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Faculty

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Tributes

CAS’ Seymour M. “Mike” Miller Was an Influential Sociologist

April 25, 2022

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Tributes

Remembering Three Alums and a Pardee Professor Emeritus

April 25, 2022

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School Of Theology

New Associate Dean For Students and Community Life

April 25, 2022

Composite image. At left, Photo of Mark Grinstaff, a middle-aged white man with glasses who wears a button-down shirt with a gradient, squiggly line pattern that fades from green and blue to red and pink. He smiles as he stands outside with his hands in his pockets. In the middle, Photo of Professor Dana Robert of STH. She is a middle-aged White woman with short salt and pepper hair. She wears a black blazer and blue blouse, and smiles as she sits in a wooden chair, her hands crossed in her lap. Behind her, a large white bookshelf filled with books is seen. At right, Photo of Gary Lawson, School of Law professor of Law. He is a middle-aged white man with glasses and salt and pepper hair. He wears a speckled gray-green tweed suit, pink button down and black tie. He smiles slightly and holds his arm with his hand and learns against a white wall.

Accolades

William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professorships Honor Mark Grinstaff, Gary Lawson, and Dana Robert

April 13, 2022

Stylized image of Ketanji Brown Jackson. At center, she appears in Black and white. She is a middle-aged Black woman who wears glasses, a pearl necklace, and black and white checkered dress. She loves off to the side triumphantly. At left and right the same image appears, pixelated, in yellow and white. The background of the image is a teal jewel tone.

Community Voices

BU Celebrates Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Rise to US Supreme Court

April 7, 2022

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College of Fine Arts

School of Music’s 150th Anniversary Opens on a Big Stage

April 4, 2022

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Promotions

Recognized as Leaders in Their Fields, 20 Charles River Campus Faculty Have Been Promoted to Full Professor

April 4, 2022

Photo of Andrea Merrill, in a jewel-tone green dress tied in the front, leaning against her desk and smiling. She is light-skinned, has long black hair and wears black glasses. Her red MD badge is seen on her left hip and her office has two monitors and is decorated with lots of photos.

Campus Life

Office Artifacts: Andrea Merrill

March 30, 2022

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COVID ON CAMPUS

BU to End Asymptomatic Testing in May, but Keeps Masks in Classrooms for Now

March 24, 2022

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Student Voices

Border Studies Program Offers Chance to Learn about Migrants and Border Wall Firsthand

March 24, 2022

Photo of Martha Schick (MDiv’22) lighting a candle in Gordon Chapel. A white woman with short hair wearing a mask lights a candle with a long match in a darkened chapel

Religion

Photo Essay: What My Faith Means to Me

March 23, 2022

Photo of Benjamin Sovacool. A middle-aged white man wearing glasses and a light pink plaid shirt and jeans poses next to an open window and lightly smiles at the camera.

Sustainability and Climate Change

BU Institute to Focus on Equity and Justice in the Climate Change Fight

March 15, 2022

Listen Now

What Is the Future of Travel in 2022?

March 14, 2022

Image of BU Earth and environment researchers Catherine Mahoney, and Amanda Vieillard at Belle Isle Marsh Reservation in Boston, Mass. The women crouch in the yellow grass and set up portable carbon sensors. The Boston City Skyline is seen behind them.

Blue Carbon

Empowering Citizen Scientists to Study and Protect Coastal Wetlands

March 3, 2022

Composite image of Nancy Harayama, a middle aged Asian woman with shoulder length black hair wearing a floral blouse and smiling, senior lecturer in special education at Wheelock College of Education & Human Development (left) and Alyse Bithavas, an older white woman with short amber hair wearing a white and black neck scarf, director of student services and academic advising at the College of General Studies.

Accolades

Academic Advising Awards Ceremony Returns In Person This Year

March 3, 2022

Word cloud in the shape of a mask featuring popular words community members used in their survey responses. Words are seen in teal, brown, orange and light blue, and include "Living with COVID, immuncomprised, mask, yes, community, risk." The word cloud is overlaid on a photo of the Boston city skyline that is textured to look as if it were printed on a piece of fibrous paper.

Community Voices

You Answered: Are You Ready to Start Living with the Virus?

March 2, 2022

Emily Lam (ENG'14,'16,'20) and ENG Professor Thomas Little started tech company Rtangent, whose technology provides virtual tours led by a a live interpreter/guide. They were photographed at Gallery 263 in Cambridge, for which they created a tour. Photo by Cydney Scott for Boston University Photography

Innovation

My Big Idea: Guided Tours through Virtual and Real Spaces

February 28, 2022

Photo of Ketanji Brown Jackson, a middle aged Black woman in a black blazer, purple blouse, and glasses, smiling as she speaks at a podium during an event in the Cross Hall of the White House February 25, 2022 in Washington, DC. Blurred in the background, president Biden is seen looking on and smiling. Behind him is an American flag.

Supreme Court

LAW Dean’s Letter Urges Confirmation of Biden’s Historic SCOTUS Pick, Ketanji Brown Jackson

February 25, 2022

Smoke enveloped a Ukrainian air base in Mariupol after a Russian strike Thursday, part of Vladimir Putin’ invasion of his neighbor. Photo by AP/Evgeniy Maloletka

International Relations

Russia and Ukraine Explained and Analyzed

February 24, 2022

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Environment

Will SCOTUS Cripple Climate Change Remedies?

February 23, 2022

Will SCOTUS Cripple Climate Change Remedies?