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Voices & Opinion

POV: Plummeting Math Achievement Scores Confirm Pandemic’s Impact on US Public School Students

November 17, 2022

transgender flag (top left), nonbinary flag (top right), gender non-conforming flag (bottom left), intersex flag (bottom right)

LGBTQIA+

Resources for Transgender, Nonbinary, Gender-Nonconforming, and Intersex Students

November 16, 2022

Photo: Katarina Quach poses for a photo on November 15, 2022. A young, bald, tan woman with long lashes and wearing red lipstick and a large black, oversized blazer, poses for a photo in front of a dark backdrop. Blurred, green leaves in the foreground at dimension to the photo.

Accolades

COM Student among Inaugural Cohort of Obama Foundation Voyager Scholarship Winners

November 16, 2022

Former President Donald Trump announces he is running for president for the third time as he speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Business & Law

Donald Trump Is Running Again. Can He Win?

November 16, 2022

Members of the Supreme Court sit for a new group portrait following the addition of Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022. Bottom row, from left, Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, Associate Justice Samuel Alito, and Associate Justice Elena Kagan. Top row, from left, Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Supreme Court

Should Supreme Court Justices Have a Code of Conduct?

November 16, 2022

Photo: A group of people use snowboards on a small patch of snow in a convention center. Convention goers and booths are on the outskirts of the snow center.

Things-to-do

The Weekender: November 17 to 20

November 16, 2022

“I had the good luck to be raised among expert joke-tellers, complainers, arguers, schmoozers, boasters, and liars,” Pinsky says in his new memoir, Jersey Breaks. Photo by Gabriela Hasbun. Pinsky stands looking out over an ocean beach on a cloudy day

Books

In His New Memoir, Jersey Breaks, Robert Pinsky Traces His Journey to Becoming a Poet

November 15, 2022

Things-to-do

Getting to Know Your Neighborhood: The South End

November 15, 2022

Trustees Cynthia Cohen (MET’77) and Malek Sukkar (ENG’92) were elected vice chairs at Boston University. Here they are pictured in two separate head shots.

University News

It’s a New Era for BU Board of Trustees, with New Chair and Vice Chairs

November 15, 2022

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ADHD

Is It ADHD? Resources if You Have a Hard Time Staying Focused

November 15, 2022

Together Estranged's Seth Forbes (left) and SARP's Mae Petti pose for a photo on November 7, 2022. The non-profit group provides free support services to adults estranged from family membersPhoto by Jackie Ricciardi for Boston University

Mental Health

A New Support Group for Terriers Estranged from Their Families

November 14, 2022

New Appointment

BU Virtual, a New Department, Will Chart BU’s Online Learning Future

November 14, 2022

A. E. Stallings in front of the Parthenon in Greece

Poetry

A. E. Stallings, Whose Poems Use Classical Allusions to Explore Modern Life, Headlines Tonight’s Lowell Poetry Reading

November 14, 2022

Photo: Madison Miranda. a young Puerto Rican woman wearing a cropped olive green tank and jeans, smiles and poses next to a wooden staircase.

Student Life

Terriers in Charge: Madison Miranda (Questrom’24)

November 13, 2022

Image: Promotion Banner for international education week 2022. Light purple banner reads "Annual international education week 2022. Boston University's Global Engagement". The side text reads "November 14-18, 2022". Red, white, blue, and black illustrated arms are shown to the right.

Global Programs

International Education Week Is Back, with Panels, Film Screenings, and More

November 10, 2022

Photo: Starting near the Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial, Professor Andrew Robichaud leads his History of Boston: Community and Conflict students on a tour of downtown Boston’s environmental history on October 20. A white man wearing a puffy blue vest, jeans, and long-sleeved shirt points to the right as he holds a bright yellow folder. Various students look on.

Boston History

Community, Conflict, and Change: CAS Course Shines New Light on Boston’s Past

November 10, 2022

Photo: Green Lion Partners founders Jeff Zucker (Questrom’10) (left) and Mike Bologna (Questrom’10) present Isabelle Bryan with a $10,000 check for her start-up Insphigher at Innovate@BU’s sixth annual Cannabis Start-Up Competition finale November 8. a man and a young woman each hold one side of a giant check for $10,000. Another young man stands to the right of the woman.

Innovation

Idea Sharing App Insphigher Wins Annual BU Cannabis Start-Up Competition

November 10, 2022

Wakanda Forever Movie Poster featuring cast pictures

Arts & Culture

Marvel Fans: How Good Are You? Try Your Hand at This Wakanda Forever Quiz to Win Free Tickets

November 10, 2022

White supremacist nazis hang a sign over the 405 freeway reading "Kanye is right about the jews"

Anti-Semitism

With Anti-Semitism on the Rise, a New BU Course Takes Shape

November 10, 2022

Photo: Exterior of Fuel America. Large red letters read "Fuel America" as the red canopy below reads "A new American Coffeehouse" both over the entrance for the shop.

Food & Dining

New Coffee Shop, Fuel America, Opens on West Campus

November 9, 2022

New Coffee Shop, Fuel America, Opens on West Campus