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Pride Month

Celebrate Pride Month with These 16 Books and Movies

June 20, 2023

BU Today 06-20-2023

June 20, 2023

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A Winning Shot

June 19, 2023

Photo: Boston skyline and Fort Point Channel at sunset as viewed fantastic twilight or dusk time from Fan Pier Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Things-To-Do

To Do Today: Summer Concerts at Atlantic Wharf

June 16, 2023

New Appointment

Leading Texas Scholar Is New Dean of BU School of Social Work

June 15, 2023

BU Today 06-15-2023

June 15, 2023

Photo: A young woman sitting on a large green ottoman looks down as she studies. A tablet with an image of the human anatomy is shown and a figure of a skeleton hand is placed in front of her, as well as a water bottle, headphone case, and markers.

Gross Anatomy

June 14, 2023

Photo: Three Black men dressed inn old military uniforms march in a Juneteenth parade. The young man in the middle holds a large, purple flag.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Reflecting on the Lessons of Juneteenth

June 14, 2023

Image: Cover art for Christopher Rhodes’ come book, TEN. A silver-themed masked superhero wearing a cape is shown flying with black and red background. He flies toward the red title "TEN".

Books

It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s a Politically Charged Superhero Comic!

June 14, 2023

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Medicine

What’s Behind the Critical Shortage of Drugs for Cancer and Other Diseases

June 14, 2023

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Things-to-do

See Macbeth Performed Live at the Museum of Science Planetarium

June 14, 2023

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Film & TV

COM Prof’s Documentary Revisits Improbable Story of Man vs. Whale

June 14, 2023

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June 14, 2023

Boston, Massachusetts Francesca Crescentini (CGS’25), left, and Sasha Balderrman (CGS’25), center facing, chat with other first years during an exercise covering core values during freshman orientation June 8 at the GSU. Photo by Cydney Scott for Boston University Photography

Newest Terriers

June 13, 2023

Photo: Donald Trump getting off a plane in a navy suit for his Miami trail.

Voices & Opinion

Where Does Trump’s Case Fall against Past Presidential Scandals Involving Sex, Power, Profit?

June 13, 2023

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Transportation

Fixing the T: Advice from Terriers for MBTA’s New General Manager

June 13, 2023

Photo: Three men stand to take a photo. It is night time and there fairy lights behind the one that stands on the left. From the left, a taller man with dark hair and a beard wears a denim button-up and a denim jacket. In the middle, a shorter man with dark hair and a black and white button-up, and lastly, on the right, a taller man with graying hair, a black t-shirt, and a gray sweater. They all wear glasses and are smiling for the photo.

Journalism & Media

A Wrongfully Jailed Man Just Got $13 Million—a BU Duo Helped Win His Release

June 13, 2023

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June 13, 2023

Photo: A cardboard sign that reads FREEDOM DAY JUNE TEENTH. On the left of the sign, a fist held up in solidarity by a Black individual. The individual holding the sign is also Black. The day is overcast and there is a blurred tree in the background.

JUNETEENTH

Celebrate Juneteenth on and off Campus with These Events

June 12, 2023

Photo of Romy Ruukel, Boston University director of the Shipley Center for Digital Learning & Innovation, in her office. A white woman with curly hair in a black blazer stis in an office filled with interesting trinkets and framed items.

Campus Life

Office Artifacts: Romy Ruukel

June 12, 2023

Office Artifacts: Romy Ruukel