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Composite image of students and memorable moments from 2020, including the California Wild Fires, a portrait of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, protestors yelling at copes, students moving into BU with masks on, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris doing a knuckle-touch, COVID patients in the hospital, and one of first people in the US receiving a coronavirus vaccine.

Student Voices

Terriers Take a Final Look Back at 2020

December 17, 2020

Photo of Jenna Seibold (left) and Sammy Davis (right) who stand barefoot at the shoreline of a beach in sweatshirts, Davis wears a red BU sweatshirt and Seibold wears a gray Endicott sweatshirt. The two look a bit cold after having done a polar plunge.

Polar Plunge for Travis Roy Foundation

December 16, 2020

Student Life

Staying in Town for Winter Break? Ward off Boredom with These Useful Tips

December 16, 2020

A composite of portrait photos of Jennifer Greif Green and Amie Grills

Mental Health

Help for Anxious Times

December 16, 2020

Photo of the snow storm on October 30, 2020 on campus. Someone in a jacket and a backpack walks through the flurries of snow.

University News

Snowstorm Closes Charles River Campus, Final Exams Go Remote

December 16, 2020

A photo of a mother helping her two children with remote learning.

Voices & Opinion

POV: COVID-19 and Resulting School Closures Could Set Back Women’s Workforce Gains for Years to Come

December 16, 2020

Photos of different members of BU’s UPro dance group dancing in festive outfits from their respective locations. Each photo has a festive frame and looks like a holiday card; they are set on a green background with snowflakes.

Holiday Spirit

Video: Student Dance Group UPro Offers Some Holiday Cheer from around the Globe

December 16, 2020

Photo of Hikima Lukomwa (SAR’22), community linked coordinator, in a red sweatshirt and jean jacket, with Jillian White (COM’22), in a pink fleece, a community development leader, while they give a virtual tour use a handheld phone tripod. The Citgo sign is seen blurred in the background.

Admissions

A Look at How Prospective Terriers Are Touring Campus during the Pandemic

December 16, 2020

BU Today 12-16-2020

December 16, 2020

A photo of Jiaxin Tong wearing a mask standing outside of a row of brownstone residences

Student Life

Stay or Go? International Students Weigh Intersession Options

December 16, 2020

Photo of Mary Elizabeth Moore delivering her last lecture as dean before stepping down December 31. She delivered it virtually from the newly dedicated Mary Elizabeth and Allen Moore Community Center (lower level of STH building). She sits in front of a black laptop with large headphones on and smiles at the screen. The table has a red tablecloth that says "BU School of Theology." A poinsettia is seen to Moore's right. She wears a blue and white floral blouse.

Farewell Lecture by STH Dean Moore

December 15, 2020

Collage of photos from Boston University Collegiate Recovery Program Instagram

Recovery

Recovery@BU Photo Project Aims to Promote Awareness

December 15, 2020

In the zoom screenshot, there are 13 video windows in which each person waves. Starting from the top left, is “maya, PST,” “becca, EST,” “ryan, PST,” “magdalene, EST,” “ani, GMT,” “ina, EST,” “sanjana, ICT,” “marisa, EST,” “rachel, EST,” “aimee, MST,” “archelle, EST,” “Kacia, HST,” “Geneve, MST.”

Marketing & Communications

COM Students, New Alums Offer Free PR Services through New Pro Bono Agency

December 15, 2020

Illustration of figures stacking gray and brown beams on top of each other using ladders, pulleys, scaffolding, and team work. Background is dark purple.

Center for Antiracist Research

Ibram Kendi, Azer Bestavros Team Up to Launch Racial Data Lab

December 15, 2020

BU Today 12-15-2020

December 15, 2020

Doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID19 vaccine arrive at Boston Medical Center

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Arrives at BMC

December 14, 2020

A photo of the US Women's National Soccer Team celebrating on the field

Journalism & Media

On the Court and in the Court

December 14, 2020

A photo of a phone showing tweets by Donald Trump sitting on top of an American flag

POV: When Twitter Fact-Checks Trump’s Tweets, It Polarizes Americans Even More

December 14, 2020

A portrait photo of Mary Ann French

University News

She’s Made Student Employment Her Mission at BU

December 14, 2020

BU Today 12-14-2020

December 14, 2020