Photo is zoomed onto the word "impeachment" which is shown being highlighter with a pink highlighter.

Politics

Does Impeachment Mean Anything Anymore?

September 14, 2023

Photo: Jason Campbell-Foster, a white man with gray hair and a graying beard, stands with students outside with a blue t-shirt. He is smiling and standing with his hands on his hips.

DEAN OF STUDENTS

Dean of Students Jason Campbell-Foster Is Rarely at His Desk. And That’s How He Likes It

September 14, 2023

Dean of Students Jason Campbell-Foster Is Rarely at His Desk. And That’s How He Likes It