Fall 2012 Features
University unveils $1 billion, five-year campaign
The ambitious Campaign for Boston University will go a long way to defining BU’s future. It’ll also have a positive impact on today’s students. By Rich Barlow. Video by Alan Wong Watch this video on YouTube Why, after 173 years, is Boston University mounting its first comprehensive fundraising campaign? And why the daunting target of […]
Reporting the Olympics
The seven Terriers competing at the 2012 Olympics weren’t BU’s only representatives in London this summer. Fourteen communication students reported from the city during a one-off study abroad program. By Ashley Lisenby (COM’13) Author photo courtesy of Ashley Lisenby I am convinced reporting in London during the 2012 Olympics was a dream. Never in my […]
College of General Studies Hits 60
Once the best-kept secret in liberal arts education, the College of General Studies celebrates its 60th anniversary with a growing national reputation. By Andrew Thurston Photos by BU Photography It would make an intriguing, if slightly ominous, riddle: name the college that admits the second-largest freshman class of any at BU, but from which no […]
Center Brings Student Services Together
The Center for Student Services unites support and resource programs—and serves up fancy mac and cheese. By Jessica Ullian Photos by Kalman Zabarsky and Cydney Scott Warning: students at BU may be suffering from culture shock this fall. When they left campus last spring or after a summer orientation, 100 Bay State Road was a construction […]