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Photo: Adriana Craciun, a CAS professor of English, outside Mine 3, a shuttered coal mine near Longyearbyen in Svalbard. A white woman bundled up in black winter gear stands and poses in front of an old coal railway in a snowy landscape. Snowy mountains can be seen in the distance.

Arctic Classes

Two New BU Classes to Offer a Wider, Deeper Look at the Arctic

December 1, 2023

Photo: A women stands in a regal blue dress as the costume designers make amends to the garment. She looks down to watch them work.

A “Magical but Intimate Love Story”

December 1, 2023

BU Today 12-01-2023

December 1, 2023

Image: collage of artists either hosting concerts in Boston in December 2023 or with new albums coming out in September. Black background with outline-font white lines features photos of Nicki Minaj, Mariah Carey, and Tate McRae Each photo has white, polaroid-style borders. At left, Nicki Minaj, a Black woman with long black hair and wearing a pink dress see-through veil, poses for a photo. At right, Tate McRae, a white young woman with long straight dark brown hair and wearing a shiny black puffer coat, smiles and poses for a photo. Center, Mariah Carey is shown performing in concert. A light-skinned Black woman with long, curly dirty blonde hair and wearing a black dress, smiles and performs with mic in hand on stage. Text on right behind image reads "What's Hot in Music" in a repeating pattern.

Music

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

November 30, 2023

Photo: A woman in a suit stands at a podium in front of a crowded auditorium, giving a lecture

University Lecture

Many Say Critical Race Theory Divides Us, LAW’s Jasmine Gonzales Rose Says It Unites Us

November 30, 2023

BU Today 11-30-2023

November 30, 2023

Photo: Micah Sieber, a white man with brown beard and mustache and wearing a tan cap, red-pink shirt, black collared shirt, and black pants, smiles and holds up a small black, model building. The building is in the shape of the BU CDS building, a Jenga-like building with smooth sides.

Watch Now

Video: The Model Maker

November 29, 2023

Photo: A band plays on a stage in front of an indoor winter market full of people in Somerville, MA

Weekender

The Weekender: November 30 to December 3

November 29, 2023

BU Today 11-29-2023

November 29, 2023

Photo: A young BU student plays an online game at Balance Patch, the on-campus video game lounge. She sits in a gaming chair, looking at a computer screen and plays with a keyboard and mouse.

Student Clubs

Valorant, League of Legends, Overwatch: BU Gaming Plays Them All

November 28, 2023

Photo: An overhead shot of a few items on display at the Mary C. Beaudry Community Archaeology Center. An old glass medicine bottle is featured in the center of a black table.

Archaeology

Explore Cannonballs, Shipwrecks, and More at Boston’s Newly Renamed Mary C. Beaudry Community Archaeology Center

November 28, 2023

Photo: A young white man wearing glasses, a brown, long sleeved collared shirt and navy blue slacks, stands and poses with the aid of a mobility device. He poses in front of BU's College of Fine Arts.

Music

CFA Student Stages a One-of-a-Kind Concert Drawing on His Life as a Musician with a Disability

November 28, 2023

Photo: A family of immigrants in a car full of luggage in Boston, MA, heading for a shelter in Quincy MA

Voices & Opinion

POV: What’s Next for Massachusetts’ Right to Shelter Law?

November 28, 2023

BU Today 11-28-2023

November 28, 2023

Photo: Stock photo of Boston. University's campus. Photo features students wearing falls sweatshirts and backpacks walking down the sidewalk in front of large campus buildings. The trees feature thinning yellow leaves.

Giving

A Chance to Support Students Today during Annual Giving Tuesday

November 27, 2023

Photo: A smiling woman in a suit and blazer stands in a checkered floor in an ornate room near a wooden carved railing

Alumni

White House Welcomes Young BU Alum for Climate Change Talk

November 27, 2023

BU Today 11-27-2023

November 27, 2023

Photo: A large group of diverse people sit at a red and white checkered table as they laugh, chat, and eat a Thanksgiving meal.

Marsh Chapel Annual Thanksgiving Dinner

November 22, 2023

BU Today 11-22-2023

November 22, 2023

Photo: Sami Morales, a young white woman with long auburn brown hair and wearing a pastel orange cami and jeans, poses next to a rack of her clothing.

Student Innovation

BU Student Used Her Hollywood Earnings to Launch a Vintage Clothing and Jewelry Store

November 21, 2023

BU Student Used Her Hollywood Earnings to Launch a Vintage Clothing and Jewelry Store