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Politics

A student and older man vote in the midterm election at booths in the 111 Cummington Mall polling place on November 6, 2018

Science & Technology

Students on Why They Voted

November 7, 2018

composite of the democratic and republican logos

Students

POV: Two Students Offer Opposing Views on Which Party to Support

November 6, 2018

A woman drops a ballot into a ballot box

LGBTQ+

What Massachusetts Voters Need to Know about 2018 Ballot Questions

November 5, 2018

3 headshots of political candidates Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (CAS’11), Gina Ortiz Jones (CAS’03, GRS’03), and Ayanna Pressley, Massachusetts candidate for the House of Representatives

Diversity

Not Politics as Usual

November 1, 2018

A person stands in front of Stars of David that are displayed in front of the Tree of Life Synagogue with the names of those killed in the deadly shooting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Politics

The Words of Elie Wiesel (Hon.’74) Are More Urgent Than Ever after Pittsburgh Tragedy

October 29, 2018

A director gives feedback at rehersal

Science & Technology

CFA Presents Two-Part Pulitzer Winner Angels in America

October 18, 2018

a student celebrates after successfully registering to vote

Science & Technology

How Do I Register to Vote in the 2018 Midterm Elections?

October 3, 2018

Lecture panel listen to questions from a Boston University School of Public Health Class about United States Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

Sex

SPH Sexual Violence Class Becomes Forum on Kavanaugh Hearings

October 3, 2018

Composite image showing actor Chris Evans speaking in Washington D.C., black and white portrait of Isaac Asimov, and rapper Kanye West performing on Saturday Night Live wearing a red Donald Trump Make America Great Again hat.

Science & Technology

Kanye West, Chris Evans, and Isaac Asimov

October 2, 2018

Television journalist Jacqueline Policastro

Arts & Culture

Making News

October 2, 2018

American politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 2018 Democratic candidate for the House of Representatives from New York's 14th Congressional District, speaks to a crowd at Boston University on October 2, 2018.

Alumni

Rising Democratic Star Ocasio-Cortez Urges Students to Become Activists

October 2, 2018

The cracked sidewalk outside of the entrance to the playground behind the Trotter School in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston

Research

US Mayors: Blacks, Trans, Muslim, and Immigrants Face Discrimination

September 17, 2018

city of boston skyline

Boston

Learning How Cities Work

September 14, 2018

The Eloy Detention Center in Arizona

Law

BU Works to Reunite Immigrant Families

September 11, 2018

Mayor Martin Walsh speaks with summer interns

Politics

I Spent My Summer Working at Boston City Hall

August 31, 2018

Political scientists Maxwell Palmer (from left), David Glick, and Katherine Levine Einstein say big-city mayors shun higher office because of its hard-edged partisanship. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

Social Sciences

Why Some Politicians Shun Promotions

August 1, 2018

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Judge Brett Kavanaugh his Supreme Court nominee

Science & Technology

POV: Brett Kavanaugh, Conservative or Constitutionalist?

July 11, 2018

Protesters gather outside the Supreme Court House.

Politics

LAW Prof: SCOTUS Travel Ban Decision Reflects a “Dark Era”

June 29, 2018

Progressive Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez celebrartes with supporters at a victory party in the Bronx after upsetting incumbent Democratic Representative Joseph Crowly on June 26, 2018 in New York City. Ocasio-Cortez upset Rep. Joseph Crowley in New York’s 14th Congressional District.

Politics

BU Alumna Wins Upset Congressional Primary in New York City

June 27, 2018

Trump signing an executive order to stop the separation of families

Law

What Does Trump’s Immigration Order Mean?

June 22, 2018

What Does Trump’s Immigration Order Mean?