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University News

David Chard, BU Wheelock’s Interim Leader, Appointed Permanent Dean

March 23, 2021

BU Today 03-24-2021

March 23, 2021

Photo of Andre Sharon (right), director of the Fraunhofer USA Center for Manufacturing Innovation at BU chats with Matt Ferrer, volunteer coordinator at The Pine Street Inn, after handing over a box of 1000 masks March 19. Behind them, a sandstone brick building with a dark blue “Pine Street Inn” sign is seen. Both men wear masks and Sharon raises his hand as he appears to explain something to Ferrer.

BU Donates Masks

March 23, 2021

Photo of a sign laid on the grass during a Stop Asian Hate rally at Discovery Green in downtown Houston, Texas on March 20, 2021. A flower is laid across the cardboard sign that reads “#Stop Asian Hate” in black sharpie.

Mental Health

Asian Americans and the Model Minority Dilemma

March 23, 2021

A portrait photo of Cataldo Leone

University News

Cataldo Leone, School of Dental Medicine Veteran, to Be Interim Dean

March 23, 2021

BU Today 03-23-2021

March 23, 2021

BU Men's ice hockey players huddle around the bench where Coach O'Connell is speaking to them

Varsity Sports

It’s on to the 2021 NCAA Tournament for Men’s Hockey Terriers

March 23, 2021

A portrait photo of Teju Cole

Arts & Culture

Prominent Writer and Artist Teju Cole to Speak at BU Tuesday Night

March 22, 2021

University News

Survey of BU Diversity Efforts Opens to Staff Today

March 22, 2021

BU Today 03-22-2021

March 22, 2021

Innovation

Need a Study Buddy? Meechu Has You Covered

March 22, 2021

Composite image. At left, a photo of Gianluca Stringhini (ENG) looking serious, with his hand in his pocket, wearing a gray blazer and standing in a hallway with a wooden wall in the background. At right, a photo of Chen Ling (ENG’24), a PhD student, leaning against a wooden rail, and slightly smiling and looking determined. She wears a gray sweater.

Racism

BU Researchers Warned of Online Surge of Anti-Asian Attacks a Year Ago

March 22, 2021

Composite image of two Outdoor Villages setup by the university this spring as outdoor community spaces. At left, an Outdoor Village setup at the GSU terrace has wooden chairs and tables. At right, a tent is set up at the grotto on West Campus; the Boston University sign on Nickerson Field is seen in the background.

BU’s Outdoor Villages

March 21, 2021

A screenshot of Jelani Cobb and Ibram X Kendi speaking at the Power of Narrative conference

Journalism & Media

COM’s 2021 Power of Narrative Conference: In-Depth Storytelling at a Safe Distance

March 20, 2021

Racism

Be an Ally: How to Help Fight Anti-Asian Racism and Xenophobia

March 19, 2021

Photo of a female protestor holding a sign that says "#Stop Asian Hate!" Behind her, the entrance to DC's Chinatown is seen. Protesters rallied to call attention to Asian-American discrimination and remember the Asian-American lives lost in a series of shootings last night in Atlanta, in Chinatown, Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, March 17, 2021.

Voices & Opinion

POV: BU Student on Anti-Asian Discrimination: “It’s Just Dehumanizing”

March 19, 2021

A photo of The Embrace sculpture. The sculpture depicts a group of golden hands joining together.

The Embrace

March 19, 2021

illustration of young adults wearing medical face masks. text embedded on the image says 'COVID Compliance Numbers'

COVID on Campus

Weekly COVID Compliance Report: March 19

March 19, 2021

A photo of Marsh Plaza at sunset

University News

Meet the 19 Charles River Campus Faculty Promoted to Full Professor

March 19, 2021

Activists carrying signs and banners participate in a vigil in response to the Atlanta spa shootings March 17, 2021 in the Chinatown area of Washington, DC.

Racism

Video: What’s Behind the Increase in Anti-Asian Racism?

March 19, 2021

Video: What’s Behind the Increase in Anti-Asian Racism?