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University News

Jean Morrison to Step Down as BU Provost July 1

May 12, 2023

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COMMENCEMENT 2023

FAQ: Everything You Need to Know about the Class of 2023 Commencement

May 11, 2023

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Local

Will Boston Become the First US City to Require Food Vendors Donate Leftovers to Its Hungry?

May 11, 2023

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New Appointment

BU Appoints Kenneth Freeman Interim University President as Search Continues

May 10, 2023

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University News

Stephen Prothero Delivers a Deeply Personal, Final BU Lecture

May 8, 2023

Photo: Boston University athletic honorees gather at the annual Scarlet & White Honors banquet. Caitlin Weimar (from left), Emily Gant, Caitlin Coker, Kayla Roncin, Rachel Borzymowski, Megan Mastrorilli, Walter Whyte, Phil DeCarlo, Lane Huston, Domenick Fensore, Roy Meyer, and Maggie Lohrer. Photo by Matt Woolverton

Accolades

Terrier Athletes Celebrated at Annual Scarlet & White Honors Dinner

May 8, 2023

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Commencement 2023

David Zaslav (LAW’85), President and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, Is BU’s 150th Commencement Speaker

May 3, 2023

Photo: A group of people stand and pose for a photo in front of a sign that reads "2023 New Venture Competition Winners". Ian Mashiter, director of curriculum at Innovate@BU (from left), Johar Singh (Questrom’24), Shen Ning (MED’24), Stamatios Liapis (MED’23), Philippe Rival (Harvard Business School), Siobhan Dullea, executive director of Innovate@BU, Caspian Chaharom (CAS’23), Kelsey Mann (CFA’23), Chloe Adamowicz (CAS’23), and Harunobu Ishii (MET’22).

Innovation

Teams Win $72,000 in Funding at Innovate@BU’s New Venture Competition

May 2, 2023

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PERKINS AWARDS

2023 Perkins Award Winners Have a Combined Century of Service to BU

May 2, 2023

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Film & Television

Two COM Film & Television Students Win Inaugural Sony Future Filmmaker Award

May 1, 2023

Photo: Grace S. Kim (left), a woman with shoulder length brown hair and wearing glasses, a black blouse, and beige cardigan smiles and holds up a large framed printed award. Renato Mancuso (right), a white man with brown hair wearing glasses, a lavender collared shirt and black blazer smiles as he holds up a large framed printed award.

Accolades

BU Teaching Awards Honor Two Outstanding Educators

April 27, 2023

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New Appointment

Wheelock’s Melissa Holt to Lead Kilachand Honors College

April 25, 2023

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Promotions

24 Charles River Campus Faculty Promoted to Full Professor

April 24, 2023

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Sustainability

Sustainability Seed Grants Will Fund Ideas Ranging from Textbook Lending to Eliminating Dental Supply Waste

April 24, 2023

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Academics

CAS Writing Program Offers New Social Justice Emphasis

April 21, 2023

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MOVE IN

You’ve Been Accepted to BU. Now, What to Bring?

April 18, 2023

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Safety

BUPD to Undergo Assessment for Reaccreditation Next Week

April 13, 2023

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GIVING DAY

2023 BU Giving Day Raises More Than $3.8 Million

April 12, 2023

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Safety

Students May Think BORG Drinking Is Safe. It’s Not

April 11, 2023

One Boston Day

Celebrate One Boston Day with These Events around the City

April 11, 2023

Celebrate One Boston Day with These Events around the City

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