{"id":2154,"date":"2025-12-10T11:27:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T16:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/globalprograms\/?post_type=bu-stories&#038;p=2154"},"modified":"2025-12-10T15:03:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T20:03:01","slug":"international-education-week-2025","status":"publish","type":"bu-stories","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/globalprograms\/stories\/international-education-week-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"International Education Week 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"bu-stories-story js-bu-stories-story  has-next-story\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-defaultduration=\"5\">\n<div class=\"bu-stories-story-page js-bu-stories-story-page  has-backgroundimage\" data-page=\"\" data-position=\"\" data-viewed=\"false\" data-duration-override=\"false\" data-duration=\"\" ><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-background\" style=\"background:#ffffff;\"><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-backgroundimage\" style=\"animation-duration:5s;background-image: url(\/globalprograms\/files\/2025\/12\/Filled-room-of-students-around-all-tables-on-stage1.png);background-position: 50% 50%;\"><\/div><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-border\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-content\"><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-content-container\"><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-content-container-innerblocks\">\n<div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-heading\" style=\"background-color: rgba(222,226,230,1); margin:1.625em 0em 0em 0em;\"><h1 style=\"font-size: 2.5em; color: #2e3192; line-height: 1.25; letter-spacing: 0.0425em; opacity: 45;  text-align: center; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; text-stroke-color: #000000;\" class=\"bu-stories-story-page-heading-text bu-stories-font-family-specialelite bu-stories-text-shadow-distant bu-stories-text-transform-none bu-stories-has-animate-scale-in\"><strong>IEW 2025 2nd Annual Celebration of Multilingual Writing &amp; Art<\/strong><\/h1><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-link\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu-stories-story-page js-bu-stories-story-page  has-backgroundvideo show-audio-icon\" data-page=\"\" data-position=\"\" data-viewed=\"false\" data-duration-override=\"false\" data-duration=\"\" ><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-background\" style=\"background:#ffffff;\"><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-border\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-content\"><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-content-container\"><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-content-container-innerblocks\">\n<div style=\"--height_percent: 47.857142857143%;\" data-height=\"47.857142857143%\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-heading\" style=\"margin:0em 0em 0em 0em;\"><h2 style=\"font-size: 2.8125em; color: #ffc501; line-height: 1.5; opacity: 100;  text-align: left; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; text-stroke-color: #000000;\" class=\"bu-stories-story-page-heading-text bu-stories-font-family-specialelite bu-stories-text-shadow-floating bu-stories-text-transform-none\">Nearly 700 people gathered to witness the power of language &amp; art! <\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-backgroundvideo-wrapper\"><figure class=\"bu-stories-story-page-backgroundvideo js-bu-stories-backgroundvideo\" id=\"bu-stories-backgroundvideo-cade2c15-a030-4246-b907-4036b1442531\"  data-source=\"vimeo\" data-videoid=\"1143944407\" data-privatevideoid=\"\" data-loop=\"false\"><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-link\"><\/div><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-audio-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 64 64\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 64 64\" xml:space=\"preserve\"> <path id=\"bu-stories-page-audio-icon-line-1\" d=\"M2.75,23.337c-0.829,0-1.5,0.671-1.5,1.5v14.327c0,0.828,0.671,1.5,1.5,1.5s1.5-0.672,1.5-1.5V24.837  C4.25,24.008,3.579,23.337,2.75,23.337z\"> <\/path> <path id=\"bu-stories-page-audio-icon-line-2\" d=\"M11.107,17.069c-0.829,0-1.5,0.671-1.5,1.5v26.863c0,0.828,0.671,1.5,1.5,1.5s1.5-0.672,1.5-1.5V18.569  C12.607,17.74,11.936,17.069,11.107,17.069z\"> <\/path> <path id=\"bu-stories-page-audio-icon-line-3\" d=\"M19.464,22.342c-0.829,0-1.5,0.671-1.5,1.5v16.316c0,0.828,0.671,1.5,1.5,1.5s1.5-0.672,1.5-1.5V23.842  C20.964,23.014,20.293,22.342,19.464,22.342z\"> <\/path> <path id=\"bu-stories-page-audio-icon-line-4\" d=\"M27.821,27.217c-0.829,0-1.5,0.671-1.5,1.5v6.566c0,0.828,0.671,1.5,1.5,1.5s1.5-0.672,1.5-1.5v-6.566  C29.321,27.888,28.65,27.217,27.821,27.217z\"> <\/path> <path id=\"bu-stories-page-audio-icon-line-5\" d=\"M44.536,19.059c-0.828,0-1.5,0.671-1.5,1.5v22.882c0,0.828,0.672,1.5,1.5,1.5s1.5-0.672,1.5-1.5V20.559  C46.036,19.73,45.364,19.059,44.536,19.059z\"> <\/path> <path id=\"bu-stories-page-audio-icon-line-6\" d=\"M36.179,25.725c-0.828,0-1.5,0.671-1.5,1.5v9.551c0,0.828,0.672,1.5,1.5,1.5s1.5-0.672,1.5-1.5v-9.551  C37.679,26.396,37.007,25.725,36.179,25.725z\"> <\/path> <path id=\"bu-stories-page-audio-icon-line-7\" d=\"M52.893,24.232c-0.828,0-1.5,0.671-1.5,1.5v12.536c0,0.828,0.672,1.5,1.5,1.5s1.5-0.672,1.5-1.5V25.732  C54.393,24.903,53.721,24.232,52.893,24.232z\"> <\/path> <path id=\"bu-stories-page-audio-icon-line-8\" d=\"M61.25,28.51c-0.828,0-1.5,0.671-1.5,1.5v3.98c0,0.828,0.672,1.5,1.5,1.5s1.5-0.672,1.5-1.5v-3.98  C62.75,29.181,62.078,28.51,61.25,28.51z\"> <\/path> <\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu-stories-story-page js-bu-stories-story-page  has-backgroundvideo\" data-page=\"\" data-position=\"\" data-viewed=\"false\" data-duration-override=\"false\" data-duration=\"\" ><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-background\" style=\"background:#ffffff;\"><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-border\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-content\"><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-content-container\"><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-content-container-innerblocks\"><\/div><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-backgroundvideo-wrapper\"><figure class=\"bu-stories-story-page-backgroundvideo-fallbackimage\"><img src=\"\/globalprograms\/files\/2025\/12\/Speaker-on-stage.png\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"bu-stories-story-page-backgroundvideo js-bu-stories-backgroundvideo\" id=\"bu-stories-backgroundvideo-72d5b0fb-e112-4a77-bb9b-2408765a4576\"  data-source=\"vimeo\" data-videoid=\"1143930271\" data-privatevideoid=\"\" data-loop=\"false\"><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-link\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu-stories-story-page js-bu-stories-story-page  has-backgroundvideo\" data-page=\"\" data-position=\"\" data-viewed=\"false\" data-duration-override=\"false\" data-duration=\"\" ><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-background\" style=\"background:#ffffff;\"><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-border\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-content\"><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-content-container\"><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-content-container-innerblocks\">\n<div style=\"--height_percent: 3.8571428571429%;\" data-height=\"3.8571428571429%\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"--height_percent: 0.14285714285714%;\" data-height=\"0.14285714285714%\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"--height_percent: 6%;\" data-height=\"6%\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-heading\" style=\"margin:0em 0em 0em 0em;\"><h2 style=\"font-size: 2.875em; color: #ff9400; line-height: 1.5; opacity: 100;  text-align: right; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #ffffff; text-stroke-color: #ffffff;\" class=\"bu-stories-story-page-heading-text bu-stories-font-family-specialelite bu-stories-text-shadow-floating bu-stories-text-transform-none\">Featuring singing<\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-backgroundvideo-wrapper\"><figure class=\"bu-stories-story-page-backgroundvideo js-bu-stories-backgroundvideo\" id=\"bu-stories-backgroundvideo-d161276c-d892-43f4-9260-b2b03e7ecb8c\"  data-source=\"vimeo\" data-videoid=\"1144927691\" data-privatevideoid=\"\" data-loop=\"false\"><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-link\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu-stories-story-page js-bu-stories-story-page  has-backgroundvideo\" data-page=\"\" data-position=\"\" data-viewed=\"false\" data-duration-override=\"false\" data-duration=\"\" ><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-background\" style=\"background:#ffffff;\"><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-border\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-content\"><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-content-container\"><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-content-container-innerblocks\">\n<div style=\"--height_percent: 9.1428571428571%;\" data-height=\"9.1428571428571%\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"--height_percent: 7.8571428571429%;\" data-height=\"7.8571428571429%\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-heading\" style=\"margin:0em 0em 0em 0em;\"><h2 style=\"font-size: 2.875em; color: #ff9400; line-height: 1.5; opacity: 100;  text-align: right; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; text-stroke-color: #000000;\" class=\"bu-stories-story-page-heading-text bu-stories-font-family-specialelite bu-stories-text-shadow-floating bu-stories-text-transform-none\">Open mic performances<\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-backgroundvideo-wrapper\"><figure class=\"bu-stories-story-page-backgroundvideo js-bu-stories-backgroundvideo\" id=\"bu-stories-backgroundvideo-6855d518-e603-4a3f-9153-360038475763\"  data-source=\"vimeo\" data-videoid=\"1144930113\" data-privatevideoid=\"\" data-loop=\"false\"><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-link\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu-stories-story-page js-bu-stories-story-page  has-backgroundvideo show-audio-icon\" data-page=\"\" data-position=\"\" data-viewed=\"false\" data-duration-override=\"false\" data-duration=\"\" ><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-background\" style=\"background:#ffffff;\"><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-border\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-content\"><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-content-container\"><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-content-container-innerblocks\">\n<div style=\"--height_percent: 23.571428571429%;\" data-height=\"23.571428571429%\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-heading\" style=\"margin:0em 0em 0em 0em;\"><h2 style=\"font-size: 2.875em; color: #ff9400; line-height: 1.5; opacity: 100;  text-align: right; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; text-stroke-color: #000000;\" class=\"bu-stories-story-page-heading-text bu-stories-font-family-specialelite bu-stories-text-shadow-floating bu-stories-text-transform-none\">Spoken word poets<\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-backgroundvideo-wrapper\"><figure class=\"bu-stories-story-page-backgroundvideo js-bu-stories-backgroundvideo\" id=\"bu-stories-backgroundvideo-1a6d683c-0d95-418f-9757-aaa79d333ebb\"  data-source=\"vimeo\" data-videoid=\"1144935706\" data-privatevideoid=\"\" data-loop=\"false\"><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-link\"><\/div><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-audio-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 64 64\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 64 64\" xml:space=\"preserve\"> <path id=\"bu-stories-page-audio-icon-line-1\" d=\"M2.75,23.337c-0.829,0-1.5,0.671-1.5,1.5v14.327c0,0.828,0.671,1.5,1.5,1.5s1.5-0.672,1.5-1.5V24.837  C4.25,24.008,3.579,23.337,2.75,23.337z\"> <\/path> <path id=\"bu-stories-page-audio-icon-line-2\" d=\"M11.107,17.069c-0.829,0-1.5,0.671-1.5,1.5v26.863c0,0.828,0.671,1.5,1.5,1.5s1.5-0.672,1.5-1.5V18.569  C12.607,17.74,11.936,17.069,11.107,17.069z\"> <\/path> <path id=\"bu-stories-page-audio-icon-line-3\" d=\"M19.464,22.342c-0.829,0-1.5,0.671-1.5,1.5v16.316c0,0.828,0.671,1.5,1.5,1.5s1.5-0.672,1.5-1.5V23.842  C20.964,23.014,20.293,22.342,19.464,22.342z\"> <\/path> <path id=\"bu-stories-page-audio-icon-line-4\" d=\"M27.821,27.217c-0.829,0-1.5,0.671-1.5,1.5v6.566c0,0.828,0.671,1.5,1.5,1.5s1.5-0.672,1.5-1.5v-6.566  C29.321,27.888,28.65,27.217,27.821,27.217z\"> <\/path> <path id=\"bu-stories-page-audio-icon-line-5\" d=\"M44.536,19.059c-0.828,0-1.5,0.671-1.5,1.5v22.882c0,0.828,0.672,1.5,1.5,1.5s1.5-0.672,1.5-1.5V20.559  C46.036,19.73,45.364,19.059,44.536,19.059z\"> <\/path> <path id=\"bu-stories-page-audio-icon-line-6\" d=\"M36.179,25.725c-0.828,0-1.5,0.671-1.5,1.5v9.551c0,0.828,0.672,1.5,1.5,1.5s1.5-0.672,1.5-1.5v-9.551  C37.679,26.396,37.007,25.725,36.179,25.725z\"> <\/path> <path id=\"bu-stories-page-audio-icon-line-7\" d=\"M52.893,24.232c-0.828,0-1.5,0.671-1.5,1.5v12.536c0,0.828,0.672,1.5,1.5,1.5s1.5-0.672,1.5-1.5V25.732  C54.393,24.903,53.721,24.232,52.893,24.232z\"> <\/path> <path id=\"bu-stories-page-audio-icon-line-8\" d=\"M61.25,28.51c-0.828,0-1.5,0.671-1.5,1.5v3.98c0,0.828,0.672,1.5,1.5,1.5s1.5-0.672,1.5-1.5v-3.98  C62.75,29.181,62.078,28.51,61.25,28.51z\"> <\/path> <\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu-stories-story-page js-bu-stories-story-page  has-backgroundimage\" data-page=\"\" data-position=\"\" data-viewed=\"false\" data-duration-override=\"false\" data-duration=\"\" ><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-background\" style=\"background:#ffffff;\"><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-backgroundimage\" style=\"animation-duration:5s;background-image: url(\/globalprograms\/files\/2025\/12\/IMG_4539-832x1480.jpg);background-position: 50% 50%;\"><\/div><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-border\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-content\"><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-content-container\"><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-content-container-innerblocks\">\n<div style=\"--height_percent: 55.428571428571%;\" data-height=\"55.428571428571%\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"--height_percent: 17.285714285714%;\" data-height=\"17.285714285714%\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-heading\" style=\"background-color: rgba(248,249,250,1); margin:0em 0em 0em 0em;\"><h2 style=\"font-size: 2.75em; color: #ff9400; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -0.0090909090909091em; opacity: 100;  text-align: center; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; text-stroke-color: #000000;\" class=\"bu-stories-story-page-heading-text bu-stories-font-family-specialelite bu-stories-text-shadow-floating bu-stories-text-transform-none\">100s of original stories, poems, personal reflections<\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-link\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu-stories-story-page js-bu-stories-story-page  has-backgroundimage\" data-page=\"\" data-position=\"\" data-viewed=\"false\" data-duration-override=\"false\" data-duration=\"\" ><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-background\" style=\"background:#ffffff;\"><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-backgroundimage\" style=\"animation-duration:5s;background-image: url(\/globalprograms\/files\/2025\/12\/Clay.png);background-position: 50% 50%;\"><\/div><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-border\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-content\"><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-content-container\"><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-content-container-innerblocks\">\n<div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-heading\" style=\"margin:0em 0em 0em 0em;\"><h2 style=\"font-size: 2.875em; color: #ff9400; line-height: 1.5; opacity: 100;  text-align: left; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; text-stroke-color: #000000;\" class=\"bu-stories-story-page-heading-text bu-stories-font-family-specialelite bu-stories-text-shadow-floating bu-stories-text-transform-none\">Many different forms of artistic expression <\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-link\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu-stories-story-page js-bu-stories-story-page  has-backgroundimage\" data-page=\"\" data-position=\"\" data-viewed=\"false\" data-duration-override=\"false\" data-duration=\"\" ><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-background\" style=\"background:#ffffff;\"><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-backgroundimage\" style=\"animation-duration:5s;background-image: url(\/globalprograms\/files\/2025\/12\/Stage-performance-spectators-CELOP.png);background-position: 50% 50%;\"><\/div><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-border\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-content\"><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-content-container\"><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-content-container-innerblocks\">\n<div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-heading\" style=\"background-color: rgba(222,226,230,1); margin:0em 0em 0em 0em;\"><h2 style=\"font-size: 2.875em; color: #ff9400; line-height: 1.5; opacity: 100;  text-align: left; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; text-stroke-color: #000000;\" class=\"bu-stories-story-page-heading-text bu-stories-font-family-specialelite bu-stories-text-shadow-floating bu-stories-text-transform-none\">Lifting BU&#8217;s global community<\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-link\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu-stories-story-page js-bu-stories-story-page  has-backgroundimage\" data-page=\"\" data-position=\"\" data-viewed=\"false\" data-duration-override=\"false\" data-duration=\"\" ><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-background\" style=\"background:#ffffff;\"><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-backgroundimage\" style=\"animation-duration:5s;background-image: url(\/globalprograms\/files\/2025\/12\/Students-working-with-playdough.png);background-position: 50% 50%;\"><\/div><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-border\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-content\"><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-content-container\"><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-content-container-innerblocks\">\n<div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-heading\" style=\"margin:0em 0em 0em 0em;\"><h2 style=\"font-size: 2.75em; color: #ff9400; line-height: 1.5; opacity: 100;  text-align: left; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; text-stroke-color: #000000;\" class=\"bu-stories-story-page-heading-text bu-stories-font-family-specialelite bu-stories-text-shadow-floating bu-stories-text-transform-none\">Amplifying  voices <\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-link\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu-stories-story-page js-bu-stories-story-page  has-backgroundimage\" data-page=\"\" data-position=\"\" data-viewed=\"false\" data-duration-override=\"false\" data-duration=\"\" ><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-background\" style=\"background:#ffffff;\"><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-backgroundimage\" style=\"animation-duration:5s;background-image: url(\/globalprograms\/files\/2025\/12\/Hello-white-board.png);background-position: 50% 50%;\"><\/div><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-border\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-content\"><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-content-container\"><div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-content-container-innerblocks\">\n<div style=\"--height_percent: 35.571428571429%;\" data-height=\"35.571428571429%\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu-stories-story-page-heading\" style=\"margin:0em 0em 0em 0em;\"><h2 style=\"font-size: 2.875em; 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