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Professor Wesley Wildman, a tall white man in a blue collared shirt, teaches a Data and Ethics class at CDS on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi for Boston University

Artificial Intelligence

Why ChatGPT Is Both Exciting and Unsettling for Students, Faculty

February 17, 2023

A row of college students in a college classroom taking notes with paper and pencil

New Podcast

Terriers, What Is Your Favorite BU Class?

January 20, 2023

Photo: A group of woman sit in the center of the frame, surrounding a black and white dog. From the left, the woman has dark hair and a brown puffer coat, the next a black puffer coat and dirty blonde hair, the next a beige cardigan and blonde hair, the next a darker brown cardigan with blonde hair, the next a brunette wearing a black long sleeve shirt, and the last woman has on a grey shirt with dark brown hair. The dog has on a red vest indicating that the dog is a service dog.

Learning by Doing

Publicizing the Great Job Great Danes Do

January 20, 2023

Team Revere from SHA’s Advanced Hospitality Strategic Marketing course, with city of Revere representatives: Charlie Giuffrida, Revere director of tourism (from left), Justin Park (SHA’23), Anthony Forziatti (SHA’23), Arielle Hammer (SHA’23), Ethan Phillips (SHA’23), Micaela Yee (SHA’23), and Jacqueline McLaughlin, Revere communications associate. Photo by Cydney Scott

Campus Life

This School of Hospitality Administration Class Doubles as a Marketing Agency for Cities, Hotels, More

December 16, 2022

Photo: Emily Burbo (COM’24) presents her project on tree canopies at the Cross College Challenge exhibition in Questrom on Tuesday, Dec. 13. A young white woman with long blonde hair and wearing a white blouse a white blouse and black blazer, smiles as she stands in front of a large screen showing an example of a pop up forest.

environmental health

A Tree Grows in Boston

December 14, 2022

Photo: Melisa Osborne, a woman wearing a blue face mask and floral burgundy dress, leads a multi-disciplinary CAS class taking a look at the racism implicit in science and healthcare and trying to unpack it. She stands in front of a large lecture class room facing the class as she lectures.

Life Sciences

This BU Class Aims to Undo a History of Racism in Science and Healthcare

December 12, 2022

Photo: Starting near the Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial, Professor Andrew Robichaud leads his History of Boston: Community and Conflict students on a tour of downtown Boston’s environmental history on October 20. A white man wearing a puffy blue vest, jeans, and long-sleeved shirt points to the right as he holds a bright yellow folder. Various students look on.

Boston History

Community, Conflict, and Change: CAS Course Shines New Light on Boston’s Past

November 10, 2022

A photo of a classroom on Boston University's campus with multiple empty desks.

Classes

A Crowdsourced List of Our Terriers’ Favorite BU Courses

November 8, 2022

Photo: Professor Phillip Haberkern teaches a CAS history class "Game of Thrones: Power and Politics in Pre-Modern Europe “ on October 19, 2022. A white man with a grey beard and head of hair stands in front of a classroom and smiles as students look on. Behind him, the projection on screen reads "Quick question #2: You're on the small council at the death of Robert - what steps would you suggest to avoid these failings?"

Classes

Game of Thrones and What It Can Teach Us about Historic European Power and Politics

October 21, 2022

Photo of an employee of the BU bookstore taken from behind. They have short red, wavy hair and wear a large gray shirt that reads "how can i help" in white text. They pull a book from the shelf, which is about eight feet high and has several compartments, presumably one for each class. The stacks of books are labelled with white labels.

Student Life

Textbooks 101: How to Get the Best Deals on College Textbooks

September 1, 2022

Photo of First-year medical students in the new $5.5 million Learning Center attending a class on gene expression August 22. Students sit in groups around large tables as they work together.

Academics

New MED Curriculum Will Drive Patient-Centered, Equitable Care

August 22, 2022

Photo of a stack of essays, the topmost essay has a grade, F, written at the top in red pen.

Voices & Opinion

POV: It’s Time to Upgrade to Ungrading

May 11, 2022

Students in Spencer Piston’s Race at the Center of U.S. Politics course with Lynn mayor Jared Nicholson (back row, third from left) and members of the Lynn Racial Justice Coalition in Lynn City Hall. Photo by Jakob Menendez

Classes

MetroBridge GRS Course Aims to Help Reshape Community Policing in Lynn

May 6, 2022

Photo of Louis Chude-Sokei, an older black man wearing a dark blur shirt and black shoes sits with hands folded in front of him on the steps of a brick building. A red sign on the building reads "Boston University College of Arts and Sciences; African American Studies Program"

New Major

African American and Black Diaspora Studies Is BU’s Newest Major

April 25, 2022

Vector illustration of symbolic sustainable partnership and environmental friendly business. 2 hands, one white and one brown, shake hands with green leaves between their hands. They're on a background of various brown clouds and leaves as a businessman looks at the hands with an approving look.

Organizational Behavior

Can Capitalists Profit While Helping the Marginalized and the Planet?

March 14, 2022

a group of doctors and nurses stand around a patient while a bible is being read. Photo by iStock/SDI Productions

CAS Minor

From HIV/AIDS to COVID, New Minor Probes Religion in Science and Medicine

February 23, 2022

a yellow graphic that reads "MEDIA NOW!" in stylized blue text. Underneath it says "Annual Report on Media/Technology" and "November 22 2021 | Mon | 6:30PM"

Communications

COM Students: Here Are the Current Media Trends to Look for and What’s Coming Soon

December 16, 2021

Photo of Bianca Saffiro (CAS’24), at the front of the class in black, presenting her final project, “Eating and Psyche: Food as Emotional Compensation,” to the class on December 1. In the foreground, students with their laptops open are seen.

Food Writing

Writing with a Sense of Taste

December 15, 2021

Photo of Executive Director of Downtown Framingham, Inc. Anthony Lucivero talking with Sargent College lecturer, Kaytlin Eldred, MPH as they tour downtown Framingham on November 17, 2021. Lucivero wears a black jacket and Eldred wears a pink jacket.

Classes

A Hands-on Class on Homelessness

December 10, 2021

Photo of Margarita Guillory, wearing a white face mask, red shirt and black jacket, lecturing at the front of her Religion and Hip Hop course. She extends her hand toward the class and the backs of students' heads are seen.

Classes

This Could Be the Coolest Religion Class You Ever Take

December 2, 2021

This Could Be the Coolest Religion Class You Ever Take