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Photo of Carrie Landa, director of Behavioral Medicine and associate director of Student Health Services, is BU’s new executive director of student wellbeing. She wears a black blazer and crimson blouse and leans against a beige, brick wall.

New Appointment

To Help with Student Wellbeing, BU Names Carrie Landa to New Position

November 2, 2021

a studio photo of Boston University's Board of Trustees member Richard C. Shipley. He looks to the distance wearing a black suit in front of a grey background.

Giving

$8 Million Gift from Richard Shipley Will Expand Technology’s Role in Residential Education

November 1, 2021

zoomed in photo of a student's arm receiving the Covid-19 vaccine at a BU clinic in January

Booster Shots

BU Will Offer 800 COVID-19 Booster Shots to Eligible Students, Faculty, Staff

October 29, 2021

Photo of Jennifer Formichelli, smiling, at a formal dinner. She wears what looks like a black dress and sits at a table; other tables with white table cloths are seen behind her.

Obituaries

BUA Teacher Struck and Killed by School Bus in Mattapan

October 26, 2021

a photo of a red sign that reads "Boston University" surrounded by trees with red and orange fall leaves.

New Appointment

Three New Members Join BU’s Board of Trustees

October 26, 2021

View of the entrance to the Boston University Police Department station.

Safety

Pandemic Restrictions Drove Down Number of Crimes Reported on BU Campuses Last Year

October 25, 2021

Portrait of Thomas M. Menino Scholar, Alicia Dennery outside on the Boston University Charles River campus.

Scholarships

BU Scholarships Change the Lives of Boston Public Schools Graduates

October 25, 2021

WBUR host Rupa Shenoy sits behind the microphone wearing headphones in the WBUR studio.

Journalism & Media

New WBUR Host Rupa Shenoy Downsizes Her Beat, from across the Globe to Boston

October 12, 2021

Setting up the stage for remotely broadcast student orientation session in Metcalf Hall.

University News

University Asks Outside Fact Finder to Probe Allegations about Orientation Program

October 7, 2021

Photo of a crowd of students raising their arms and celebrating at commencement.

Class of 2020

Video: Highlights from BU’s Historic 147th Commencement

October 4, 2021

Photo of a crowd of students raising their arms and celebrating at commencement.

COMMENCEMENT

Class of 2020 Gets Long-Awaited Send-off

October 3, 2021

Photo of Yolanda Kakabadse speaking at the 2020 Boston University Baccalaureate Service at Marsh Chapel on October 3, 2021. She wears a red robe and stands at a wooden podium with a red cloth over it.

BACCALAUREATE

Stop Wasting Food, Baccalaureate Speaker Urges Class of 2020 Grads

October 3, 2021

Dean of BU’s Pardee School of Global Studies, Adil Najam, smiles and poses with arms crossed for a photo in his office

University News

Adil Najam Leaving Post as Pardee Dean Next May

September 30, 2021

a photo of sitting BU grads wearing their red robes during Commencement

Commencement 2020

Class of 2020 Commencement Is Sunday: Here’s What You Need to Know

September 30, 2021

Photo of Ibram X. Kendi smiling. He has shoulder length locs that are pulled back, and he wears a blue suit, colorful pocket square, and light blue button up shirt. The portrait was taken outside, a building and a tree are blurred in the distance.

Accolades

Ibram Kendi, BU Center for Antiracist Research Founding Director, Wins 2021 MacArthur “Genius” Grant

September 28, 2021

Photo of School of Public Health Dean Sandro Galea at a crimson Boston University podium, looking down and speaking into a mic, at a tearful memorial for David Jones. On a screen behind him, a photo of David Jones is seen—he’s a middle-aged man, smiling with salt-and-pepper hair and beard. A quote of his is next to his portrait but it’s cut off. The backs of peoples heads who are seating are seen in the foreground.

Memorial

SPH’s David Jones Remembered at Memorial Service

September 23, 2021

Collage of photos from rallies supporting fossil fuel divestment at Boston University

University News

Boston University to Divest from Fossil Fuel Industry

September 23, 2021

Early Fall view of a green BU Beach wtih the College of Arts & Sciences building in the background.

Fossil Fuel Divestment

Campus Reacts to BU’s Commitment to Divest from Fossil Fuels

September 23, 2021

Dr. Terri Dolan, David Lustbader, Cataldo Leone, Robert A. Brown, Karen Antman, and Justin Middleton at the ribbon cutting celebrating the completion of the three-year, $115 million expansion and renovation of the Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Tuesday, September 21.

University News

BU School of Dental Medicine Celebrates Completion of Three-Year $115 Million Expansion, Renovation

September 21, 2021

Composite image of BU’s new Career Development Professors, from left to right, top to bottom: Michael Wallace, Abdoulaye Ndao, Ana Fiszbein, Kira Goldner, Eshed Ohn-Bar, Ashok Cutkosky, and Chris Chao Su.

University News

From Automation to Breast Cancer to Social Media, 2021 Career Development Professors Span an Array of Disciplines

September 20, 2021

From Automation to Breast Cancer to Social Media, 2021 Career Development Professors Span an Array of Disciplines