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Alumni

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Tributes

LAW Alum Steven M. Wise, Who Fought for Animal Rights, Dies

August 7, 2024

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Visual Arts

Gallery: Shea Justice (CFA’93)

August 7, 2024

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TV & Film

Oscar-Nominated Actor Hong Chau (COM’01) Stars in New Action-Comedy The Instigators

August 7, 2024

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Religion

“I Love This Work, but It’s Killing Me”: The Unique Toll of Being a Spiritual Leader Today

August 6, 2024

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Dance

Opening Doors: Ellice Patterson (Questrom’17)

August 5, 2024

University News

Erika Jordan Departs BU Alumni Engagement Office to Return to California

July 25, 2024

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Health & Medicine

The Rewards of Working as Rural Docs

July 22, 2024

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Social Media

COM Alum Will Bring the Summer Olympic Games to Social Media for NBCUniversal

July 19, 2024

Business & Economics

My Big Idea: An App That Helps Journalists Find Diverse, Reliable Sources

July 8, 2024

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Boston Sports

When Celtics Star Derrick White Banged Up His Smile in the NBA Finals, This BU Alum’s Dental Office Fixed Him Up

June 28, 2024

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Obituaries

Rev. James Lawson, Crusading Confidant of MLK, Dies at 95

June 14, 2024

Theatre

His First Broadway Show Just Earned This CFA Alum a Tony Award Nod

June 11, 2024

Photo: Michele Courton Brown (CAS’83), a Black woman with short hair, red glasses, wearing a persimmon color dress, smiles for the camera. Brown is the chair of YouthBuild USA board of directors poses for a photo on May 22, 2024. She’s the first woman and the first Black woman to lead the body.

Alumni

Opening Doors: Michele Courton Brown (CAS’83)

May 29, 2024

Awards

BU Researcher Named a 2024 Hertz Fellow; Award Honors “Innovators with the Greatest Potential”

May 28, 2024

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Commencement 2024

BU’s Commencement Student Speaker Is Proud of Being a Changemaker

May 16, 2024

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Abortion

Permanent Birth Control—Vasectomies and Tubal Ligations—Up following Supreme Court Abortion Ruling

May 15, 2024

Schanaya Barrows as Chloe, Sydney Jackson (CFA’26) as Dailyn, and Asilinn Brophy as Nat in Kirsten Greenidge’s Morning, Noon, and Night, a Company One production with Boston University. Photo by Ken Yotsukura

Theatre

BU Plays a Big Role in New Production from Boston’s Company One Theatre

April 29, 2024

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Policy

Could Boston Be the Next City to Impose Congestion Pricing?

April 10, 2024

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University News

BU Marks 50 Years of Changing Lives behind Bars

April 8, 2024

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Giving

Tenth Annual Giving Day Raises More Than $3.8 Million

April 4, 2024

Tenth Annual Giving Day Raises More Than $3.8 Million