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Asian American Experience

BU Students Launch New Magazine Celebrating the Various Nuances of the Asian American Experience

January 21, 2022

BU Today 1-21-2022

January 21, 2022

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Admissions

BU Is Making Standardized Tests Optional for Undergrad Applicants for Third Consecutive Year

January 20, 2022

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Students, BU Today Needs You

January 20, 2022

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Varsity Sports

As Women’s Hockey Prepares for the Beanpot, Terrier Senior Captain Reflects on the Season

January 20, 2022

Photo of Alan Leventhal standing at a Boston University podium next to an easel with a poster board that says "Alan & Sherry Leventhal Center." He extends his arm and addresses a crowd during the dedication of the new admissions building, named The Alan and Sherry Leventhal Center on Tuesday, September 16, 2014. Flags are seen behind him.

University News

Biden Picks Former BU Trustee Alan Leventhal as Ambassador to Denmark

January 20, 2022

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Politics

US Mayors Say Homelessness Crisis Falls to Them, but They Lack Support and Funding

January 20, 2022

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Essay Collection

War? More COVID? Irreversible Climate Change? What 2022 Could Bring

January 20, 2022

BU Today 1-20-2022

January 20, 2022

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Greetings for the New Semester

January 19, 2022

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Weekender

The Weekender: January 20 to 23

January 19, 2022

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Resolutions

Why Is It So Hard to Keep New Year’s Resolutions?

January 19, 2022

Photo of Joe Biden being sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible, during his Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021, as their children Ashley and Hunter watch.

Politics

One Year after Joe Biden’s Inauguration, BU Experts Give Him a Mixed Review

January 19, 2022

BU Today 1-19-2022

January 19, 2022

Photo of Simeon Seth (CGS'25) practicing basic words on a colored paper during the the January Calligraphy and Cocoa events at George Sherman Union sponsored by Student Activities Office. She wears a blue face mask and looks intently at the paper as she writes. Others writing can be seen behind her and the table is covered with colored paper.

Weeks of Welcome 2022: Calligraphy

January 18, 2022

Photo of BU law professor, Katharine Silbaugh on January 4, 2022. She clasps her hands, smiles, and leans against the trunk of a tree. She has brown hair and wears a blue, speckled jacket over a black blouse.

Law & Health

Can Brookline’s New Anti-Smoking Law Create a Tobacco-Free Generation?

January 18, 2022

BU Today 1-18-2022

January 18, 2022

Tanisha Sullivan, president of the Boston branch of the NAACP (from left) and Saida Grundy, College of Arts & Sciences assistant professor of sociology, African American Studies, and Women’s and Gender Studies, discuss Black suffrage rights during Boston University’s virtual celebration of the lives and legacies of Martin Luther King Jr. (GRS’55, Hon.’59) and his wife, Coretta Scott King on Monday, January 17. The event was co-sponsored by the City of Boston and the New England Conservatory. The event was livestreamed from the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground. Photo by Siyi Yang (COM’22) for Boston University Photography

MLK Legacy Celebration

January 17, 2022

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Student Life

College of General Studies Welcomes a New Class

January 14, 2022

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Do COVID Vaccines Affect the Menstrual Cycle?

January 14, 2022

Do COVID Vaccines Affect the Menstrual Cycle?

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