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Innovation

BU Spark! Demo Day: Students’ App Helping Identify Racial Bias Named Judges’ Choice Winner

January 27, 2021

Photo of Casey Evans (COM’21) standing in her StuViII quad with a million-dollar view of Boston’s skyline in the window at the back of the room. The dorm room is beautifully decorated with hanging plants, a wall of photos, and a bed with many pillows, one of which reads “good morning.”

Arts & Culture

Decked-Out Dorms: Casey Evans (COM’21)

January 27, 2021

Photo of three students sitting at single person tables as they study in front of their laptops with face masks on. The bare trees of the BU Beach are seen through the windows behind them.

Admissions

College Access Group QuestBridge and BU Partner to Give Need-Based Scholarships

January 27, 2021

Student Life

F*ck It Won’t Cut It Shares Advice for the Spring Semester

January 26, 2021

Photo of Kamala Harris raising her right hand as she is sworn in as vice president by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, her husband US Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, wears a black mask, and holds the Bible, during the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th US President on January 20, 2021

Gender

What Should Doug Emhoff, America’s Inaugural Second Gentleman, Do with the Role?

January 26, 2021

A photo of a dog sitting in front of a cozy-looking fireplace. A video play button appears over the photo.

Student Voices

How Do You Define Cozy?

January 26, 2021

A photo of Inés Santacruz holding jars of jams and preserves up in front of her face. Several jars also sit on a table in front of her.

Student Life

Putting a Gap Semester to Good Use

January 25, 2021

Photo taken outside of the US Supreme Court on June. In the image, DACA recipients and their supporters hold a painted cloth sign that reads “HERE TO STAY” that is decorated with a floral pattern. One of the people present wears a pair of monarch butterfly wings.

Law & Immigration

President Biden Reverses Some of Trump’s Anti-immigration Policies. Now What?

January 25, 2021

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Student Life

AI Virtual Bot, BUzz, Expands Services to Charles River Campus

January 25, 2021

Photo of BU president Bob Brown sitting on a couch in the lobby of the Booth Theater. He wears a suit and a colorful face mask and looks toward the camera.

University News

President Brown on BU’s Lessons Learned from the Fall, Hopes for Spring

January 25, 2021

Black and white photo of a young Jo Anne Swart, a RN/nurse practitioner whose area of expertise was death and dying. She died of COVID-19 on December 8 at the age of 87. In the portrait, she smiles wide and looks to her left.

Voices & Opinion

POV: What My Family and I Learned from Losing Our Mother to COVID-19

January 25, 2021

Blank Valentine's Day card in red paper envelope with blank white note mockup inside and Valentines hearts on pink background.

Share the Love

Have a Valentine You Want to Send to a Favorite Someone? We Want to Hear from You

January 22, 2021

Photo of a person sitting with an at-home COVID test and booklet in their lap. They hold a swab and a tube; the booklet is labelled “coronavirus (COVID-19) Home Test”.

Coronavirus

Fast At-Home COVID-19 Tests Are Coming. But How Good Are They?

January 21, 2021

A photo of a taco from Los Amigos

Things-to-do

The Weekender: January 21 to 24

January 21, 2021

Photo of Jon Westling receiving an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree in 2003. Westling wears a black robe and cap and waves with his right hand. A crowd of faculty in red regalia are seen behind him.

Obituaries

Remembering Former BU President Jon Westling

January 21, 2021

Photo of brick paths criss-crossing at BU Beach, a few people walk down the path. The trees are bare and are without leaves.

University News

BU Takes Another Step to Advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

January 21, 2021

Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts, as Jill Biden and their children Ashley and Hunter look on on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. Photo by Andrew Harnik - Pool

Inauguration Day

President Biden’s Inaugural Address Gave America Reassurance and Hope

January 20, 2021

President-elect Joe Biden speaks during a briefing from the Office of the President Elect

Politics

Change Arrives in Washington: What It Could Mean for Higher Ed

January 20, 2021

Photo from December 29, 2020 of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden delivering remarks on the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic at the Queen Theater on December 29, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. Biden stands behind a podium that reads "Office of the President Elect," his hand raised. Behind him, the words "COVID-19 Briefing" are in a white on a blue background.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Creating a Healthier America—The Challenges and Opportunities for the Biden Administration

January 20, 2021

A photo of National Guard troops in front of the US Capitol

Politics

This Presidential Inauguration Will Be Unlike Any Other, but It Isn’t the Only Exceptional One

January 20, 2021

This Presidential Inauguration Will Be Unlike Any Other, but It Isn’t the Only Exceptional One