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Senior Week

Student Life

Commencement Speaker, Honorary Degree Recipients, and Metcalf Winners Revealed at Senior Breakfast

May 1, 2026

Photo: A crowd of senior students in round table auditorium

Senior Week

Class of 2026 Celebrated at Friday’s Senior Breakfast

May 1, 2026

Photo: A picture of many people celebrating with their arms raised as they sit around round tables

Commencement 2025

Class of 2025 Celebrated at Friday’s Senior Breakfast

May 1, 2025

Photo: Boston University Seniors cheer on fellow classmates during the annual Boston University 2023 Senior Breakfast at GSU.

COMMENCEMENT 2024

This Year’s Commencement Speaker? We’ll Find Out Thursday Morning

May 1, 2024

Photo: A young woman holding a tray of food stands under a sign that reads "Time Out Market"

Commencement 2023

The Lineup for Senior Week 2023

May 11, 2023

Photo of Eden McColl (SHA 21) and Morgan Michelson (SHA 21) playing a game of Jenga during Senior Week. The pair sit on wooden adirondack chairs, as McColl holds the tower from tipping over and Michelson attempts to place a piece on top. Both students wear black, Michelson wears a Red Sox hat. Behind them, a white tent and other students are seen on the BU beach.

Senior Week

The 2022 Senior Week Lineup

May 12, 2022

Photo of Rebecca Chang (CAS’22), left, June Lin (Questrom’22), middle and Victoria Phang (Questrom’22), right, smiling and laughing as they watching the slideshow during senior class breakfast at the GSU’s Metcalf Ballroom May 5. The three all appear to be AAPI women. Behind them, their table is covered with breakfast food and glasses filled with orange juice.

Commencement 2022

Pulitzer-Winning Journalist and Author Bob Woodward Will Be BU’s 149th Commencement Speaker

May 4, 2022

Photo of Dean of students Kenneth Elmore chatting with student commencement speaker Archelle Thelemaque (COM’21), on a video screen, during the class of 2021 senior breakfast broadcast from the GSU April 30. Elmore wears a red velvet blazer and Archelle wears a pink shirt.

Senior Brunch

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Moderna Cofounder Noubar Afeyan to Speak at BU’s 148th Commencement

April 30, 2021

Top view of a cup of coffee, 2 donuts on a plate, and a MacBook laptop sitting on a pink table

Commencement

Class of 2021 Will Be Honored at Virtual Senior Brunch Today

April 30, 2021

Dean Kenneth Elmore stands on a stage in the George Sherman Union next to a podium with a red Boston University sign on it. He wears a red blazer and holds a champagne bottle. Behind him, a screen shows an image of the back of a Terriers jersey.

Senior Week

BU Celebrates the Class of 2020 with Virtual Events

May 8, 2020

Visitors enjoy the Arnold Arboretum’s annual Lilac Sunday

Arts & Culture

The Weekender: May 9 to 12

May 8, 2019

In the video above, Boston University faculty and staff offer some parting thoughts to the Class of 2019. Photos by Jackie Ricciardi.

Commencement

Advice to the Class of 2019: “Make a Difference in the World”

May 4, 2019

Lawn On D

Senior Week

What’s on Tap for Senior Week 2018

April 30, 2018

Senior Week concludes with a classic New England clam back at Boston’s Lawn on D.

Senior Week

Fun, Food, and Friends: Senior Week 2017

May 11, 2017

Boston University Senior Week 2016

Commencement

A Guide to Senior Week 2016

May 6, 2016

Senior Week 2015, Boston University

Commencement

Celebrating Senior Week 2015

May 8, 2015

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In the City

Senior Week 2014

May 9, 2014

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Nickerson Field

Commencement Weekend 2013: What to Do

May 16, 2013

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Commencement

Words of Wisdom: “Be Your Authentic Self”

May 16, 2013

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Students

YouSpeak: A Look Past, a Look Ahead

May 14, 2013

YouSpeak: A Look Past, a Look Ahead