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Marsh Plaza and BU Beach viewed form the seventh floor of Photonics. Two people seen in silhouette walk underneath one of the arches, and a shiny, metal sculpture is seen on the BU beach lawn. It is bright, sunny and summery.

Point Counterpoint on the Beach

July 7, 2021

A photo of a performer at a Modern Art Party up on stage for the Open Mic Night.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Open Mic Night at Modern Party Art in Dorchester

July 7, 2021

BU Today 07-07-2021

July 7, 2021

A photo of an outdoor yoga class

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Summer Sol Series Outdoor Yoga at Bunker Hill Monument

July 6, 2021

BU Today 07-06-2021

July 6, 2021

Photo of a young woman with her face in her hands as she sits on a couch in front of a laptop.

SAFETY

Students Warned to Look Out for Rental Scams

July 6, 2021

A composite image of Mackenzie Miers, Marut Raval, and Solomon Frey. A white video play button is overlayed.

Recent Grads

How’s the Hospitality Industry Doing? We Asked Three 2021 School of Hospitality Administration Grads

July 6, 2021

Kyle (Haoxuan) Yan (ENG’23) sets up an experiment to measure resistance on June 19, 2021. He wears glasses and a blue face mask and works with some wires. The shot is taken from slightly below with some machinery in the foreground.

EPIC Experiment

July 5, 2021

Photo of purple and pink fireworks exploding over the Charles River with the golden dome of the state house in the foreground at right.

Things-to-do

Fourth of July Weekend in Boston 2021

July 2, 2021

Photo of former President of Zambia, Kenneth Kaunda, smiling and gesturing with his hands. Photo was taken May 24, 1977.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Remembering Kenneth David Kaunda, Zambia’s Founding President

July 2, 2021

BU Today 07-02-2021

July 2, 2021

Photo of an activist at a rally against Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), calling on them to eliminate the legislative filibuster and pass the “For The People” voting rights bill, outside the Supreme Court on June 23, 2021 in Washington, DC. The event was organized by a group called the Poor Peoples Campaign. The man wears sunglasses and a blue face mask and holds a sign that says “STOP VOTER SUPPRESSION” written in red, white and blue.

SCOTUS

Supreme Court Decision Is Bad News for Voting Rights

July 1, 2021

Photo, from behind, of the class walking down Commonwealth Avenue Mall on a bright summer's day.

History

A Deep Dive into Boston University History

July 1, 2021

BU Today 07-01-2021

July 1, 2021

A portrait photo of Amie Grills

Promotions

Amie Grills Will Be New Associate Provost for Undergraduate Affairs

July 1, 2021

A photo of patrons enjoying an exhibit at the Museum of Science

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Have an Arctic Adventure at the Museum of Science

June 30, 2021

BU Today 06-30-2021

June 30, 2021

Photo of central campus at dusk June 29, looking towards Marsh Plaza from across Comm Ave. Cars race by and a small pink cloud is seen in the sky.

Magic on Comm Ave

June 29, 2021

Photo of a construction worker standing on the large steel beam scaffolding of the future Center for Computing & Data Sciences building. The sky behind them is light blue.

Academics

BU Launches Data Science as an Undergraduate Major

June 29, 2021

Photo of Judi Burgess, BU’s director of labor relations, in a yellow blazer, and blue and gold scarf, sitting on a bench and smiling. A rainbows is overlaid on the top right.

Pride

My Coming Out Story: Judi Burgess

June 29, 2021

My Coming Out Story: Judi Burgess