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Education

Does Homework Really Help Students Learn?

February 19, 2019

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University News

Ban or Embrace: Professors Share Strategies for Cell Phones in Class

January 29, 2019

Student Madeline Bucci and College of Fine Arts professor Karin Hendricks sit back-to-back in front of a blackboard with music notes written in chalk.

University News

Suzuki Method: Respect and Repetition the Best Teachers

December 3, 2018

Students perform at the Boston After-School Music (BAM) program

Education

CFA Students’ After-School Music Program Strikes the Right Notes

November 28, 2018

Boston University trustee Richard D. Cohen smiles as he speaks to a crowd at the Cohen Scholar Reception.

Campaign

BU Trustee Richard Cohen’s Challenge Bolsters Need-Based Undergrad Financial Aid

November 19, 2018

Boston University students look up at the pillared entrance of the University of Habana in the Vedado neighborhood of Havana, Cuba during a 2017 Alternative Spring Break visit.

Global

BU Celebrates Its Global Diversity during Annual International Education Week

November 12, 2018

Qianhui (Jessica) Rong (CGS’22), left, works with her Hub cocurricular supervisor, Rouwenna Altemose. Photo courtesy BU Hub (two students sitting in a student lounge)

Classes

The BU Hub: FAQs Answered

November 5, 2018

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Arts & Culture

Wheelock Family Theatre Stages Gooney Bird Greene and Her True Life Adventures

October 26, 2018

In the Classroom Asian Student Raises Hand and Asks Lecturer a Question. Multi Ethnic Group of Modern Bright Students at the College.

Healthcare

Racial Disparities in Nationwide Mental Health Services for College Students

September 28, 2018

Fallou Ngom, director of the African Studies Center

Education

African Studies Center Expands Curriculum

September 24, 2018

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Education

It’s Time to Tell Students What They Need to Know

August 30, 2018

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Education

BU Hosts The Wonder of Learning: The Hundred Languages of Children

July 26, 2018

Health & Medicine

Go Ahead, Test Him

July 16, 2018

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Medicine

BU Researchers Find a Potential Biomarker for Long-lasting Learning

July 16, 2018

2019 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year Jamil Siddiqui teaches a Calculus class at East Bridgewater High School.

Alumni

BU Alum Named 2019 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year

June 26, 2018

Shaheer Piracha

Strategy & Innovation

New Ventures Winner Offers a Breath of Life

April 19, 2018

Travis Bristol

Faculty

Teaching’s Diversity Problem

March 26, 2018

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Academics

BU Hub, First General Education Program, Debuts This Fall

March 13, 2018

Education

Improving the Odds of Completing High School on Time

March 9, 2018

Boston University students walk the hallways before class

Science & Technology

House Bill Targets Federal Aid for Needy and Grad Students

February 7, 2018

House Bill Targets Federal Aid for Needy and Grad Students