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2/1/23 -- Boston, Massachusetts Foot traffic along Commonwealth Ave and near Marsh Plaza February 1, 2023. Photo by Cydney Scott for Boston University Photography

Campus Life

BU Launches Belonging & Culture Survey, First Community-Wide Effort

February 21, 2023

Image: Black background with the word "Resistance" in bold, capital letters. The outline of the words is shown above and below the center word with a red, yellow, green gradient.

Black History Month

What “Black Resistance” Means to Me

February 15, 2023

Photo: Stock image of BU's Campus. Students are shown walking in front of an older, large building with a red banner that reads "Tsai Performance Center". An old, grandfather style clock is also seen on the sidewalk.

University News

As BU Prepares New Survey, Learn What Came Out of the Last One

February 14, 2023

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Valentine’s Day

For This Valentine’s Day, Terriers Send Love Notes—to Themselves

February 14, 2023

Photo: An Argentinian man with orange slacks, a red sweater with a black turtleneck underneath. He stands in the center of his office. To the left, an aquarium is featured. Above the aquarium tank are shelves of books. Lining the selves are chocolate wrappers from unique chocolate bars. On his right, there is a huge desk with tons of miscellaneous merchandise on top. Some of those items are a yerba mate pot, a silver plaque, and a wooden model of a motorcycle. Two chairs sit in front of his desks. Throughout the room are tons of personal pictures, framed and loose. Mostoslavsky smiles for the photo

OFFICE ARTIFACTS

Office Artifacts: Gustavo Mostoslavsky

February 6, 2023

Photo: Faculty & Staff Assistance Office employees, Colleen McGuire (left) Sarah Henderson (center), and Karen Brouhard(right) smile and pose for a photo. Three white women wearing (from left) glasses and a light blue floral blouse and black pants, a dark blue summer dress, and a red orange blouse and beige pants.

Mental Health

Faculty & Staff Assistance Office: a Valuable Resource for BU Employees and Their Families

January 27, 2023

New Appointment

Kate Walsh, CEO of Boston Medical Center, Leaving to Lead Massachusetts Health and Human Services Department

January 25, 2023

Photo: BU Men's ice hockey faces-off against BC. Various BU hockey players grapple and push on the ice against BC players to get the puck. A referee stands in the center of the group.

Things-to-do

The Week Ahead: January 23 to 29

January 20, 2023

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Valentine's Day

Love Yourself First This Valentine’s Day with Words of Encouragement

January 20, 2023

Aerial photo of BU and non-BU students celebrating Holi on Cummington Mall Rd on March 20 in-person for the first time in three years. Most young people in the crowd wear white or light colored shirts, and a cloud of orange dust rises in the air. The people are covered with an array of bright colors and look joyful as they talk with their friends.

Year In Review

2022: Pictures That Defined the Year

January 13, 2023

Photo: Marcial Matos, a Puerto Rican cook at Granby kitchen in the Hillel House, smiles as he grabs hold of a fryer basket in a dark kitchen. A large window lets in light behind him.

DINING HALL

Video: From Dishwasher to Lead Cook at Granby Commons

October 5, 2022

Illustration of a woman using her hands to balance a smiley face and sad face. She balances on a board that sits on top of a neutral face.

Mental Health

BU Is Offering Free Screenings for Depression and Anxiety October 6

October 4, 2022

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Research in Photos

From Lovesick Frogs to Music-Making to Mouse Memories, Photo Contest Shows Stunning Breadth of BU Research

September 27, 2022

Photo: photograph of Marsh Plaza busy with people from across the street with CAS building in background. Red banners and BU red prominent throughout image. Students are on campus.

University News

Student Loan Forgiveness Expansion for Nonprofit Employees May Benefit Some BU Staff

September 15, 2022

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COVID-19

Lessons Learned: Valuable Takeaways from BU’s COVID Response

July 15, 2022

Photo of Elevate editors-in-chief Kat Quach (COM’24) (left) and Valerie Sanchez Covaleda (CGS’22, COM’24) with copies of their magazine in the Newbury Center. Both sit on the floor in the newbury center, leaning against a blue couch and holding first issues of Elevate open in their laps. Quach is a young Vietnamese-American and trans woman who wears a black blouse and small earrings; Quach has a shaved head and has long black lashes. Sanchez is a young, women of color with long brown hair with blonde highlights. She wears white pants, a green blouse, and gold necklack. Both smile.

First-Gen

Newbury Center Launches First-Generation Student Magazine

July 1, 2022

Photo of David Chard, a white man with short gray hair and short gray beard. He wears a blue-gray suit and maroon tie and sits with his hand folded over his knee in what looks like a study or office. At top left and right, rainbows are overlaid.

PRIDE

My Coming Out Story: David Chard

June 22, 2022

Photo of Chantel James, a young Black woman with clear glasses. She smiles, and wears a white blouse with tufted sleeves. She leans against a window in a room, presumably an office. Small pastel-colored rainbows are overlaid at left and right of the photo.

Pride

My Coming Out Story: Chantel James

June 15, 2022

PRIDE

My Coming Out Story: Luis Menéndez-Antuña

June 8, 2022

Photo collage of Dean Elmore featuring five photos in black and white, with every other tinted red. In the first photo, Elmore, a middle-aged Black man, wears a quarter zip and holds a special book and looks contemplative. Second, Elmore, in a suit, runs in front of Agganis with a white BU flag. At center, Elmore is seen with his iconic bow tie, smiling, during what looks like senior breakfast. Fourth, Elmore, wearing a snorkeling mask, jumps off a launch boat and into the Charles River with his hands extended up. At right, Elmore, dressed in a convocation robe, smiles as he hands a young Black man an award, at left. Photos by Kalman Zabarsky, Cydney Scott and Kristyn Ulanday

University News

Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore Leaving BU to Become President of Dean College

June 1, 2022

Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore Leaving BU to Become President of Dean College