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Student Health

What You Need to Know About Updating Your Vaccination Status for Fall

July 9, 2021

A photo of Phoebe Robinson

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Phoebe Robinson Brings Her Distinct Comedy to Laugh Boston

July 9, 2021

Movie still from Black Widow, starring Scarlett Johannson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, at left, wearing a black leather jacket, next to Florence Pugh playing her little sister, Yelena Belova. Behind them, some rubble is seen in the distance.

MOVIE QUIZ

Did You Win Our Black Widow Quiz?

July 9, 2021

Photo of the entrance to the library as seen through a break in the trees. A sign that reads “Mugar Memorial Library” hangs on a gray, granite wall.

University News

University Librarian K. Matthew Dames Leaving, Interim Is Appointed

July 8, 2021

A photo of Virgil Abloh: “Figures of Speech,” on view at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Virgil Abloh: “Figures of Speech” Exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston

July 8, 2021

Virginia Sapiro sitting under a tree outside the Boston Universiy College of Arts and Sciences building.

Faculty

BU Political Scientist Gina Sapiro’s Retirement Blog Reflects on 46 Years of Teaching, Mentoring, More

July 7, 2021

Daren Bascome, in gray jacket at left, and Chris Needham (CAS’86), wearing a blue blazer with her hand on her chin at right, sit at a colorful outdoor table under and overpass.

Rebranding Boston

Rebranding Boston: New Marketing Campaign Portrays a City That’s More Than the Red Sox, Faneuil Hall, and Beer-Drinking White Bros

July 7, 2021

A photo of a performer at a Modern Art Party up on stage for the Open Mic Night.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Open Mic Night at Modern Party Art in Dorchester

July 7, 2021

Photo of a young woman with her face in her hands as she sits on a couch in front of a laptop.

SAFETY

Students Warned to Look Out for Rental Scams

July 6, 2021

A composite image of Mackenzie Miers, Marut Raval, and Solomon Frey. A white video play button is overlayed.

Recent Grads

How’s the Hospitality Industry Doing? We Asked Three 2021 School of Hospitality Administration Grads

July 6, 2021

A photo of an outdoor yoga class

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Summer Sol Series Outdoor Yoga at Bunker Hill Monument

July 6, 2021

Photo of purple and pink fireworks exploding over the Charles River with the golden dome of the state house in the foreground at right.

Things-to-do

Fourth of July Weekend in Boston 2021

July 2, 2021

Photo of former President of Zambia, Kenneth Kaunda, smiling and gesturing with his hands. Photo was taken May 24, 1977.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Remembering Kenneth David Kaunda, Zambia’s Founding President

July 2, 2021

Photo of an activist at a rally against Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), calling on them to eliminate the legislative filibuster and pass the “For The People” voting rights bill, outside the Supreme Court on June 23, 2021 in Washington, DC. The event was organized by a group called the Poor Peoples Campaign. The man wears sunglasses and a blue face mask and holds a sign that says “STOP VOTER SUPPRESSION” written in red, white and blue.

SCOTUS

Supreme Court Decision Is Bad News for Voting Rights

July 1, 2021

Photo, from behind, of the class walking down Commonwealth Avenue Mall on a bright summer's day.

History

A Deep Dive into Boston University History

July 1, 2021

A portrait photo of Amie Grills

Promotions

Amie Grills Will Be New Associate Provost for Undergraduate Affairs

July 1, 2021

A photo of patrons enjoying an exhibit at the Museum of Science

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Have an Arctic Adventure at the Museum of Science

June 30, 2021

Photo of a construction worker standing on the large steel beam scaffolding of the future Center for Computing & Data Sciences building. The sky behind them is light blue.

Academics

BU Launches Data Science as an Undergraduate Major

June 29, 2021

Photo of Judi Burgess, BU’s director of labor relations, in a yellow blazer, and blue and gold scarf, sitting on a bench and smiling. A rainbows is overlaid on the top right.

Pride

My Coming Out Story: Judi Burgess

June 29, 2021

People playing and relaxing in a big, open field of green grass in a city park

Health & Wellness

Going Green: Parks Can Help Everyone’s Well-being

June 29, 2021

Going Green: Parks Can Help Everyone’s Well-being