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Phoo of white streamers filling the air over graduates at the 2020 Commencement ceremony. The Jumbotron reads "congratulations graduates!" in the background.

One for the Books: 2020 BU Commencement

October 3, 2021

Photo of Dr. Ibram X. Kendi at What the Science Tells Us: Racial Health and Economic Inequities during the Pandemic Symposium presented by The BU Center for Antiracist Research in the Metcalf Hall October 1. He wears a blue suit and a patterned blue button down. He stands at the podium on stage and gestures with his hand as he speaks earnestly.

Race, Health & Economics

Message from Antiracism Symposium: “Move from Awareness to Action”

October 3, 2021

Photo of Yolanda Kakabadse speaking at the 2020 Boston University Baccalaureate Service at Marsh Chapel on October 3, 2021. She wears a red robe and stands at a wooden podium with a red cloth over it.

BACCALAUREATE

Stop Wasting Food, Baccalaureate Speaker Urges Class of 2020 Grads

October 3, 2021

Portrait of Macken Murphy leaning against a wall with arms crossed.

Commencement 2020

Class of 2020 Student Commencement Speaker on the Importance of Education, Why His Class Wanted to Return to Nickerson

October 1, 2021

exterior photo of outdoor coffee shop seating with a sun glare highlighting the shop's sign and entrance.

Food & Dining

Boston’s Best Cafés to Celebrate International Coffee Day

October 1, 2021

female ice hockey player holding stick at the ready for oncoming puck

Varsity Sports

Women’s Hockey Team Hoping to Make Noise as They Launch 2021–2022 Season This Weekend

October 1, 2021

BU Today 10-01-2021

October 1, 2021

At left, Onlookers including President Robert A Brown, from right, Provost Jean Morrison, and Azer Bestaveros watch as the final beam is put into place during the Topping Off ceremony at the Data Sciences Building September 30. At right, .Covered in signatures, the final beam is put into place during the Topping Off ceremony. A large beam is guided into place by two construction workers on top of the building. The sky is grayish blue.

Data Sciences Building Topping-Off Ceremony

September 30, 2021

Black and white photo of Aracelis Cruz, PCA, accompanies Ethan Wang, at left, to the car after an occupational therapy session at Spaulding Cambridge Sept 29. Wang uses a walker. Both wear face masks as they exit the brick building by ramp.

Class of 2020

Ethan Wang Was Told He’d Never Walk Again. He’ll Walk on Stage for Commencement

September 30, 2021

Dean of BU’s Pardee School of Global Studies, Adil Najam, smiles and poses with arms crossed for a photo in his office

University News

Adil Najam Leaving Post as Pardee Dean Next May

September 30, 2021

A photo of assorted, multicolored vegetables and greens in the forefront. Students make a purchase at the weekly farmer’s market at the GSU Plaza in the background.

Weekender

The Weekender: September 30 to October 3

September 30, 2021

a photo of sitting BU grads wearing their red robes during Commencement

Commencement 2020

Class of 2020 Commencement Is Sunday: Here’s What You Need to Know

September 30, 2021

BU Today 09-30-2021

September 30, 2021

Photo of G. Sujin Pak’s dean installation service at the school of theology. Pak stands at a podium covered with a bright red flag and looks off to her left into the congregation, presumably she is speaking. Other members of the service sit behind her in a large wooden pew.

Marsh Chapel Installation of STH Dean G. Sujin Pak

September 29, 2021

An iphone 11 screen showing spotify icon with Beats headphones lying on a wooden tabletop

Music

What Would a BU Spotify Playlist Sound Like? Like This.

September 29, 2021

Students wearing PPE face coverings study in the Boston University College of General Studies lounge.

Behavioral Health

Classes and Campus Life Are Back. So Why Are Students Still Lonely?

September 29, 2021

BU Today 09-29-2021

September 29, 2021

Photo of Ibram X. Kendi smiling. He has shoulder length locs that are pulled back, and he wears a blue suit, colorful pocket square, and light blue button up shirt. The portrait was taken outside, a building and a tree are blurred in the distance.

Accolades

Ibram Kendi, BU Center for Antiracist Research Founding Director, Wins 2021 MacArthur “Genius” Grant

September 28, 2021

Photo of about a half dozen wind turbines. A body of water is seen in the foreground and some trees are seen in the background.

EPA Honors BU-Enabled Wind Farm

September 28, 2021

Pitcher Chris Sale practices on the mound while team mates watch. Red sox team members dressed in red and blue stand behind the mound, and Sale is seen mid pitch. The photo was taken during a practice on June 11, 2021 and the red seats in the stands are empty.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Three Jeers for the Anti-Vax Red Sox

September 28, 2021

POV: Three Jeers for the Anti-Vax Red Sox