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Student Life

How to Survive (and thrive) During your First Year of College

September 1, 2023

Photo: Barbie Oppenheimer, and Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer.

Film & TV

For Barbie Oppenheimer, Retired Longtime BU Speech Pathology Professor, It’s Been a Summer to Remember

September 1, 2023

BU Today 09-01-2023-freeman update

September 1, 2023

Photo: Kenneth Freeman, an older white man wearing a red BU cap, black shirt, and khaki pants, smiles as he helps unload a bike from the back of a car. A student and her parents help and smile as they chat with him on the sunny street.

Administration

BU Interim President Kenneth Freeman Says BU Will Not Stand Still

September 1, 2023

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Student Life

New Terriers, Your Questions from Instagram, Answered

September 1, 2023

Photo: Two college students kneel and clean up trash in a forest-y, wooded area. They wear light blue shirts that read "FYSOP" and gardening gloves and hold black trash bags.

A Revamped FYSOP

September 1, 2023

BU Today 09-01-2023

September 1, 2023

Photo: Boston City Councilor Sharon Durkan, a white woman with long blonde hair and wearing a white blouse and tweed blazer, speaks on stage into a mic. She stands behind a wooden podium with a red sign that reads "Boston University" and speaks to students in the audience.

FYSOP 2023 Opening Ceremony

August 31, 2023

BU Today 08-31-2023

August 31, 2023

Photo: Zakariya Hussein, a dark-skinned Somalian young man wearing a black shirt and blue collared lone-sleeved shirt smiles and holds the Somaliland flag above his head. The flag blows behind him, creating a striking portrait.

student profile

Meet BU’s Newest Terriers: Zakariya Hussein

August 30, 2023

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Student Voices

POV: Lord of Middle-Earth—Tolkien’s Legacy 50 Years after His Death

August 30, 2023

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Things-To-Do

Make the Most of Labor Day Weekend with These Local Events

August 30, 2023

BU Today 08-30-2023

August 30, 2023

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Canyons in the City?

August 29, 2023

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August 29, 2023

Photo: A young woman wearing a long-sleeved red shirt and a white KN95 mask, gesticulates as she talks in a classroom.

University News

COVID Is on the Rise Again—What You Need to Know

August 29, 2023

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FYSOP 2023

Preparing to Welcome Incoming First-Years to Revamped FYSOP

August 29, 2023

Photo: A large stone building with a rounded window atop a tower in downtown Boston.

Student Voices

Why the History of Enslavement on the Freedom Trail Matters

August 29, 2023

BU Today 08-29-2023

August 29, 2023

BU Today 08-28-2023

August 28, 2023