Boston University

Administration

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Admissions

BU Is Making Standardized Tests Optional for Undergrad Applicants for Third Consecutive Year

January 20, 2022

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University News

Crystal Williams Leaving BU to Become President of Rhode Island School of Design

December 16, 2021

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University News

When Snow Closes Campus, Virtual Meetings Are Canceled

December 8, 2021

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Campus Life

What Is the Future of Masks at BU?

November 17, 2021

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First-GEn

First-Generation College Student Story: Brianna Bourne

November 2, 2021

Photo of Carrie Landa, director of Behavioral Medicine and associate director of Student Health Services, is BU’s new executive director of student wellbeing. She wears a black blazer and crimson blouse and leans against a beige, brick wall.

New Appointment

To Help with Student Wellbeing, BU Names Carrie Landa to New Position

November 2, 2021

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University News

BU’s Endowment Grows by Nearly $1 Billion

October 13, 2021

Setting up the stage for remotely broadcast student orientation session in Metcalf Hall.

University News

University Asks Outside Fact Finder to Probe Allegations about Orientation Program

October 7, 2021

Dean of BU’s Pardee School of Global Studies, Adil Najam, smiles and poses with arms crossed for a photo in his office

University News

Adil Najam Leaving Post as Pardee Dean Next May

September 30, 2021

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University News

Boston University to Divest from Fossil Fuel Industry

September 23, 2021

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Fossil Fuel Divestment

Campus Reacts to BU’s Commitment to Divest from Fossil Fuels

September 23, 2021

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Back2BU

22 Important Questions and Answers for BU’s 2021–2022 School Year

August 27, 2021

University News

Chief Financial Officer Martin Howard to Retire After 39 Years

August 24, 2021

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University News

BU Leaders Address Employees’ COVID Concerns at Latest Town Hall

August 19, 2021

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University News

University Librarian K. Matthew Dames Leaving, Interim Is Appointed

July 8, 2021

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Faculty

BU Political Scientist Gina Sapiro’s Retirement Blog Reflects on 46 Years of Teaching, Mentoring, More

July 7, 2021

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Promotions

Amie Grills Will Be New Associate Provost for Undergraduate Affairs

July 1, 2021

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Staff

Staff Excited about Remote Work Policy, although Some Want More

June 23, 2021

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University News

BU to Permit Remote Work for Eligible Staff, Up to Two Days a Week

June 23, 2021

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Gender Inequality

The Ivory Tower Is Like the Real World in One Way: Mothers Still Do Most of the Childcare, BU Researcher Finds

June 18, 2021

The Ivory Tower Is Like the Real World in One Way: Mothers Still Do Most of the Childcare, BU Researcher Finds