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Adventure in Thailand: SHA Undergrads Study Ecotourism

July 12, 2024

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University News

A Busy First Week for BU President Melissa L. Gilliam

July 9, 2024

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Promotions

Meet BU’s Newest Associate Professors

July 8, 2024

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Administration

Melissa L. Gilliam on Challenges, Ambitions for Boston University

July 1, 2024

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Video: 10 Questions for BU’s New President, Melissa L. Gilliam

July 1, 2024

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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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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

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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

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