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BU Today 05-19-2021

May 19, 2021

Ryan Gildersleeve (CAS’21) left, and Akram Semakula (ENG’21) sign the senior banner on Marsh Plaza

A Graduation Tradition: Senior Banner

May 18, 2021

A graphic reading "Commencement 2021 Live Stream Stats." Under a television illustration is the number of total plays for the BU Commencement Live Stream: 36,352. Under that number reads "Compared to 3,743 in 2019." Next to an illustration of a diploma is the number 16,189 and text reading "Advanced Degree plays." Next to an illustration of a mortarboard is the number 20,163 and text reading "Undergraduate Degree plays." The background of the graphic is a group of students on Nickerson Field throwing their mortarboards up in the air.

Commencement 2021

How Many People Livestreamed BU’s 2021 Commencement? A Lot!

May 18, 2021

Portrait of Dr. Nahid Bhadelia leaning against a building in front of a window showing a reflection of the Boston skyline.

Infectious Diseases

Nahid Bhadelia to Head New BU Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy and Research

May 18, 2021

A composite of photos of decorated mortarboards

Class of 2021

Mortarboards: Class of 2021 Sends Messages of Thanks, Joy

May 18, 2021

BU Today 05-18-2021

May 18, 2021

A photo of Mayor Kim Janey speaking at the Umoja Rites of Passage pre-commencement ceremony held on BU Beach

Boston Mayor Kim Janey 2021 Umoja Speaker

May 17, 2021

A photo of the Cole family watching commencement from their back yard

Parents

BU Class of 2021 Parents Watch Commencement from Everywhere—Cafés, Couches, Cars

May 17, 2021

A photo of Angela, her daughter and mother

Commencement 2021

LAW Dean, Whose Mother Was a Child Bride in Nigeria, Shares Powerful Story of Resilience with Graduates

May 17, 2021

Commencement 2021

Video: Sights & Sounds from BU’s Historic 148th Commencement

May 17, 2021

BU Today 05-17-2021

May 17, 2021

Students celebrate on Nickerson Field after commencement by throwing their caps in the air

Some Things Never Change

May 16, 2021

Maria Ordoñez and Manon Michel sitting next to one another smiling. A white video button is overlayed.

Commencement 2021

There for Each Other

May 16, 2021

Ayanna Pressley speaks at BU Commencement

Commencement

BU Commencement 2021: Unlike Any in History

May 16, 2021

Catherine D’Amato addressing graduates from a podium

Baccalaureate

BU Commencement 2021: Baccalaureate Service

May 16, 2021

BU Today 05-14-2021

May 16, 2021

Photo of Archelle Thelemaque (COM’21) in black jeans and a black shirt sitting on a granite bench outside of one of buildings on campus. She has long brown braids and rests her hands on her lap as she smiles.

Commencement

Student Commencement Speaker Will Talk about “Dreams and Nightmares” and Breonna Taylor

May 14, 2021

A composite (from left to right) of photos of Victoria Ho, Sara Horatius, and Calvin Juwono

Graduate Students

Meet Three Remarkable Class of 2021 Master’s Degree Grads

May 14, 2021

Photo of Mrinal Ghosh (ENG’21) with his arms and legs extended as Camden Kronhaus (ENG’21) holds him up over the seal in Marsh Plaza May 11. They both wear suits and their caps and gowns and smile.

Standing on the Seal—Worth the Risk?

May 13, 2021

Black and white photograph of a band of African-American playing at Emancipation Day celebration in June 19, 1900, held in “East Woods” on East 24th Street in Austin. There are 6 men in the band, they all wear suits and hats and hold their instruments, including a fiddle, guitar, clarinet, and upright bass. There are trees and an American flag hanging behind them.

University News

BU Adds Juneteenth as an Annual Holiday in University Calendar Antiracist Makeover

May 13, 2021

BU Adds Juneteenth as an Annual Holiday in University Calendar Antiracist Makeover