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ALUMNI

BU Alum Chompon Boonnak Runs Mahaniyom, One of Greater Boston’s Hottest Thai Restaurants

August 14, 2024

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TV & Film

Champion of Indie Films

August 12, 2024

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Arts & Culture

CFA Alum Jonathan Knight Is Head of Games for the New York Times

August 7, 2024

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Books

Reading List: Alum Bonnie Hammer Publishes 15 Lies Women Are Told at Work—Plus Fiction, Poetry, and Short Stories

August 7, 2024

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ONE GOOD DEED

One Good Deed: Jason Hurdich (CAS’97) Is Uniting the Deaf Community, One Cup at a Time

August 7, 2024

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Space

Space Force General B. Chance Saltzman Is a BU Alum

August 7, 2024

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Fashion

Using Glamour for Good: Alum’s Nonprofit Organization Brings Clothes and Beauty Products to Those in Need

August 7, 2024

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Books

Alum’s New Book Recounts the Battle for Inclusion in Boy Scouts

August 7, 2024

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Feedback

Feedback: Readers Weigh In on a BU Superager, the Passing of Otto Lerbinger, and Alum’s Book Fat Church

August 7, 2024

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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

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