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Photo of the BU Softball team jumping in celebration after they won their third straight Patriot League title on Saturday May 15, 2021. The women wear read jerseys, white visors and red face masks.

BU Softball: First-Ever PL Title Three-Peat

May 23, 2021

Commencement 2021

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey Invokes Thurgood Marshall, Pauli Murray, Ibram Kendi in Addressing LAW Convocation

May 21, 2021

Photo of Shantel Miller (CFA’21) sitting on the ground and smiling. She wears a blue sweatshirt, black pants, polka-dotted socks, and yellow glasses frames. Behind her, a desk with a computer is seen and a painting that shows the back of the heads of a group of white men as two young black women walk down the street.

Fine Arts

Gauguin Had Tahiti, Shantel Miller Has Dorchester: CFA Grad Has Big Plans for $20,000 Kahn Award

May 21, 2021

BU Today 05-21-2021

May 21, 2021

A photo of Nickerson Field from above during commencement. A white video play button is overlayed.

Commencement 2021

BU Commencement 2021: Over in a Flash

May 21, 2021

2021 Army ROTC Commissioning Ceremony

May 20, 2021

2 students stand on the podium surrounded by a group of graduates posing for a photo after students flooded the stage following Commencement.

Commencement 2021

Photo Gallery Captures BU’s One-of-a-Kind 148th Commencement

May 20, 2021

BU Today 05-20-2021

May 20, 2021

Puck the pug, age two, enjoys the beautiful weather and a ball toss April 30 with his human, Jon Williams. Williams and Puck live near BU and walk campus occasionally “(Puck) loves flirting with the students” Williams said.

Eyes on the…Ball

May 19, 2021

A photo of Rory Kallfelz (MET’21) and Alexandra Kallfelz (COM’21) on the field at commencement

Commencement 2021

A Two-Generation Terrier Graduation

May 19, 2021

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

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