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A painting of the legs of a woman underwater as she kicks along, her legs reflected on the sand. The water around her is in shades of dark and light blue. She wears white bottoms.

Visual Arts

Gallery: Adrienne Elise Tarver (CFA’07)

November 20, 2020

Screenshot from a virtual event During the Alumni Weekend called Black in the Entertainment Industry: Reflections on Courage, Challenge, and Creativity, College of Fine Arts Dean Harvey Young (clockwise from top right) spoke with actors Uzo Aduba (CFA’05), Alfre Woodard (CFA’74, Hon.’04), and Russell Hornsby (CFA’96) about their experiences at BU and in Hollywood.

Alumni Weekend

First Virtual Alumni Weekend Brings BU Community Together

November 20, 2020

Composite image of photos from DeCotis' video which parodies Cuomo's press briefing. In the photos, DeCotis wears a suit and touches her head, wears a red shirt and looks stress, wears a Hawaiian shirt and mustache and points at herself, and pretends to cut herself with a knife in a suit jacket.

Comedy

Maria DeCotis Turns a Coronavirus Press Briefing into a Hit Video

November 20, 2020

Composite image, at left, a photo of Rev. Gil Galdwell (GRS’55, Hon.’59) speaking at a podium in what looks like a church, and a black and white photo of Robert Trump (DGE’68, CAS’72) holding a soccer ball as a young man at BU.

Tributes

Tributes: Rev. Gil Caldwell (GRS’55, Hon.’59), Robert Trump (DGE’68, CAS’72)

November 19, 2020

TJ and Hadley Douglas, owners of Urban Grape in Boston, pose for a photo on November 2, 2020. A floor to ceiling rack of wine bottles is seen behind them.

Alumni

New Scholarship at MET Seeks to Draw More People of Color into the Wine and Beverage Industry

November 19, 2020

Composite image of black and white photos of the following people: Gary M. Garfinkel (Questrom’84), who stands in a suit and tie, Harold “Spike” Carlson (Questrom’26), in an old-fashioned football uniform, Julia C. Pratt (CAS’48, Hon.’78) at a desk with file cabinets in the background.

Giving

Celebrating Three Scholarships

November 19, 2020

A portrait photo of Tyler Sit

Education & Social Service

Tyler Sit, founding pastor, New City Church

November 18, 2020

A portrait photo of Minal Anand

Entrepreneurship

My Big Idea: A Digital Platform in India That Connects Students with Tutors

November 17, 2020

US infantrymen make their way through the Hürtgen Forest on November 8, 1944.

Books

Alum’s Book Recounts Long Overdue Search for Lost World War II Soldiers

November 11, 2020

A 1996 portrait of an African National Congress supporter who was shot in the face and had his home burned the year before.

Photography

Reflections on Photographing Trauma

November 9, 2020

Headshots of Boston Business Journal 50 Leaders Making a Difference with ties to BU. Composite image shows formal headshots in the following order: Kate Walsh, Lori Cashman, Paul Francisco, Jeanette Ives Erickson, Marylou Sudders, Ibram Kendi, Catherine Klapperich, Kate Barrand.

Accolades

BU Alums, Faculty on Boston Business Journal’s List of 50 Leaders Making a Difference

November 9, 2020

A photo of Steve Kornacki on air in front of a screen displaying the electoral map for the 2020 presidential election

Alumni

MSNBC’s Steve Kornacki Shines in 2020 Election

November 7, 2020

A photo of Alexandria Ocasio Cortez speaking to staffers and media after winning reelection to Congress on November 3, 2020

Politics

Squad Rules, Three with BU Ties Reelected to Congress

November 4, 2020

Black and white photo of Roy in his dorm room in 1997, two years after his accident. He wears a white turtle neck and flannel shirt and smiles wide. A photo of Muhammad Ali boxing is behind him above a book shelf.

Tribute

Travis Roy: A Death in the Family

November 4, 2020

Photo of Travis Roy on Monday, October 6, 2015 at center ice of the Agganis Arena. He wears a grey sweater and his retired jersey number, 24, is seen hanging from the ceiling.

Tributes

Travis Roy, Terrier Hockey Player Paralyzed in 1995, Dies at 45.

October 29, 2020

Photo of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (CAS’11) (D-N.Y.) campaigning in Queens, N.Y., on October 18, 2020. She wears a red mask and talks to a woman and a young girl to her left.

Politics

Candidates with BU Ties Run for Congress

October 29, 2020

Photo of Jonathan Priester (COM’10) in blue blazer, pink button down, and gold lapel pin. He looks off into the middle distance in front of a corrugated wall.

University Appointments

Jonathan Priester (COM’10), Global Black Community Inclusion Lead for Google, and a BU Trustee

October 28, 2020

A composite of photos of Sarah Greisdorf and Sarika Ram

Strategy & Innovation

BU Student and Alum Make BostInno’s “25 Under 25” List

October 27, 2020

Photo from Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, as delegates watch as the roll call vote of states continues after Vice President Mike Pence spoke at the 2020 Republican National Convention in Charlotte. In the photo, large white posts with RNC branding with state names are seen, such as South Dakota, Guam, and US Virgin Islands. The back of a few people's heads are seen in the background.

Data & Politics

Alums’ Green Papers Website, 20 Years On, Is Still Tracking Election Returns

October 26, 2020

Public Health

New Podcast by SPH Alums Seeks to Make Public Health “Accessible and Digestible”

October 23, 2020

New Podcast by SPH Alums Seeks to Make Public Health “Accessible and Digestible”