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Student Life

Led by Umoja and Student Government, BU Students Raise $100K for Social Justice Groups

June 4, 2020

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University News

Ibram X. Kendi, Leading Scholar of Racism, to Join BU and Launch BU Center for Antiracist Research

June 4, 2020

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Antiracism

“I Believe That Change Is Possible”—Q&A with Ibram X. Kendi

June 4, 2020

Photo of Katerina Chew (left) (MET 20) and Robyn Volcy-Lee (SAR 20, SPH 21) pack up their car on June 1, 2020. Students were able to return to campus to pick up their belongings. Volcy-Lee holds a "Property of Boston University Box" as Chew holds a yellow moving cart.

Safety

Move-Out: Five Things to Know if You’re Retrieving Belongings from Campus Housing

June 4, 2020

Photo of a Bundesliga match, FC Cologne v RB Leipzig. Pictured is RB goalkeeper, Peter Gulacsi, remote, and FC's Jhon Cordoba, Cordoba, sports: football. The photo is taken from behind the net, an empty stadium is seen in the background. Match was played on June 1, 2020.

Weekender

The Weekender: June 4 to 7

June 4, 2020

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Study Abroad

BU Suspends Study Abroad Program for Fall Semester Because of COVID-19 Pandemic

June 3, 2020

Image of Larry Herrera, of BU's Grounds crew, moving dirt into a wheelbarrow to lay grass seed along CAS on May 13, 2020. He wears a mask, baseball cap, and reflector vest.

Coronavirus

BU Makes It Easier for Staff to Care for Themselves and Their Families

June 3, 2020

Photo of long-distance runner, Rylan Pettit (ENG’23), running down a street. Grass is seen in the foreground, Pettit wears his BU jersey. Pettit made a video discussing his improvised training regimen when the pandemic sent him home to Virginia for remote learning.

Student Life

Culture of College Class Creates a Video Record of Learning—and Living—during Pandemic

June 3, 2020

A protestor in Boston on May 31 holds up yellow tape that reads "Don't Shoot"

Student Voices

“People Are Fired Up and Ready to Go”—BU Students React to Protests

June 2, 2020

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Public Health

SPH Seminar: Public Health, Science Experts Offer Global Perspectives on COVID-19

June 2, 2020

A photo of protests in Boston on May 31, 2020

University News

President Brown: “We Grieve for Our Country”

June 1, 2020

Protesters gather outside the Massachusetts State House during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd holding signs that say 'Black Lives Matter' and 'No Racist Police PLS' on May 31, 2020

Voices & Opinion

POV: “I Am Angry. But I Will Not Waste My Anger”

June 1, 2020

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University News

CAS Computer Scientist and SPH Epidemiologist Win University Teaching Awards

June 1, 2020

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Voices & Opinion

POV: COVID-19 Makes the Case for Affirmative Action

June 1, 2020

A photo of Boston University's Charles River Campus during the fall semester

University News

BU Students Will Have Choice of In-Person or Remote Classes This Fall

June 1, 2020

Screenshot of Gabriel Klavans (CAS'21) playing the drums during BU Scarlet Band's video "Shipping Up to Boston. Image with video play button overlay.

Band

Quarantined BU Band Rocks “Shipping Up to Boston”

June 1, 2020

Composite image of members of BU’s Inner Strength Gospel Choir performing their “Unity Medley,” featuring songs by Alma Bazel Androzzo, Carole King, and Bill Withers. Current and former choir members recorded their parts remotely. Most students wear Boston University shirts. A white video play button is seen over the image.

Music

BU’s Inner Strength Gospel Choir: Lifting Voices from a Distance

May 29, 2020

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Voices & Opinion

POV: How Parents Can Help Their Children Deal with Ambiguous Loss

May 29, 2020

A photo of students posed together during a previous BU orientation session

Orientation

Zooming into Orientation

May 29, 2020

Photo of the stars of the siticom, The Social Distance, Michael Williams (from left), Quentin Nguyen-Duy (CFA’20), Lorin Sklamberg, and Julian Shapiro-Barnum (CFA’21). They group poses in front of a brown wall on the sidewalk.

Film & TV

When Life Gives You a Pandemic, Make a Sitcom

May 28, 2020

When Life Gives You a Pandemic, Make a Sitcom