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Data Sciences

Positioned to Lead in a 21st-Century Data-Driven World

December 5, 2022

New Appointment

BU Virtual, a New Department, Will Chart BU’s Online Learning Future

November 14, 2022

White supremacist nazis hang a sign over the 405 freeway reading "Kanye is right about the jews"

Anti-Semitism

With Anti-Semitism on the Rise, a New BU Course Takes Shape

November 10, 2022

Nancy Lowenstein stands in her office on Boston University's campus, with various artifacts on a bookshelf nearby

Academics

Office Artifacts: Nancy Lowenstein

October 25, 2022

Photo: Wooden crosses mark the graves of Izium residents killed by Russian occupiers during exhumation procedures at a mass burial site in Izium that was liberated by the Ukrainian Armed Forces from Russian troops, Kharkiv Region, northeastern Ukraine. Numerous mounds of dirt are marked by crosses in a wooded area. A tape is pulled across the scene, with Ukrainian writing on it.

Academics

BU Launches New Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Major

October 24, 2022

Photo: Professor Phillip Haberkern teaches a CAS history class "Game of Thrones: Power and Politics in Pre-Modern Europe “ on October 19, 2022. A white man with a grey beard and head of hair stands in front of a classroom and smiles as students look on. Behind him, the projection on screen reads "Quick question #2: You're on the small council at the death of Robert - what steps would you suggest to avoid these failings?"

Classes

Game of Thrones and What It Can Teach Us about Historic European Power and Politics

October 21, 2022

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Listen Now

Will the Supreme Court End Affirmative Action?

October 17, 2022

The inaugural cohort of the College of Arts & Sciences Society of Fellows has taken up residence at Boston University this fall: Alisa Prince (from left), Alize Arican, Tori Lee, and Jacob Bongers (not pictured: Najwa Mayer). Photo courtesy of College of Arts & Sciences

University News

CAS Society of Fellows Is Opening New Doors for Early-Career Scholars at BU

October 13, 2022

Dawn Belkin Martinez (center), a School of Social Work clinical associate professor, with graduate students Noor Toraif (CAS’16, SSW’23) (left) and Greer Hamilton (SSW’24), who worked with her to create a free online course on structural racism. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

Academics

School of Social Work Offers Free Online Course for Understanding Structural Racism

October 11, 2022

For a story about a faculty exchange program between Sargent and Italy's University of Pavia—over the summer, prof Paula Quatromoni, at right, traveled to Pavia to teach Italian students about eating disorders in athletes and help develop coursework. Now, Pavia prof Cinzia Ferraris, at left, is here at Sargent this semester guest-speaking in classes. Photo by Cydney Scott

Nutrition Exchange

This International Faculty Exchange Is Training the Next Generation of Nutritionists in Eating Disorder Care

October 7, 2022

Portrait of new Sargent College Dean Dr. Christopher Moore, PhD on June 29, 2015.Photo by Dan Aguirre for Boston University Photography

University News

Sargent College Dean Christopher Moore to Retire at the End of the Academic Year

September 19, 2022

Photo of a group of nine BU students posing in front of a European style palace building with a central tower. An AAPI student at center holds a tote that reads "BU :heart: Sydney." They wear sweatshirts and pants and the day looks slightly overcast.

Student Life

Thinking about Studying Abroad? Don’t Miss Today’s Expo

September 13, 2022

Photo of students walking up and down Comm Ave's brick sidewalk by Marsh Chapel. Many wear backpacks and it is a sunny day.

University News

BU Climbs in Some U.S. News & World Report National College Rankings

September 12, 2022

Photo of the Boston University campus, including the Center for data Science, from the top of the Photonics building. Campus view is seen during sunset, with orange and purple hues in the sky fading to a darkish blue.

University News

President Brown’s Legacy—in Numbers

September 7, 2022

Photo of First-year medical students in the new $5.5 million Learning Center attending a class on gene expression August 22. Students sit in groups around large tables as they work together.

Academics

New MED Curriculum Will Drive Patient-Centered, Equitable Care

August 22, 2022

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Career

What Are the Fastest Growing Jobs? And How Can BU Prepare You?

June 10, 2022

University News

2022 Faculty Forum Will Be Held in Person Monday

May 12, 2022

Photo of Louis Chude-Sokei, an older black man wearing a dark blur shirt and black shoes sits with hands folded in front of him on the steps of a brick building. A red sign on the building reads "Boston University College of Arts and Sciences; African American Studies Program"

New Major

African American and Black Diaspora Studies Is BU’s Newest Major

April 25, 2022

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Student Voices

Border Studies Program Offers Chance to Learn about Migrants and Border Wall Firsthand

March 24, 2022

Vector illustration of symbolic sustainable partnership and environmental friendly business. 2 hands, one white and one brown, shake hands with green leaves between their hands. They're on a background of various brown clouds and leaves as a businessman looks at the hands with an approving look.

Organizational Behavior

Can Capitalists Profit While Helping the Marginalized and the Planet?

March 14, 2022

Can Capitalists Profit While Helping the Marginalized and the Planet?