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Photo: Ron DeSantis, a white man, stands in front of a banner with Florida's emblem addressing a crowd. He wears a basic navy suit with a red tie.

Voices & Opinion

Can Ron DeSantis Out-Populist Donald Trump to Win the White House?

May 25, 2023

Photo: People wander around Boston Common on a sunny spring day. Hundreds of United States flags flutter in the breeze in the foreground, as bity skyscrapers rise in the distance.

Things-To-Do

How to Spend Your Memorial Day Weekend

May 25, 2023

Photo: A birds eye view of a large stadium filled with people. Boston University Commencement on Nickerson Field on May 21, 2023. Photo by Dave Green

Commencement 2023

50 Great Photos Capture the Joy, Drama of BU’s 150th Commencement

May 25, 2023

Linda Marie Possa performs at the second annual Lavender ceremony, a cultural celebration and a commemoration of the University’s LGBTQ+ graduating seniors. Organized by the Queer Activist Collective (known as Q) and the LGBTQIA+ Faculty & Staff Community Network. The ceremony was held in the Questrom auditorium on May 20, 2023. Photo by Doug Levy

Lavender (LGBTQIA) Celebration and Reception

May 25, 2023

BU Today 05-25-2023

May 25, 2023

Photo: Travis Roy, a man in a wheelchair, poses for a photo in the center of a hockey rink on Monday, October 6, 2015 at Agganis Arena Photo By Jackie Ricciardi for Boston University Photography

Scholarships

Travis Roy Foundation Endows Sargent College Scholarship for Graduate Students in Occupational and Physical Therapy

May 24, 2023

BU Today 05-24-2023

May 24, 2023

Photo: A decorated cap with purple flowers on the left side and bold letters that read "BU 2023".

COMMENCEMENT 2023

Mortarboard Messages from BU’s Commencement—Thanks, Protests, and Lots of Flowers

May 23, 2023

Photo: A black man with natural hair and a large beard wearing a patterend suit and blue tie stands in front of a coniferous tree with a smile on his face

University News

Howard Thurman Center Taps Veteran Staffer as New Leader

May 23, 2023

Photo: Allyson Imbacuan (CAS 23), wearing a light shirt with dark hair, laughs while receiving a pin during the Newbury Center First Generation Pinning Ceremony and Reception at the Tsai Auditorium on May 19, 2023. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi for Boston University

Newbury Center First Generation Pinning Ceremony and Reception

May 23, 2023

BU Today 05-23-2023

May 23, 2023

Photo: (standing from left) Joshua Diamond (CAS'22), and Professor Saida Grundy, Director of Admissions, congratulate Jada Warmington (QST'23) during Rite of Passage. A Black woman (center) wearing an all black suit ensemble smiles as she places a black, yellow, red, and green graduation stole around a young Black woman's shoulders (right).

Umoja Rite of Passage

May 22, 2023

Photo: Kim Raver stands at a podium wearing a red robe and black masters cap while addressing a large crowd at the College of Fine Arts convocation at Boston University in May 2023

Commencement 2023

Kim Raver to CFA Grads: “You’ll Hear a Lot of ‘No’s Before You Get to That ‘Yes,”

May 22, 2023

BU Today 05-22-2023

May 22, 2023

Photo: Graduates wearing red gowns and black graduation caps cheer and celebrate at the end of the 150th Boston University Commencement on Nickerson Field as red and white confetti falls from the air onto them.

That’s a Wrap

May 21, 2023

Photo: Rev. Robert Allan Hill, a white man wearing white and red ceremonial wear, stands with hands raised palm-up in way of prayer, as he speaks at a wooden podium in Marsh Chapel.

Commencement 2023

Importance of Learning, Virtue, and Piety Invoked at University’s Baccalaureate Service

May 21, 2023

Photo: David Zaslav, a white man wearing a red ceremonial robe, black stole, and black sunglasses, speaks at a podium on stage with pointer fingers pointed up. Others wearing similar wear sit on either side of him.

COMMENCEMENT 2023

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav Tells BU Graduates to Pursue Their Passion, amidst Protests over Hollywood Writers Strike

May 21, 2023

BU Today 05-21-2023

May 21, 2023

Photo: Protestors outside Harry Agganis Way support the Writers Strike admist the annoucement of David Zaslav as Commencement Speaker for BU's 150th Commencement.

COMMENCEMENT 2023

Nearly 200 Protest BU’s Commencement Speaker, David Zaslav, amidst Hollywood Writers Strike

May 21, 2023

Photo: Ketanji Brown Jackson, a Black woman with long dreadlocks wearing a red ceremonial and purple stole smiles as she speaks into a white Boston University podium.

Commencement 2023

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to 2023 BU LAW Graduates: “Anything Is Possible”

May 21, 2023

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to 2023 BU LAW Graduates: “Anything Is Possible”