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Voices & Opinion

POV: Rename Myles Standish Hall—“A Symbol of Continued Oppression”

November 28, 2022

Nate Dizor (SAR’24), from left, Rudy Joseph (Wheelock’24), and Abigail Hulick (Questrom’22) organize toys by category at Room to Grow in Hyde Park March 8. BU students volunteered at Room to Grow as part of Alternative Spring Break. Photo by for Boston University Photography

Giving

BU’s Ninth Annual #Giving Tuesday Aims to Open Doors for Students

November 28, 2022

A university classroom with theatre-style crescent seating. There is a large red question mark overlayed on the left side of the image and the entire canvas is tinted green

Listen Now

How Is the Conversation around Mental Health Changing among College Students?

November 28, 2022

Photo: Tess Walsh (Wheelock’24) leans against a stone ledge and smiles and turns to the camera on her left. Another student to her right stares straight ahead. A distant scene of Padua, Italy can be seen from an overhead view to both students' lefts.

Watch Now

Video: My Study Abroad Experience in Padua, Italy

November 23, 2022

Workers strike outside of the Starbucks on Commonwealth Ave. Multiple people carry signs, one reading "Union Busting is Disgusting"

Business & Law

Is America’s Labor Movement on the Upswing?

November 23, 2022

A family photo of the Silber's at the 1971 Boston University Commencement. The family's first Boston University Commencement and John Silber's inauguration as president. Front row, left to right: Kathryn, Laura Ruth, John, and David holding Caroline. Back row: Martha, Alexandra, Rachel, and Judith. Boston University Photography

Books

Determined? Divisive? Misunderstood? John Silber, Seen through His Daughter’s Eyes

November 23, 2022

Photo: A large Snoopy Astronaut balloon debuts at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. A giant Snoopy dog balloon held by a crowd of people in orange outfits below it, makes it way down the street.

Things-to-do

How to Celebrate Thanksgiving Weekend in Boston: The Complete Guide

November 22, 2022

A collage of BU students with the word "Thankful" at the bottom with a red background

Thanksgiving

Asking Students: “What Are You Thankful For?”

November 21, 2022

Photo: A large tapestry hangs on a white gallery wall. Tapestry is made up of various shades of yellow threads and materials in various criss-cross patterns.

Arts on Campus

A Narrative about the Filipino Immigrant Experience at the 808 Gallery

November 21, 2022

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) waves to the stands as he walks off the field after an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks on Nov. 13, 2022, in Munich. The Buccaneers defeated the Seahawks 21-16. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough)

Voices & Opinion

POV: Tom Brady Compared Life’s Grind to Military Life. Why Would He Do That?

November 21, 2022

Business & Law

Does Twitter, under Elon Musk, Need Government Regulation?

November 18, 2022

A child taking a math test. Photo by Greg Rosenke/Unsplash

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)

Business & Law

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

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