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Commencement

Portrait of Metcalf Award winner Courtney Goto, a School of Theology associate professor of religious education, teaches theology students about racism, culture, and religious faith, on a white background. She wears a blue and brown patterned jacket. Photo by Dave Green

Accolades

STH’s Courtney Goto: 2020 Metcalf Award

May 9, 2020

Dean Kenneth Elmore stands on a stage in the George Sherman Union next to a podium with a red Boston University sign on it. He wears a red blazer and holds a champagne bottle. Behind him, a screen shows an image of the back of a Terriers jersey.

Senior Week

BU Celebrates the Class of 2020 with Virtual Events

May 8, 2020

A photo of the graduation ceremony held on John Krasinski's Some Good News show

Class of 2020

Two BU Seniors Appear in John Krasinski’s Some Good News Graduation-Themed Episode

May 7, 2020

Students holding a sign that they will miss each other

Student Life

Class of 2020: Tell Us What You’ll Miss Most about BU

May 6, 2020

Sophie Park watches senior breakfast on her computer at home.

Commencement

First-Ever Online Senior Breakfast a Celebratory Affair

May 1, 2020

A photo of BU graduates with overlay that reads "Congratulations BU Class of 2020" and has a video play button.

Student Life

A Look Back at Some of the Major Events That Shaped the Class of 2020

May 1, 2020

Composite image: on the left, an aerial view of plates of roasted tomato and leek tart, salt and pepper Yukon Gold potatoes, and applewood smoked bacon, made by BU chef and campus culinary director Christopher Bee; on the right, Kenneth Elmore, Associate provost & dean of students is seen in a red jacket with "Terriers" in white, pointing towards the camera with a smile on his face. A plate of food is set before him.

Student Life

2020 Senior Class Breakfast Will Happen from Homes around the World on Friday

April 28, 2020

A photo of students taking the hippocratic oath via Zoom

Student Life

MED Class of 2020 on Graduating in the Midst of a Pandemic

April 17, 2020

A photo of students taking the hypocratic oath via Zoom

Student Life

MED Class of 2020 to Make History Today with Early Graduation

April 17, 2020

A photo of an empty Comm Ave

University News

Did You Miss Something? Big Decisions BU Has Made about the Coronavirus Crisis So Far

March 31, 2020

Boston University Class of 2019 graduates celebrate on Commencement day by popping and spraying bottles of champagne.

Commencement

Students Take News of Delayed Commencement in Stride

March 26, 2020

Aerial view of the 2019 Boston University Commencement on Nickerson Field on May 19, 2019.

Commencement

BU Commencement Postponed until Late Summer or Fall

March 26, 2020

Fred Rogers of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

Film & TV

A Mister Rogers Movie? Here He Is Singing “Won’t You Be My Neighbor” at Commencement

July 22, 2019

Rosa Cardoso smiling

Commencement

Lost & Found: How $1,784 Made Its Way Back to Owner

June 1, 2019

Alex & Leo at the Boston University School of Public Health convocation in 2019.

Health & Medicine

Alex and Leo, a Story of Love, Healing—and Graduating

May 28, 2019

Two graduates embrace following commencement

Commencement

The Best Moments from Commencement 2019

May 24, 2019

wide angle photo of Nickerson Field during commencement

Commencement

2019 Grads: Find Yourself in This Commencement Photo

May 23, 2019

Composite image of Boston University students Sam DeSoto, Jess Silva, Lisa Hong, and Kayla Furbish

Students

Rite of Passage: Catching Up with Four Students, Four Years Later

May 23, 2019

Mona Hanna-Attisha addressing SPHC graduates

Commencement

Researcher Who Exposed Flint Water Crisis to SPH Grads: “Stand Up for What Is Right”

May 23, 2019

Commencement

It All Looks So Easy

May 22, 2019

It All Looks So Easy