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Screenshot of map showing distribution of international students' country of origin in fall 2019 semester.

Higher Education

BU Pushes Back against a Government Proposal to Limit Time International Students Can Stay in the United States

October 26, 2020

A photo of Padua, Sydney and Madrid

Study Abroad

Amid Worldwide COVID-19 Surge, University Cancels Spring Study Abroad

October 22, 2020

Portrait of professor Mary Beaudry, who died unexpectedly on October 20. She wears a orange colored scarf and purple sweater in her study.

Obituaries

BU Mourns the Loss of Archaeology, Anthropology, and Gastronomy Professor Mary Beaudry

October 22, 2020

A photo of Comm Ave during fall

University News

12 BU Students Suspended after Loud Parties, Infractions

October 21, 2020

Photo of construction at Data Services Center, including the addition of a massive crane September 13. The sky is bright and has white fluffy clouds.

Construction

What Did It Take to Reopen Campus This Fall?

October 21, 2020

A photo of a student sitting at their computer wearing a mask

University News

Rise in BU’s COVID-19 Cases Prompts Stricter Measures

October 20, 2020

Photo of August Menchaca (CAS’23) in a face mask, black t-shirt and jeans, collects his things from a UPS truck and wheels them away in a yellow cart while moving in on Bay State Rd on August 26.

Back2BU

Fall Move-out, Intersession, Spring Move-in: What You Need to Know

October 20, 2020

Portrait of Katherine Kennedy at the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground

Howard Thurman Center

Katherine Kennedy’s Journey from Childhood Sadness to Howard Thurman Center Director

October 19, 2020

Photo of a student walking down Comm Ave, the trees that line the street have yellow and orange leaves.

Campus Life

Thanksgiving Advice for BU Students: Stick Around, Have a Safe Friendsgiving

October 15, 2020

Photo of room 302 at 730 Commonwealth Ave, circular tables with single chairs are in a row divided by white boards. This space is now reservable using a new student study app.

Student Life

Need to Find a Place to Study or Attend a Class Remotely While on Campus? It Just Got Easier

October 13, 2020

A photo of Saanchitha Kottige working from home

Student Life

Life for International Students? Fear. And Resilience

October 13, 2020

Photo of Saida Grundy, a CAS assistant professor of sociology, teaching her Race, Class and Gender course from the “cockpit” in her home September 29. She wears a bright orange outfit and speaks to her students on screen.

Faculty Perspectives

BU Faculty on How They’re Faring with Learn from Anywhere

October 13, 2020

A photo of Paula Austin standing outside a house

Books

A History of Racial Discrimination and the Fight for Change

October 12, 2020

A photo collage

Life After COVID-19

A Better Future

October 12, 2020

A composite image of A photo of Angelee Verdieu and Peiling Li

University News

BU’s Ongoing Commitment to “the Kids from Boston”

October 7, 2020

A photo of the COVID-19 testing facility at Agganis Arena

University News

Administration Updates COVID-19 Testing Requirement for Category 3

October 5, 2020

View of 'the grotto' by Nickerson Field on the Boston University Charles River Campus

COVID on Campus

Six Students Given Deferred Suspensions after Weekend Party

October 2, 2020

Otis Rolley III, Senior Vice President, U.S. Equity and Economic Opportunity Initiative at The Rockefeller Foundation, and Ibram X. Kendi, Director and Founder of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research, in a discussion outdoors at Boston University. Photo courtesy of The Rockefeller Foundation

Center for Antiracist Research

Rockefeller Foundation Awards $1.5 Million Grant to BU Center for Antiracist Research

October 1, 2020

Photo of a busy sidewalk along Comm ave as students in masks walk to class.

University News

New Trustee Diversity Committee to Advance BU’s Antiracism Efforts

September 30, 2020

A Beach Closed sign stands at the entrance to Miami, Florida's famed South Beach, March 2020.

University News

BU Pushes Back Start of 2021 Spring Semester, Cancels Spring Break

September 29, 2020

BU Pushes Back Start of 2021 Spring Semester, Cancels Spring Break