Massachusetts US Attorney Rachael Rollins Tells LAW Grads, This Is “the Fight of Our Lives”
The law is a noble profession, don’t be afraid to fail, and get in the game, she said.
Commencement: a Moment of Pride and Achievement for These First-Gen Students
Graduating E-board members of First-Generation Low Income Partnership (FLIP) reflect on their journeys and the legacy they leave.
Class of 2022 Senior Breakfast Draws Record Crowd
Pulitzer-winning journalist and author Bob Woodward will be BU’s 149th Commencement speaker.
Food@BU’s Idea to Solve Campus Hunger Wins $10,000 Prize at Innovate@BU Event
Students pitched to US Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and YMCA Boston CEO at Tuesday night’s Campus Hunger Challenge.
Maria Dykema Erb Was a First-Generation Student. Now She’s Here to Help BU’s First-Gens
Newbury Center inaugural director: “I want to be the person I needed back then” Maria Dykema Erb gets it. The embarrassment of wearing a food service uniform in the dining hall, serving meals to your classmates—and wishing you could hide. Seeing the Study Abroad posters on campus and counting yourself out without even asking questions, […]
Q&A Explainer: Who Will Benefit from CARES Act Dollars—and Why
Students in need will come first, technology for online learning after that
BU Makes Top-10 List of Universities Enrolling More Pell Grant Students
The University has made progress increasing socioeconomic diversity since joining the American Talent Initiative, a consortium of access-broadening schools
What’s the Future of Student Financial Aid?
President Trump’s budget proposes deep cuts, contrasting with the vision of Democrats Donald Trump’s proposed budget, sent to the House Budget Committee February 10, would make major cuts to science research and student aid. Photo by AP/J. Scott Applewhite. Call it a tale of two Americas. Setting up a stark contrast between his vision and […]
Ayanna Pressley Tells BU Students: “Stand in Your Truth”
BU College Democrats host Massachusetts US representative at town hall Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (center): “BU invested in me.… I poured into it, and it poured into me.” Photo by Cydney Scott. US Representative Ayanna Pressley, the candidate who upended Massachusetts’ political order a year ago and has become one of President Trump’s fiercest critics […]
Class of 2023 Formally Welcomed into the BU Family at Annual Matriculation Ceremony
Pumped-up Naomi Caines (CAS’23) (center, left) and Ying Chu (CAS’23) during the Class of 2023 Matriculation ceremony on September 1. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi. In his Matriculation address to the approximately 3,100 newly arrived members of the Class of 2023 and their families on Sunday, BU President Robert A. Brown touched on themes of tolerance […]