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Video: 10 Questions for BU’s New President, Melissa L. Gilliam

July 1, 2024

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Administration

Lessons from an Interim President: Kenneth Freeman Reflects on a Historic Year

June 17, 2024

University News

President-Elect Melissa Gilliam Names New Provost, Fills Key Senior Staff Posts

June 11, 2024

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University News

University, Part-Time Faculty Tentatively Agree to New Four-Year Contract

April 30, 2024

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University News

BU Graduate Workers Launch Strike with Rally, Picket Plans

March 25, 2024

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University News

Five Faculty Receive Edward Avedisian Professorships

March 21, 2024

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University News

BU Graduate Students Are Set to Strike over Benefits and Pay

March 19, 2024

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Awards

How to Be a Better Mentor

March 15, 2024

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University News

Staff Advisory Council Seeks More Members to Broaden the Voices of Staff on Campus

January 23, 2024

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University News

Seeking Campus of “Dignity, Fairness, and Respect,” President Freeman Addresses Israel-Hamas War

January 18, 2024

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University News

Gary Nicksa, Who Managed BU through Recession and Pandemic, Is Retiring after 18 Years of Financial Stewardship

December 8, 2023

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Forced Displacement

Fruitful First Year for Center on Forced Displacement

November 16, 2023

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Community Reaction

BU Community Reacts to Melissa L. Gilliam, BU’s 11th President

October 5, 2023

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University News

Photos—Melissa L. Gilliam Welcomed as BU’s 11th President

October 4, 2023

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Administration

Fun Facts about BU’s Next President, Melissa L. Gilliam—Gamer, Ceramicist, Keyboard Novice…

October 4, 2023

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University News

Boston University Names 11th President: Melissa L. Gilliam, Physician, Educator, Scholar

October 4, 2023

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University News

As BU Launches Inquiry into Center for Antiracist Research, Interim President Freeman Explains Goal and Reasoning

September 21, 2023

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Expert Take

The Postdoc-Mentor Relationship Is Key to Advancing Research. Here’s How to Make It Better

September 21, 2023

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University News

Wheelock’s David Chard Leaving as Dean, Proud of Faculty and Staff Who Built Something Together

September 11, 2023

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Obituaries

BU President Emeritus Aram Chobanian (Hon.’06) Dies at 94; Helped Stabilize the University in Tumultuous Period

September 2, 2023

BU President Emeritus Aram Chobanian (Hon.’06) Dies at 94; Helped Stabilize the University in Tumultuous Period