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Richard Mark Laursen sits in a white collared shirt underneath a banner reading "Athletic Training Services"

BU Athletics

Richard Mark Laursen, Long-Serving Head of BU’s Athletic Training Services, Retires

June 1, 2022

Photo collage of Dean Elmore featuring five photos in black and white, with every other tinted red. In the first photo, Elmore, a middle-aged Black man, wears a quarter zip and holds a special book and looks contemplative. Second, Elmore, in a suit, runs in front of Agganis with a white BU flag. At center, Elmore is seen with his iconic bow tie, smiling, during what looks like senior breakfast. Fourth, Elmore, wearing a snorkeling mask, jumps off a launch boat and into the Charles River with his hands extended up. At right, Elmore, dressed in a convocation robe, smiles as he hands a young Black man an award, at left. Photos by Kalman Zabarsky, Cydney Scott and Kristyn Ulanday

University News

Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore Leaving BU to Become President of Dean College

June 1, 2022

Photo of the facade of Hub Hall taken from Causeway Street in Boston. In the photo, it is night time, and white Hub Hall sign with green and orange arrows are seen on the facade at left. A glowing sign for a restaurant called "Momosan morimoto" is seen at center. At right are signs for Top Golf and Banners. The North Station sign is seen cut off at top right. In the photo, people walk by on the sidewalk and are seen inside the restaurants.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Hub Hall Boston

June 1, 2022

BU Today 6-01-2022

June 1, 2022

Boston Pride

Celebrate Pride at These Events around Boston

May 31, 2022

A photo of Queen Elizabeth II smiling at the camera in regalia. Honored guests King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands and King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain join the British Royal Family at the service and ceremony for The Most Noble Order of the Garter held at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle on June 17th 2019. Members of The British Royal Family in attendance included: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Prince William The Duke of Cambridge, Catherine The Duchess of Cambridge, Charles The Prince of Wales, Camilla The Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Edward The Earl of Wessex, Sophie The Countess of Wessex and Anne The Princess Royal. (Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK)

VOICES & OPINION

POV: The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Is Cause for Celebration

May 31, 2022

BU Today 5-31-2022

May 31, 2022

Photo of a line of young, Boston University Academy students fist-pumping their teachers and school staff as they process into their graduation. They a diverse group that wears red caps and gowns with gold tassels. The floor has a geometric tile pattern and the hallway is lit with yellow-ish light.

BUA Commencement

May 30, 2022

A family with two children walk on a brick path in Boston, MA. The image is black and white.

For This Family of Four, Myles Standish Hall Is Home

May 27, 2022

BU Today 5-27-2022

May 27, 2022

Photo of the Copley Square Farmer's market on a sunny day. Shoppers are seen between the lines of pop-up tents at left and right. Trinity Church, with is brown stone facade, is seen at left. The sky is blue with one puffy cloud.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Copley Square Farmers Market

May 27, 2022

Photo of flags on Boston Common in Boston, which are placed there for Memorial Day, on a sunny day. Small American flags are planted in the ground in neat rows. in the distance tall city buildings can be seen, as well as people waling on a pathway below the flags.

Things-to-do

How to Spend Memorial Day Weekend in Boston

May 26, 2022

a photo of Scarlett Lewis (COM’20), with her son Jesse a few months before his death in the Sandy Hook shootings. He is mid-jump into her arms as she stands in a pool wearing a white floral bathing suit.

School Shootings

Sandy Hook Mother: Guns Are Not the Root Cause of Mass Shootings

May 26, 2022

Trauma-Informed Parenting

Tips for How to Help Your Children Cope in the Wake of Yet Another School Shooting

May 26, 2022

Provost Jean Morrison Honored by Alma Mater

May 26, 2022

Photo of two rowing boats on a river during an overcast day. One boat is full of rowers from the back wearing white tops, the other further in the background shows rowers wearing red.

Varsity Rowing

BU Rowing Teams Continue Trophy Chase

May 26, 2022

BU Today 5-26-2022

May 26, 2022

Photo of Ethan Strauther taking a selfie with his friends during the end of the UMOJA induction ceremony. A young black man holds up a cellphone and a large group of Black students crowd around him to be a part of the photo. All wear red graduation gowns and black sashes with Kente stripes. A few students also wear black caps.

Umoja 2022 Rites of Passage

May 25, 2022

photo taken behind six graduates at the end of the commencement ceremony. they wear their red gowns and throw confetti in the air. warren towers is seen in the background, as well as a light blue sky with a few small clouds. Most of the students have long blonde or brown hair.

Commencement 2022

Hot, Humid, but Still Celebratory: A Look Back at BU’s 149th Commencement

May 25, 2022

Image of a map of the lower 48 states of the United States in tan. Overlaid are a serious of red dots indicating the number of gun violence deaths in 2022 so far. The dots are concentrated around the coasts, but no state is without dots.

Voices & Opinion

POV: The Killing We Continue to Fail to Stop

May 25, 2022

POV: The Killing We Continue to Fail to Stop