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GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 01: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L) and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (R) greet U.S. President Joe Biden as they arrive for day two of COP26 at SECC on November 1, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. 2021 sees the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Voices & Opinion

POV: Takeaways, Hopes, and Disappointments from COP26

November 22, 2021

Photo of Brianne Bourne, a first-generation college student. She has shoulder-length braids with brown beads, and smiles. She wears a black shirt and jeans. She stands along the green tracks, and the Prudential building is seen in the distant. Photo has a scarlet, sketchy treatment overlaid and the words "My First-Gen Story" are photoshopped behind her.

First-GEn

First-Generation College Student Story: Brianna Bourne

November 2, 2021

Photo of Zak Schneider, in a black suit jacket and red and white checkered shirt behind a desk with a name tag on it, talking to a person who is blurred in the right foreground, who is identified as AEI Scholar Yuval Levin.

Student Voices

A Left among Rights: A Progressive Student’s Week at a Conservative Think Tank. What Did He Learn?

September 20, 2021

Photo of a printed photo of Halie Metz as a baby, laying on a bed with her father before he was killed on 9/11.

Remembrance

Her Dad Went to BU and Died on 9/11. Now She’s a Proud Terrier Too.

September 9, 2021

Photo of Angela Tsai with a white t-shirt with fish on it and black Vans sitting on a black staircase that may be a fire escape. She smiles wide and has long, dark hair.

Student Profile

Meet the Class of 2025: Angela Tsai

September 9, 2021

Photo of William Guo, left, Francis Kwok, Henry Lei, right, all of Alameda, and about a thousand demonstrators listen to speakers during an anti-Asian American hate march and rally at San Francisco City Hall in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, March 27, 2021. The march, organized by the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, started at city hall and ended at Union Square. They are dressed in fall clothing, many in black t-shirts that say "Stop Asian Hate" and face masks, and cardboard protest signs.

Voices & Opinion

POV: We Can’t Un-Coin “Chinese Virus,” but We Can Tell Our Stories

August 30, 2021

Student Voices

My Experience as a Transfer Student during a Global Pandemic

August 16, 2021

An aerial photo of the massive damage done to Beirut port’s grain silos (center) and the area around it on August 5, 2020, one day after an explosion. The yellow, orangey grain spills out of three large silos, and water pools on either side. In the background, the high-rise buildings of Beirut are seen as well as a few clouds in the sky.

Voices & Opinion

POV: One Year after the Beirut Port Explosion, Who’s to Blame?

August 3, 2021

A composite image of Mackenzie Miers, Marut Raval, and Solomon Frey. A white video play button is overlayed.

Recent Grads

How’s the Hospitality Industry Doing? We Asked Three 2021 School of Hospitality Administration Grads

July 6, 2021

A photo of the Transgender Resistance Vigil + March on June 13, 2020

LGBTQ

POV: Why I’m Boycotting Boston Pride

June 11, 2021

Photo of a cement building column that has the words "No means no" written in green chalk on it. A no smoking sign hangs above. In the background, a person in a red winter jacket, backpack, and bag in their hand walks down the sidewalk.

University News

Answering Students’ Concerns, Provost Pledges New Commitments on Sexual Assault Cases

May 24, 2021

Journalism & Media

Food &: New MET Gastronomy Podcast Explores Food Studies Questions

April 23, 2021

Photo of Casey Evans (COM’21) standing in her StuViII quad with a million-dollar view of Boston’s skyline in the window at the back of the room. The dorm room is beautifully decorated with hanging plants, a wall of photos, and a bed with many pillows, one of which reads “good morning.”

Student Voices

A Guide to Getting Out and About during the Pandemic

March 31, 2021

Composite image of Vitamin PhD podcast hosts. At left, Khadija El Karfi, sits on a bench in jeans and a pattern blouse. At right, Kiloni Quiles-Franco, wears headphone and appears to be working on her computer inside her home.

Student Podcast

PhD Students Host Podcast on BU, Antiracism, and Next Steps

March 23, 2021

A photo of a desk cluttered with job applications, resumes, a keyboard, a pair of glasses, and a cup of coffee among other things.

Student Voices

BU Seniors, How Is Your Job Search Going?

March 23, 2021

Photo of a female protestor holding a sign that says "#Stop Asian Hate!" Behind her, the entrance to DC's Chinatown is seen. Protesters rallied to call attention to Asian-American discrimination and remember the Asian-American lives lost in a series of shootings last night in Atlanta, in Chinatown, Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, March 17, 2021.

Voices & Opinion

POV: BU Student on Anti-Asian Discrimination: “It’s Just Dehumanizing”

March 19, 2021

Activists carrying signs and banners participate in a vigil in response to the Atlanta spa shootings March 17, 2021 in the Chinatown area of Washington, DC.

Racism

Video: What’s Behind the Increase in Anti-Asian Racism?

March 19, 2021

Grid of photos of the students, faculty and staff featured in the One Year Later: Lessons from the Pandemic video article

Video

One Year Later: Lessons from the Pandemic

March 16, 2021

Photo of Solange Hackshaw (COM’21) in a stylish blue coat with white stripes on the sleeves sitting on the steps outside of a brown stone. We smiles, wears hoop earrings and rests her hands on her knees.

Student Creator

A Blog and a Podcast for BIPOC Students Navigating Their 20s

March 6, 2021

Screenshot of a Cisco Video Meeting call taken on February 2 on a green background with a few floral designs, “It’s a Law” is written in cursive text at the bottom. Governor Baker is seen in a pullover calling in from what must be his home in the second tile from the top left.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Governor Baker Signs Much Needed Campus Sexual Assault Bill

March 3, 2021

POV: Governor Baker Signs Much Needed Campus Sexual Assault Bill