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Campus Life

BU Student Performers Are Thrilled to Be Part of Historic Inauguration Week

September 20, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Schism in the Methodist Church Explained

May 29, 2024

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Commencement 2024

“We Are Called, My Friends, to Be Peacemakers,” Rev. Walter E. Fluker Tells Boston University’s Baccalaureate Audience

May 19, 2024

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University News

BU Graduate Workers Launch Strike with Rally, Picket Plans

March 25, 2024

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Student Life

Students Fasting for Ramadan Find a Home at the GSU

March 22, 2024

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Wellness

Marsh Chapel’s Tai Chi Classes Draw Students, Staff, Faculty from across Campus

January 30, 2024

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Commencement 2023

Importance of Learning, Virtue, and Piety Invoked at University’s Baccalaureate Service

May 21, 2023

Photo: The choir director of Inner Strength Gospel Choir, Herbert Jones, leads his choir by demonstrating what to sing. His mouth is agape in the photo, mid-singing, and he wears a black hoodie.

CHOIR

Inner Strength Gospel Choir Celebrates 50th Anniversary

April 26, 2023

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Arts & Culture

Renowned Author Marilynne Robinson to Speak on Campus April 11

April 10, 2023

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New Appointment

Marsh Chapel Appoints Inaugural Associate Chaplain for Student Outreach

April 7, 2023

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In the City

The Week Ahead: March 13 to 19

March 10, 2023

Photo: The Marsh Chapel choir practices on Monday, December 5, 2022. A group of people standing in a chapel hold music books and sing. A conductor stands in the middle of the half circle and leads.

Arts & Culture

Marsh Chapel Celebrates Christmas with Its Annual Service of Lessons & Carols

December 8, 2022

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Music

Video: A Mighty Sound Can Often Be Heard on Marsh Plaza

October 12, 2021

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University News

Marsh Chapel Reopens to In-Person Worship, Events

August 25, 2021

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Student Voices

Expressions of Faith from BU’s Class of 2021

May 12, 2021

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Things-to-do

The Weekender: April 1 to 4

March 31, 2021

Palm Sunday Service lead by Fr. Kevin Staley-Joyce march 28 at The Catholic center on Bay State Rd.

Campus Life

Religious Life at BU Is “Resilient and Resurgent,” despite Pandemic

March 30, 2021

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Things-To-Do

What to Do This Holiday Season (Safely)

December 18, 2020

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Music

BU’s Inner Strength Gospel Choir: Lifting Voices from a Distance

May 29, 2020

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Campus & Facilities

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

May 26, 2020

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