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Innovation

Student Entrepreneurs: Head to IDEA Con Tomorrow

October 13, 2023

Photo: Israeli police retrieve weapons used by militants outside a police station that was overrun by Hamas gunmen. Four men in army uniforms and holding large rifles talk outside a large building destroyed by a bomb.

Student Voices

“As a Jew, I Find It Important to Live Here”: BU Grad Student on Living through War

October 12, 2023

Photo: From (left to right) Luis Negron playing Gomez Addams, Aimee Doherty as Morticia Addam, Jack Baumrind as Pugsley Addams, Sam David Cohen as Lurch, Jane Stabb as Grandma, Emilia Tagliani and Timothy Bevens as Lucas Beineke, act out a scene during a dress rehearsal for the play, The Addams Family at Wheelock Family Theatre. A group of people dressed in spooky black, emo attire act out a scene on stage as the rest of the cast looks on.

Theatre

The Addams Family Opens Wheelock Family Theatre’s 2023–2024 season

October 12, 2023

Photo: A woman in a blue dress next to a woman in a red shirt who appears to be yelling performs in front of a room of students watching from chairs in the background

Theatre

All the World’s a Stage at 27th Annual CFA Fringe Festival

October 12, 2023

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Things-to-do

The Weekender: October 12 to 15

October 11, 2023

Photo: Palestinians inspect the damage of destroyed building after Israeli airstrikes in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip

Campus Voices

Outrage, Mourning, as BU Community, Leaders, Respond to Israel-Hamas War

October 10, 2023

Photo: Protestors wearing red and white clothes hold up signs that read "#FairMaps" as they stand in front of the US Supreme Court building.

Business & Law

Will Supreme Court Conservatives Split on Voting Rights?

October 10, 2023

Photo: Photo: Ben Stiller, a white man with graying hair wears a dark, dusty blue button up with similar color shirt and slacks. He sits in a plush chair on a wooden stage, hands up, talking. Next to him, in another plush chair, is Jeff Kahn, another white man with a blue button up, a pinstripe blazer, and the same color pants as Stiller. He is smiling as he talks, faced in the same direction towards the audience as Stiller is.

GUEST SPEAKER

Emmy Award–Winning Comedian Ben Stiller Latest Cinemathèque Speaker

October 10, 2023

Photo: Maurice Parent, a tall, bald Black man wearing a long-sleeved burgundy, striped collared shirt and jeans, holds one hand to his hip. His other hand is formed into the "phone" motion as he mimes talking into a phone on a stage.

Theatre

One-Man Show about an Actor’s Time Teaching in Boston Schools Opens Boston Playwrights’ Theatre Season

October 6, 2023

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Campus Safety

BU’s SAFE Initiative Offers Videos, Training in the Event of Campus Violence

October 6, 2023

Photo: (Left to right) Dr. Raul Fernandez, moderates a panel discussion as Amin Abdul-Malik Gonzalez, Iván Espinoza-Madrigal, and Maria Dykema Erb look on. Four p[eople sit in burgundy arm chairs on a stage as they speak and interact with the seated audience in front of them.

Higher Education

Post Affirmative Action, Will Campuses Welcome Economically Disadvantaged Students?

October 5, 2023

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Things-to-do

Nine Ways to Spend Your Indigenous Peoples Day Weekend

October 5, 2023

Photo: Kevin McCarthy, former House Speaker, rubs his forehead with his thumb as he looks down, dejectedly. He is a white man with a black suit, blue button up, and a red and blue tie. He stands at a podium with the United States emblem on it and the American flag in the background.

Politics

With Kevin McCarthy Out, Brace for a Period of “Governing by Tantrum”

October 5, 2023

Photo: Melissa Gilliam, a Black woman wearing a black jacket and pants, wrapped up with a meet-and-greet session with students at the Howard Thurman Center. She stands at the center as various diverse students smile and look on.

Community Reaction

BU Community Reacts to Melissa L. Gilliam, BU’s 11th President

October 5, 2023

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Women's Hockey

With a New Face Behind the Bench, Women’s Hockey Is Set to Kick Off Season

October 5, 2023

Photo: Dr. Melissa L.Gilliam, a Black woman with a short afro and wearing a black turtleneck sweater, speaks into a microphone on a wooden podium. Sign on podium reads "Boston University". Behind her, a row of colorful flags are placed.

University News

Photos—Melissa L. Gilliam Welcomed as BU’s 11th President

October 4, 2023

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Administration

Fun Facts about BU’s Next President, Melissa L. Gilliam—Gamer, Ceramicist, Keyboard Novice…

October 4, 2023

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University News

Melissa L. Gilliam, BU’s New President, Brings Robust Research Background in Well-Being of Young People

October 4, 2023

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University News

Boston University Names 11th President: Melissa L. Gilliam, Physician, Educator, Scholar

October 4, 2023

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BU History

Did You Know? 10 Fun Facts about BU

October 4, 2023

Did You Know? 10 Fun Facts about BU