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Photo: Melissa L. Gilliam sits in the leather chair that belonged to one of BU’s founders, Isaac Rich. The chair was used in 1869 when a petition was signed to charter BU as a new corporation.

University News

A Historic Inauguration for Boston University: Melissa L. Gilliam Installed as 11th President

September 27, 2024

Photo of Terry Del Prato, RMA, in a white lab coat and purple glove, giving Yolanda Barros, seen from behind, with her jacket off one of her shoulders, receiving the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine January 20 at the vaccine clinic at FitRec.

University News

BU Will Require Students to Get COVID-19 Vaccine for Fall Semester

April 12, 2021

A photo of Robert Brown wearing a mask walking in front of the Booth theater.

University News

President Brown: “It Is Important We Learn How to Do This and Make It Better As We Go”

September 2, 2020

Photo of BU mascot Rhett the Terrier on the ice with the BU men’s hockey team during the 2020 Beanpot Tournament.

Campus Life

Is It Time to Rename Rhett, BU’s Mascot?

July 1, 2020

A photo of Comm Ave looking down at downtown Boston

University News

President Brown Outlines BU’s Path Forward through Pandemic

April 9, 2020

Ayanna Pressley smiles at the podium while speaking to a crowd on her victory election night party.

Alumni

BU, City of Boston Hold First Joint Observance of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day Monday

January 18, 2019

aerial shot of kenmore square and the boston skyline over BU's campus

Schools and Colleges

University Begins Strategy Planning for the Next Decade

October 17, 2018

University News

President Robert A. Brown Extends Contract

May 16, 2018

Boston University president Robert A. Brown

University News

President Takes One-Time Payout from Supplemental Retirement Plan

December 11, 2017

Students in class at BU. Photo by Tim Llewellyn

Voices & Opinion

POV: Amazon Needs Higher Education. So Does Everyone Else

December 1, 2017

Hundreds gathered on the University of Virginia campus for a candlelight vigil against hate and violence days after Charlottesville erupted in chaos during the "Unite the Right" white nationalist rally.

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BU President Responds to Charlottesville Violence

August 17, 2017

Bonnie Hammer, chair of NBCUniversal

Commencement

Commencement Speaker: “The Most Powerful Woman in Entertainment”

May 4, 2017

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Senior Breakfast Launches Commencement Season

May 4, 2017

Boston University Robert Brown in his office

University News

Office Artifacts: Robert A. Brown

February 2, 2017

Demonstrators display pro-immigrant signs at the Boston Protest Against Muslim Ban and Anti-Immigration Orders, January 29, 2017 in Copley Square, Boston

Public Policy

POV: Immigration Ban Hurts Universities, the Economy, Society

January 31, 2017

Donal Trump signing order

Politics

Trump Immigration Ban Spurs Anxiety and Confusion

January 30, 2017

Dr. Robert A. Brown, President, Boston University, BU

University News

BU Will Not Share Info on Undocumented Students

December 13, 2016

Boston University President Robert Brown speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for Phase II of the Commonwealth Avenue Improvement Project

Safety

Comm Ave Remake Kicks Off

November 3, 2016

Incoming freshmen march down Commonwealth Avenue during the ceremonial procession to the 2016 Boston University Matriculation Ceremony

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BU President Welcomes Freshmen at Matriculation Ceremony

September 4, 2016

President Robert A. Brown, Robert A. Knox, and Richard C. Shipley at the Campaign for Boston University Gala

Campaign

BU Campaign Gala Celebrates Greatness

April 22, 2015

BU Campaign Gala Celebrates Greatness