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Photo of Hector Grande posing for a photo at EPIC. He wears a black, red, and white shirt and black jacket as he gazes to the left amidst mechanical equipment. Photo background has is stylized with a burgundy filter and text on screen reads "My First-Gen Story"

FIRST-GEN

My First-Gen Story: Hector Grande

May 18, 2022

Red collage illustration that reads "Looking Back, Class of 2022" at center in uppercase, white font. Around the edges of the image are photos and screenshots from memorable moments from the past four years, including the red sox winning the world series, students posing with the Rhett bench, baby Yoda, and a screenshot of BURDLE, a play on the popular game Wordle.

Commencement 2022

Looking Back: Oh, What a Four Years It’s Been!

May 18, 2022

Photo of Armenian-Iranian Albrik Avanessian (MET’22). He is in his 60s, has short gray hair, and has a sincere smile. He wears a blue and white patterned shirt and dark jeans, and sits on a wooden step, resting his arms on his knees.

Student Profile

A Master’s Degree at 62 for IS&T Staffer Albrik Avanessian

May 17, 2022

Photo of students sitting on Nickerson field during the 2021 commencement. They wear black graduation caps and red gowns. Behind them, the large jumbotron screen is seen. It reads "Congratulations class of 2021" on screens, and below, a white banner reads "Congratulations graduates!"

Social Media

From Instagram to Twitter, Join the Class of 2022 Commencement Celebration

May 17, 2022

Collage: Bottom of images features headshots from left to right of: COM Associate Dean Michelle Sullivan, Craig Andrade, Pedro Falci, Chief Health Officer and Executive Director of Student Health Services (SHS) Dr. Judy Platt, Newbury Center’s Maria Erb, and Professor Constance Brown. Graduation imagery is strewn around image of: Graduation caps thrown in the air, a calculator that reads "tax", a torn piece of paper that reads "courage", a yellow sign that reads "breathe" an Apple laptop, and a red "adulting" stamp. Text on image reads "Advice to the class of 2022"

Watch Now

Advice to the Class of 2022: “Live Fearlessly”

May 13, 2022

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 Brianna Howard (CFA’22) standing in front of her work at the BFA Thesis Art Exhibit at Stone Gallery May 5. Brianna is white woman with blonde hair; she smiles with her hands in her pockets, wears a green jacket and black plants. From left, they are named Reposition, Overlapped, Proximity, Talking with the Shadows, and Remnant. The prints are mostly gray and tan colors and are abstract in nature, featuring long curving lines.

Fine Arts

2022 BFA Thesis Show a Dazzling Display of Graduating Seniors’ Work

May 9, 2022

Photo of a diverse group of students walking down Comm Ave on a spring day. A red BU sign is seen at left, as well as a tree with budding green leaves.

University News

BU Raising Tuition 4.25 Percent, Largest Hike in 14 Years

May 9, 2022

Photo of BU vlogger, Will Loggia as he stands in front of the GSU wearing an all black varsity jacket. A young, caucasian man stands with hands in pockets as he poses for a photo in front of a building where large red banners that read "Boston University 2022, Terriers 2023, and Boston University 2024".

Watch Now

Making the Most of My Time at BU

May 6, 2022

Photo: A picture of many donation bins and bags with various items inside

Sustainability

Donate Your Old Clothes, Housewares, and Mattress Pads during Move-Out

May 6, 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

Coats over their arms, third-year medical students filing into a tent on the BU Medical Campus Talbot Green Monday for their in-person White Coat Ceremony. They’d had a pandemic-mandated virtual ceremony in August 2020, and Monday’s in-person ceremony was timed to coincide with the beginning of their third year, when their studies transition to clinical rotation.

Campus Life

Finally, a Two-Year-Delayed In-Person White Coat Ceremony for School of Medicine Entering Class of 2020

May 4, 2022

Photo of Aymen Yibrie, from left, N’Sikan Keendow, Abigail Mureithi, Axum Afework, Daniela Baez, and Naomi Boye work on their braiding during Naturally BU’s braiding demonstration at CAS. Various Black students stand around a mannequin head clipped to a desk as they practice and laugh. A few students wear masks.

Student Clubs

Promoting the Beauty of Natural Hair

May 3, 2022

Listen Now

How Do I Get a Job after College?

May 2, 2022

Kathleen Overbaugh runs the track with a baton in hand as someone races in close pursuit as onlookers cheer

BU Athletics

Track and Field Terriers Head to Patriot League Outdoor Championships

May 2, 2022

Photo of Lizzy Nevins, a young woman wearing a black riding helmet and red BU Equestrian jacket, standing next to BU Equestrian head coach Phyllis Cervelli, wearing a similar red jacket and white cap, in a barn barn. Lizzy is shown petting the head of a large dark brown horse with a black mane as Cervelli looks on to her right.

Watch Now

Yes, BU Has an Equestrian Team. And It Just Had a Record Season

April 27, 2022

A picture of a sign in Union Sqaure in Somerville that reads "Union Sqaure"

Things-to-do

Explore Somerville’s Union Square Thanks to the New MBTA Green Line Extension

April 25, 2022

Photo of Neytra, a young Indian American woman with light brown skin and long brown, highlighted hair. She wears a green sweater and holds a spatula in her right hand. Behind her, you can see two black pots on a stove and a kitchen backsplash. At the top left of the photo is an image of the dish she cooked: curry made with red kidney beans and pureed tomatoes and flavored with spices like cloves, tumeric, and cinnamon with a side of roti. White play button is overlaid.

Watch Now

[Video] How to Make Rajma

April 22, 2022

Campus News

Conservative Speaker Michael Knowles’ Speech at BU Sparks Walkout

April 22, 2022

Photo of the BU Sustainability Festival. Various open tents and booths are shown set up around Marsh Plaza on Commonwealth Ave. Various students and people congregate and interact at booths featuring giveaways, farmer's markets, and plants.

Things-to-do

The Weekender: April 21 to 24

April 20, 2022

The Weekender: April 21 to 24