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University News

Anticipating Major Snowfall, Charles River Campus to Close Monday, Classes to Proceed Remotely

January 31, 2021

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Safety

Assaults, Robberies Increased on BU’s Campuses in 2019

January 12, 2021

A young female student in a red sweatshirt and black face mask sits by herself at a red picnic table on a lawn on BU's Campus. A signpost behind her reads "Back2BU"; the green line and a BU shuttle bus drive by in the background. The trees are bare.

University News

What Students, Faculty, and Staff Need to Know about Spring Move-in and Returning to Campus

January 8, 2021

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Faculty & Staff

Tips for How to Have a Virtual Holiday Party That Isn’t Terrible

December 11, 2020

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University News

New Community Safety Advisory Group to Foster “Physical and Psychological Safety”

December 7, 2020

A gathering of family, friends, city officials, bicycle advocates, and others from the BU community filled the sidewalk on Saturday, November 21, 2020, to celebrate the life of Christopher Weigl with a memorial ghost bike installation ceremony on the corner of Commonwealth Avenue and St. Paul Street in Boston, where he was killed on his bike by a truck driver in December of 2012.

University News

New Ghost Bike, and Finished Bike Lanes, Honor BU Student Killed in 2012 Crash

December 2, 2020

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Thanksgiving

Students Who Leave Campus over Thanksgiving and Plan to Return Must Isolate for Seven Days

November 16, 2020

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Safety

Scammers Have Defrauded BU International Students of Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars

November 11, 2020

Photo of groups on BU Beach on Oct 23, 2020 safely conversing. A group of five seated in the grass sits socially distanced. In the background other students are seen conversing in small groups with masks on.

Safety

As Students Relax, BU Cracks Down with Stiffer Penalties on Gatherings

November 2, 2020

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University News

University Urges Students to Stay Safe This Halloween as Coronavirus Pandemic Surges

October 28, 2020

University News

University Increases Health Screening Requirements for Certain Employees

October 28, 2020

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Study Abroad

Amid Worldwide COVID-19 Surge, University Cancels Spring Study Abroad

October 22, 2020

Photo of August Menchaca (CAS’23) in a face mask, black t-shirt and jeans, collects his things from a UPS truck and wheels them away in a yellow cart while moving in on Bay State Rd on August 26.

Back2BU

Fall Move-out, Intersession, Spring Move-in: What You Need to Know

October 20, 2020

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Campus Life

Thanksgiving Advice for BU Students: Stick Around, Have a Safe Friendsgiving

October 15, 2020

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Safety

Annual Test of BU Emergency Alert System Set for Today

September 24, 2020

University News

New Sexual Misconduct Policy Takes Effect at BU

September 24, 2020

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COVID on Campus

Weekly Compliance Report: September 7 to 17

September 18, 2020

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Libraries

Nine Things to Know about BU Libraries This Fall

September 2, 2020

Patrons without facemasks on the rooftop bar at The Bear Trap on The Strip, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Back2BU

BU Will Suspend Students Who Host or Attend Large Gatherings

August 26, 2020

Photo of Covid-19 testing lab at Kilachand Center. A young person in a red t-shirt in a testing both takes a COVID testing swab out of a tube as a testing site worker looks on.

Campus Life

Citing Student Privacy, BU Says Faculty Won’t Be Told if Students Test Positive for COVID-19

August 25, 2020

Citing Student Privacy, BU Says Faculty Won’t Be Told if Students Test Positive for COVID-19