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University News

Boston University to Seek External Recommendations for Athletics Policies and Practices

June 26, 2025

University News

BU’s Jack Parker Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame

June 25, 2025

Photo: Sydney Topf (COM’25) (from left) Addison Cummings (COM’25), and Sophia Falbo (COM’25) celebrating BUTV10’s big win at the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) Boston/New England chapter awards ceremony on June 7. Photo by Addison Cummings

Film & TV

COM Students Win New England Emmy Award for 2024 BUTV10 Election Coverage

June 24, 2025

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Watch Now

How BU’s Lawns Can Help Reduce Carbon Emissions

June 24, 2025

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Awards

Meet BU’s Newest Fulbright Recipients

June 23, 2025

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University News

BU Opens Cooling Stations as First Heat Wave of the Season Arrives

June 21, 2025

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University News

BU Rises in New Rankings of World Universities and Cited as a Digital Leader in Higher Education

June 18, 2025

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University News

BU Backs Lawsuit to Halt Cuts to Department of Defense Research Funding

June 16, 2025

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Obituaries

Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman, a Boston University Alum, Shot and Killed Along with Her Husband

June 15, 2025

University News

Supporting Boston University’s International Community—Q&A with President Melissa Gilliam and Willis Wang, Head of Global Operations

June 11, 2025

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University News

BU Joins 23 Universities in Backing Harvard’s Court Case Over Research Funding and Government Control

June 11, 2025

5/30/25 -- Boston, MassachusettsFormer Lieutenant Governor of MA, and president of The WAGE Project, Inc. Evelyn Murphy, from left, associate provost for CDS Azer Bestavros, Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Lauren Jones, President and Chief Executive Officer of Associated Industries of Massachusetts Brooke Thomson, and CDS associate professor Neha Gondal at a meeting to share about BU's contribution to Massachusetts' new wage-equity legislation called Pay Equity Law May 30 at CDS.Photo by Cydney Scott for Boston University Photography

University News

BU Data Platform Will Help Massachusetts Track, and Work to Close, Wage Gaps

June 4, 2025

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University News

Two Gold Telly Awards Scored by BU Productions

May 30, 2025

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Obituaries

Remembering Leslie Epstein, Pillar of BU’s Creative Writing Program

May 22, 2025

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University News

23 Charles River Campus Faculty Promoted to Full Professor

May 21, 2025

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Commencement 2025

Photos: A Look Back at BU’s Commencement

May 21, 2025

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Commencement 2025

Sights and Sounds from Boston University’s Class of 2025 Commencement

May 19, 2025

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Commencement 2025

“Empathy Is Essential,” BU Commencement Speaker Emily Deschanel Tells 2025 Graduates

May 18, 2025

Vaibhav Gupta (CAMED’25) gives a thumbs up as he takes his seat at the MD/PhD convocation ceremony May 15 at BU’s Track & Tennis Center.

Commencement 2025

Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Convocations a Joyous Affair

May 16, 2025

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COMMENCEMENT 2025

BU Commencement Student Speaker: Say “Yes” to New Opportunities

May 15, 2025

BU Commencement Student Speaker: Say “Yes” to New Opportunities