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Photo: A group of people and students stands as a perosn in the center gives a speech. The person in the center faces away from the camera and faces of crowd are blurred for privacy. Electric candles are shown placed on the ground during the clear evening.

BU Students for Justice in Palestine Solidarity Vigil

Photo: Closeup photo of an older Ukrainian woman in bed during wartime. The photo is juxtaposed against the scene of students hanging out on BU's COM Lawn.

Don’t Look Away

Photo: Stop the Gaza Genocide Protest in support of Palestine in Copley Square October 16. A crowd of people march and chant slogans on a gloomy day in Boston's Copley Square. One person holds and waves a large Palestinian flag in the foreground.

A Rally in Support of Palestinians

Photo: Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll speaks at the kickoff of the MA STEM Week. A tan woman wearing a blye blazer and black pants smiles and speaks at a wooden podium set up on a small stage. The stage is placed in front of large windows letting in lots of light. On her left are two students wearing long-sleeved, white collared shirts and slacks and to her left sits , a white man wearing glasses and a black suit, Massachusetts Secretary of the Executive Office of Education Patrick Tutwiler, a Black man wearing glasses and a black suit.

Massachusetts STEM Week Kickoff

Photo: (left) Boston Mayor Michelle Wu embraces Monalisa Smith (right). Wu, an Asian woman with black hair and wearing a black dress, smiles and rests her right arm over the shoulders of Smith. In her left hand she holds a small, glass trophy. Smith, a Black woman wearing glasses, a long-sleeved black shirt, and grey plaid dress, leans into Wu's embrace and smiles. they both pose for another camera.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Honored by Mothers for Justice & Equality

Photo: A woman in a red and white BU ice hockey uniform fights for the puck against two opposing Northeastern players dressed in black and red uniforms. A referee can be seen to the left of them leaning out of the way of play against the ice rink barrier.

Terrier Women’s Ice Hockey Opener

Photo: Students gather in front of Marsh Plaza on October 11th for a vigil organized by BU Students for Israel in partnership with BU Hillel. A young man wearing the white and blue Israeli flag around his shoulders and white yarmulke, stands at the front and center of the crowd as he reads a speech. He stands in front of a white plastic table as a large crowd holding various signs of support for Israel give him space and look on.

Candlelight Vigil for Israel

Photo: Chris Kolovos, right, a white man wearing glasses, a black suit, burgundy tie and holding a glass of water, speaks to Susanna Lara, a woman with brown hair and black blazr facing away from the camera, left, and Horacio Gutierrez, A Hispanic man wearing glasses and black long-sleeved collared shirt, middle. They all chat and stand around a white high-top table.

BU Academy 2030 Strategic Vision

Photo: Boston City Council At-Large candidate forum. On stage sit the four candidates, from left: Julia Mejia, Erin Murphy, Henry Santana, and Ruthzee Louijuene. They sit in chairs and speak into microphones to a small, seated audience.

BU College Democrats Host City Council Forum

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.

A Historic Moment

Photo: Will Chapman, a young person with short dark hair and a moustache and large smile on their face stands next to a posterboard reading "Our New Chapter" at a recent photography showcase

Our New Chapter

Photo: Dr. Walter Earl Fluker, an older Black man with white-grey hair and wearing a black suit and large medala round his neck, looks down as he stands and speaks at a podium. Sign on podium and backdrop behind him both read "Four Freedoms Awards".

Professor Emeritus Walter Fluker Receives 2023 Freedom of Worship Award

Photo: Two students look through a neatly arranged display of Poetry and Anthology books laid out on a round white table. Other students and people can be seen looking around other tables with similarly arranged displays of books.

Books, Books, and More Books

Photo: A young Latina woman looks to the left and smiles as another person paints a Puerto Rican flag on her cheek.

The Face of Puerto Rico

Photo: College soccer players race each other towards a soccer ball on a large green field in front of a row of metal bleachers

4th Win for Men’s Soccer

Photo: A student wearing a neon yellow long-sleeved top and jeans holds up a polaroid camera and takes a photo of a group of Asian students posing together to the right. Other students can be seen walking and mingling in the large reception room around and behind them.

Say Cheese

Photo: Various students smile as they pet a small dog wearing a grey shirt that stands atop a red table. A woman to the dog's right smiles and looks on as various stickers and pamphlets are on display on the table.

FitRec Fun Day

Photo: Two students with dark hair pay a man at a farmers market stand. They are under a white tent, the day is bright, and various vegetables lay in brown wicker baskets.

BU Sustainability Festival 2023

Photo: large canvases featuring various paintings are shown on display on large, white gallery walls.Art closest to left shows a portrait with a skeleton overlay and next to it on the right is an abstract work of red and blue.

Alumni Art for All

Photo: Two students sit on a large swing made up of a ring of light and pose together as they take a selfie. The scene is lit up by the swing and similar swings around them during the night.

A Night of Lights