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Photo of Ivanna Solano (Wheelock'16) in downtown Lynn. She wears a tan coat and black sweater, and has long braids with patches of gold. She has large glasses and looks earnestly at the camera. Behind her, a ray of sunlight is seen on a brick wall painted light blue.

Social Work

Opening Doors: Ivanna Solano (Wheelock’16)

May 5, 2021

A photo of Abiola Agoro walking down the runway

Fashion

Fashion, Identity, and Mental Health

May 5, 2021

A photo of Matt Levin wearing a Worcester Red Sox hat sitting in the stands. The baseball field is in the background.

Business of Baseball

Woosox Matthew Levin Bridges Baseball and Business

May 4, 2021

Still from the movie Moonstruck in which Dukakis, left, and Cher, converse at the kitchen table.

Obituaries

Oscar Winner, BU Alum Olympia Dukakis Dies at 89

May 3, 2021

Photo of Sonia Su (COM’15), founder and executive director of Kits to Heart, surrounded by stacks of with kits, white boxes with twine bows, ready to be delivered. She holds one in her arms out in front of her and smiles and looks down. She has shoulder length black hair and wears a black sweater.

Nonprofit

After Beating Cancer, COM Alum Is Giving Care Kits to Others with the Disease

April 24, 2021

A photo of Sarah Greisdorf holding a book open and laughing

Entrepreneurship

My Big Idea: Suits with Pockets, and Now, a New Networking Community for Women

April 21, 2021

Illustration of a student standing in a black graduation cap, diploma in hand, with a gray backpack and blue shorts, looking of into a cloud of uncertainty. The cloud has pieces of paper flying, arrows, coronavirus icons, and money signs, to signify the difficulty of finding a job after graduating in 2020.

Career

Job-Hunting Advice from the Class of 2020: Be Flexible

April 20, 2021

Northwell Health registered nurses fill syringes with the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a pop up vaccinations site the Albanian Islamic Cultural Center, Thursday, April 8, 2021, in the Staten Island borough of New York.

Opinion

I Got the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine. The Pause Makes Me Believe in It More

April 15, 2021

A photo of the crime scene at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Alumni

Stephen Kurkjian Featured in This Is a Robbery Netflix Series on Gardner Museum Heist

April 13, 2021

Photo of Asad Malik (CAS’20) sitting on granite steps, with a white t-shirt, sneakers and jeans on, smiling and holding an envelope that says "Rubiic" in red cursive font.

Social Media

BU Alum Creates New Social Media Journaling App for Sharing Thoughts, More

April 13, 2021

Composite image of four photos of students on campus. From top left, two students with face masks walk down Comm Ave, a student in a white romper skateboards, a group of students draw dancers outside of CFA, a researcher with gloves and a mask looks at a vial. Overlaid sticker reads “Giving Day #ProudtoBU April 7, 2021”

Giving

BU Giving Day Raises Nearly $3 Million

April 9, 2021

Giving Day

BU Giving Day Returns Wednesday

April 7, 2021

A photo of Haley Horn (Questrom’19) holding up the Spillin' Beans game

Alumni

Alum Launches New Adult Party Game

March 30, 2021

University News

Erika Jordan Named BU’s Vice President for Alumni Engagement

March 30, 2021

Composite image, photo of Peter Guralnick with glasses on sitting in a teal rocking chair on a porch, next to the book cover for “Looking to Get Lost: Adventures in Music & Writing” with a photo of Bob Dylan and a man in a cowboy hate that looks at an acoustic electric guitar.

Arts & Culture

Peter Guralnick (CAS’67, GRS’68) Says Looking to Get Lost is as Close to a Memoir as He’ll Ever Write

March 26, 2021

Album cover for "Portraits, Self-Portraits and Songs" a new CD reissue. A black and white photo of Virgil Thompson is on the right.

Music

Anthony Tommasini (CFA’82) “Posed” for Classical Music Composer Virgil Thomson, Then Played His Work

March 26, 2021

Concept image with 5 stars cut out of a paper cartoon bubble symbolising customer feedback. Photo by MicroStockHub/iStock

Feedback

Readers Weigh In on Ibram X. Kendi and Antiracism, Rhett’s Namesake, BU President Harold Case, and More

March 25, 2021

Composite image of the book covers for: Corner Shrine, Devastation Class, In Security, The Land of the Dead is Open for Business, The Man Who Loved His Wife, Me and Her Shadow, Sugar Shock, Ten Thousand Shells and Counting: A Memoir, and Terror to the Wicked: America’s First Trial by Jury that Ended a War and Helped to Form a Nation.

Books

Reading List: New Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry by BU Alums

March 25, 2021

Black and white photo of Tom Beatty (CAS’72) during a historic track meet. He wears a BU jersey and his hair bounces as he runs ahead of two competitors on a track.

Athletics

Miracle on the Track: 50 Years Ago, the Men’s Track Team Made History

March 25, 2021

Photo of Vincent Hsieh (LAW’92) (left) and Ko Wen-Je, the mayor of Taipei (right), who holds up a red t-shirt that says “Boston U” on it. Behind him, a large screen with Chinese characters is seen.

International Alumni

Alumni Gather in Taipei

March 25, 2021

Alumni Gather in Taipei