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Photo: The silhouette of a student sitting and wearing glasses is shown. They sit in front of a large window with golden hour lighting as they study.

Golden Hour Silhouette

June 6, 2023

Photo: US Senator Edward Markey, an older white man wearing a black suit (left), and US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, a South Asian man wearing a black naval uniform, sit in front of a red BU backdrop and are shown mid-discussion. A small black table with water bottles sits between them.

Youth Mental Health

US Surgeon General Sounds the Alarm on Harmful Social Media Use among Youth during Visit to BU

June 6, 2023

Photo: A huge metal sculpture with LED lights on the bottom and wired lights on the top, hooked to a chandelier. The sculpture is in a warehouse with a black curtain in the back and exposed pipping on the ceiling.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Free Art Exhibition at the ICA Watershed

June 6, 2023

BU Today 06-06-2023

June 6, 2023

Photo: Sheila del Bosque, a white-presenting woman wearing a yellow, blue, and white collared shirt and jeans, squats and poses with silver flute in left hand. She poses in front of large blue mural.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Summer Concerts at Kendall Center

June 5, 2023

Photo: Two hands with black painted fingernails hold a copy of "Stamped from the beginning", a graphic novel adapted from Dr Ibram X Kendi’s book

Books

Ibram Kendi, Joel Christian Gill Team up for New Graphic Version of Kendi’s Stamped From the Beginning

June 5, 2023

BU Today 06-05-2023

June 5, 2023

Photo: Four BU Academy students (left to right), Coco Mueller, a white individual with short brown hair and rainbow arm-warmers; Owen Bergstein, a white individual with a black t-shirt and glasses; Kaela Harrison, covering their face and wearing a long-sleeve gray shirt with jeans; and Andrew Chao, in the far right-most part of the frame sit on grass and playing Jenga, a wooden block game, at an outdoor BBQ celebrating Pride month. The day is bright and sunny.

Pride Month BBQ

June 4, 2023

BU Today 06-02-2023

June 1, 2023

Photo of a women wearing an athletic crop top and leggings punching the air as she speaks into a wireless headset on a bright, sunny day. A group of people in athletic wear can be seen copying her punch as they stand on the green lawn behind her. City buildings can be seen looming in the distance.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Seaport Sweat

June 1, 2023

Photo: Composite of three images in a frame with a black background and text that reads WHATS HOT IN MUSIC down the right side of the image. The three images are of Kelly Clarkson, a white woman with long blonde hair, the next a Black woman, Janelle Monae, wearing a steam punk outfit with red, black, and white coloring. And Don Toliver, a Black man with a blue blazer behind red and purple lights.

Music

New Music June 2023: Local Boston Concerts, New Album Releases

June 1, 2023

Photo: Spectators hold rainbow flag and cheer on the marchers as the Gay Pride Parade proceeds up Sixth Avenue in New York City on June 24, 2018.

Pride Month

POV: Celebrating Pride Month Amidst a Context of Gains and Setbacks for LGBTQIA+ Rights

June 1, 2023

BU Today 06-01-2023

June 1, 2023

Photo: The LGBTQIA+ flag bellowing in the wind. The colors, from the right are white, pink, blue, brown, and black. They form a triangle pointing in. From the top, purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, and red.

PRIDE MONTH

Celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month with These Events in and around Boston

May 31, 2023

Dean Kenneth Lutchen, a white man in a gray suit wearing glasses, stands at a podium during the the NASA Downlink event with astronaut Bob Hines, PhD (ENG’97) in the GSU July 20.

University News

College of Engineering Dean Kenneth Lutchen Named Interim BU Provost

May 31, 2023

Photo: A group of men row a large boat with oars, they are all wearing matching red uniforms and tank tops

BU Athletics

BU Rowing Teams to Compete at IRA National Championship Regatta This Weekend

May 31, 2023

Photo: David Zaslav gives a speech at a podium at Boston University's 2023 commencement, while a sea of students look on

Voices & Opinion

POV: A Lesson from BU’s 150th Commencement

May 31, 2023

BU Today 05-31-2023

May 31, 2023

Photo: Lined up with their ceremonial cap and gown, some throwing their caps up in the air. The day is bright and sunny and the grass they stand on is green.

BUA Commencement

May 30, 2023

Photo: A hand holding a donut, freshly made, that is bigger than an average plam. Its an old-fashioned donut with a clear glaze. The setting is outside a brick-housed business.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: A Late-Night Snack at Back Door Donuts

May 30, 2023

To Do Today: A Late-Night Snack at Back Door Donuts