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Housing

Photo of August Menchaca (CAS’23) in a face mask, black t-shirt and jeans, collects his things from a UPS truck and wheels them away in a yellow cart while moving in on Bay State Rd on August 26.

Back2BU

Fall Move-out, Intersession, Spring Move-in: What You Need to Know

October 20, 2020

Photo of Dragon Ding (CAS 21) an RA in Sleeper Hall posing for a photo on West campus on October 5, 2020. Ding wears a black face mask that reads "West is Best" and has a green BU shirt on.

Residence Life

Toughest Job on Campus? Try Being an RA during COVID-19

October 6, 2020

Jiaxin (Jack) Tong (COM’22) moves into his Bay State Rd residence on August 14. After his flights home to China got cancelled five times in the spring and early summer, Tong stayed on campus for the summer, taking classes.

Move-in

Will Move-in 2020 Be Different from Years Past? Very.

August 14, 2020

A photo of the new COVID testing protocol at Boston University.

COVID Testing

Robots, Nanobeads, and Data Modeling—The Science behind BU’s Coronavirus Testing Plan

August 4, 2020

Exterior view of Warren Towers student residence hall at Boston University

University News

BU Extends Deadline for Students to Cancel Their Residence License Agreement

June 29, 2020

A photo of a student with their suitcase on BU move in day

University News

BU Campuses to Reopen, In-Person Classes Will Resume This Fall

June 10, 2020

Photo of Katerina Chew (left) (MET 20) and Robyn Volcy-Lee (SAR 20, SPH 21) pack up their car on June 1, 2020. Students were able to return to campus to pick up their belongings. Volcy-Lee holds a "Property of Boston University Box" as Chew holds a yellow moving cart.

Safety

Move-Out: Five Things to Know if You’re Retrieving Belongings from Campus Housing

June 4, 2020

Photo of limited construction continuing at the Center for Data and Computer Sciences on Granby Street May 20. A yellow excavator with its basket raised. Two construction workers standby. Orange traffic cones are seen in the foreground.

Campus & Facilities

Work Resumes on Key BU Building Projects, with COVID-19 Precautions

May 26, 2020

A sign on a Bay State Road residence informing students they will lose swipe access by March 30

Housing

BU Announces Prorated Housing, Dining Credits and Refunds for Upended Semester

April 3, 2020

Taylor Cain (GRS’20), director of the Housing Innovation Lab, meets members of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corp. Housing Innovation Lab intern Rebecca Christner pictured at right.

Housing

Boston, You’re Our Home. Taylor Cain Wants to Keep It That Way

February 13, 2020

A photo of Evan Dann (ENG'21) in his dorm room.

Campus Life

Do You Have a Fashionable Dorm Room or Apartment? We Want to Hear from You

January 23, 2020

A Boston University student poses in the doorway of his new off-campus apartment in Allston.

Housing

Big Decision: Should I Stay On Campus or Move Off?

October 2, 2019

Sharrice Autry and Alison Brown

Housing

Grad Students: Need an Affordable Place to Live? New Site Connects Generations

September 5, 2019

Students can drop their unwanted items—clothing, shoes, accessories, kitchenware, and knickknacks—in Goodwill donation bins across campus through May 16. Photo by BU Today.

Earth

Moving Out? Don’t Throw Away Those Old Clothes

May 8, 2019

Freshman Kat Ungvary poses on her bed in her dorm room

Housing

Decked-Out Dorms: Kat Ungvary

March 27, 2019

The newly renovated state-of-the-art communal kitchen in Global Housing

University News

New Global House to Replace Specialty Language Houses

February 1, 2018

View of contest winning dorm room

Students

Votes Are In: View the Best Dorm Room on Campus

November 7, 2017

Officer Brandon Stone of Boston University Police Department tracked down a thief and recovered a 14,000 dollar flute

Public Safety

The Case of the Stolen Flute

October 24, 2017

Myles Standish gets a facelift. Superimposed image of a student from over 15 years ago on top of a photo of a recently refurbished room.

In the City

Myles Face-lift, Part One

September 25, 2017

Myles Face-lift, Part One