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Administration

Lessons from an Interim President: Kenneth Freeman Reflects on a Historic Year

June 17, 2024

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University News

Meet BU’s New LGBTQIA+ Student Resource Center Director

June 14, 2024

University News

President-Elect Melissa Gilliam Names New Provost, Fills Key Senior Staff Posts

June 11, 2024

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Safety

As Drownings Surge, FitRec Offers Swim Lessons That Could Save Your Life

June 6, 2024

Photo: Daryl Healea (left) Assistant Dean of College of Arts and Sciences and part time lecturer stops to give his History of Boston University students a brief history lesson on the significance the Back Bay had to the early days of Boston University, from (l-r) Maddy Smalley, graduate student for the Wheelock Education Leadership Policy Studies with the Higher Education Administration

University News

BU Hub Turns Six—and It’s More Important Than Ever

May 28, 2024

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New Appointment

Leading Womanist Ethicist and Theologian Named New MLK Professor of Religion and Black Studies at STH

May 28, 2024

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University News

Boston University Removes the Myles Standish Name from Dorm

May 23, 2024

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Commencement 2024

A Final Look Back at BU’s 151st Commencement

May 23, 2024

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University News

Karen Antman Stepping Down as BU’s Medical School Dean and Medical Campus Provost

May 22, 2024

Photo: Demonstrators with signs reading "Vote No February 13th" advocating against a new MBTA transit law implemented by the state of Massachusetts. Vote Yes signs can be seen in the distance.

Politics

A BU Class Tackles the Massachusetts Housing Crisis

May 22, 2024

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WATCH NOW

Exploring BU’s Vibrant Asian Student Communities for AAPI Heritage Month

May 21, 2024

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Commencement

Photo Essay: Behind the Scenes at a BU Commencement

May 21, 2024

Photo: A sea of Boston University graduates in red gowns sit on Nickerson Field at the 151st Commencement in 2024. There is a white play button overlaid on top of the image.

Commencement 2024

Sights and Sounds from Boston University’s 151st Commencement

May 19, 2024

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Commencement 2024

BU Celebrates 7,600 Graduates at Buoyant 151st Commencement

May 19, 2024

Photo: A man in a red gown gives a speech at a podium draped in a red covering. Baccalaureate speaker Walter E. Fluker (GRS’88, STH’88) told Boston University’s Class of 2024 graduates Sunday to follow the example of BU’s most famous alumnus, Martin Luther King, Jr., in striving for peace and justice. Photo by Kelly Davidson

Commencement 2024

“We Are Called, My Friends, to Be Peacemakers,” Rev. Walter E. Fluker Tells Boston University’s Baccalaureate Audience

May 19, 2024

Photo: Louis Toth, a Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine associate clinical professor of anatomy and neurobiology, and Adam Hall, an assistant professor of anatomy and neurobiology, with Graduate Medical Sciences students at their May 16 convocation ceremony. A group of graduating students in robes snap a selfie with each other prior to the ceremony.

Commencement 2024

Class of 2024 Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Graduates Urged to Become Changemakers

May 17, 2024

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Commencement 2024

BU’s Commencement Student Speaker Is Proud of Being a Changemaker

May 16, 2024

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University News

Anthony Hollenberg Named New President of Boston Medical Center

May 16, 2024

Photo: A composite image of three professors from Boston University. On the left is a woman smiling while wearing glasses and pearl earrings in addition to a suit with a blouse under. In the middle is a man smiling in a pullover sweater with buttons and a blue button up shirt under. On the right is a woman in a gray suit smiling at the camera.

Commencement 2024

Introducing the Winners of the 2024 Metcalf Awards, BU’s Top Teaching Honors

May 15, 2024

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College of Arts & Sciences

New CAS Class Teaches the History of Empires through Fashion and Beauty

May 14, 2024

New CAS Class Teaches the History of Empires through Fashion and Beauty