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Wondering what Common Ground is all about? This video will clear everything up for the incoming BU student.
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Sandor Mark (CAS'13) explains how a tap on the shoulder changed the course of his life.
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During freshman orientation week, incoming students participate in the Common Ground program get to know their new city — and make lots of new friends.
Read the story on BU Today:
http://www.bu.edu/today/node/7181
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Since Boston University's campus reopened for residential learning last fall, the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground has fulfilled its mission: being a vital place for students to gather and connect, to share ideas and explore differences. That [...]has meant adapting during the pandemic, moving some signature events, like the weekly Coffee and Conversation, virtual and repurposing spaces. In this video, two student ambassadors give us a glimpse of how the center has continued to thrive in this era of social distancing.
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For years, the University’s iconic campus beauty shot was the quiet, tree-lined Bay State Road, with its stately brownstones and Charles River backdrop. These days, the Campaign for Boston University has shifted the center of energy slightly [...]inland—to Commonwealth Avenue.
That shift has been a goal of President Robert A. Brown—to embrace the urban nature of the campus. After all, he says, Comm Ave is “who we are.â€
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