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Voices & Opinion

POV: COVID-19 Makes the Case for Affirmative Action

June 1, 2020

BU Today 06-01-2020

June 1, 2020

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University News

BU Students Will Have Choice of In-Person or Remote Classes This Fall

June 1, 2020

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Band

Quarantined BU Band Rocks “Shipping Up to Boston”

June 1, 2020

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Music

BU’s Inner Strength Gospel Choir: Lifting Voices from a Distance

May 29, 2020

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Voices & Opinion

POV: How Parents Can Help Their Children Deal with Ambiguous Loss

May 29, 2020

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Orientation

Zooming into Orientation

May 29, 2020

Photo of Claire Johnson (SAR’18, SSW’20, MPH’21), from left, and Kathryn Sparks (SSW’20) posing in their grad robes for Alex Ben-Jakob (SAR’17) (whose arm holding up a phone is seen in the right foreground) at the Myles Standish Plaza on May 26, 2020. Johnson and Sparks smile next to a big red "Boston University" sign.

Ongoing 2020 Commencement Celebration

May 29, 2020

BU Today 05-29-2020

May 29, 2020

Photo of the stars of the siticom, The Social Distance, Michael Williams (from left), Quentin Nguyen-Duy (CFA’20), Lorin Sklamberg, and Julian Shapiro-Barnum (CFA’21). They group poses in front of a brown wall on the sidewalk.

Film & TV

When Life Gives You a Pandemic, Make a Sitcom

May 28, 2020

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Weekender

The Weekender: May 28 to 31

May 28, 2020

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Things-to-do

Board Games Are Back, and These Nine Are Great for a Pandemic

May 28, 2020

BU Today 05-28-2020

May 28, 2020

Composite image of different screenshots of clubs connecting remotely over Zoom. In the top left, a student in a red BU shirt holds what looks like a hose. On the top right, four students dance or stretch, on the bottom, fours students do a plank over zoom. On the bottom right, a student dances.

Student Life

BU Student Clubs and Organizations Find Ways to Stay Connected, at a Distance

May 28, 2020

Photo of Bruno Rubio (GRS’96), a CAS master lecturer in chemistry, holding remote office hours for students in March. Rubio sits at a desk at the front of a lecture room and his hands working on a chemistry problem are seen on a projector screen behind him.

Technology

How Did That Remote Learning Work for You?

May 28, 2020

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Academics

BU Expands Hybrid/Simultaneous Graduate Program Offerings for Fall

May 27, 2020

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Addiction

Students in Recovery Face Challenges from Social Distancing

May 27, 2020

BU Today 05-27-2020

May 27, 2020

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BUTV10

BUTV10 Scores Four 2020 National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Awards

May 26, 2020

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University News

BU Soars in New Ranking of Doctoral Universities

May 26, 2020

BU Soars in New Ranking of Doctoral Universities