Boston University

Scene at BU

Photo: Workers lay dirt out onto a wooden deck under construction. The mirrored side of the building on the left of them reflects the sunlight brightly and a distant cityscape of Boston can be see in the background.

Closer and Closer

Photo shows a student with long hair in a ponytail jogging across an indoor track. Everything is shown in black shadow and is highlighted by the large window brining in light behind the student.

Metaphor for Life

Photo: MC Amanda Merrick, dressed in black, dances with other members during the opening reception for Mothers for Justice & Equality's seventh annual national conference Oct 12 at Howard Thurman Center. A group of Black women gather and dance the cha cha slide.

BU Hosts Mothers for Justice & Equality National Conference

Photo: Ella Loizides (CAS’25) works on her history homework on a long, wooden bench. A young women wearing a brown shirt and black pants sits cross-legged on a long bench. She writes in a notebook on her lap as her laptop sits open in front of her.

Bench Studies

Photo of students sitting, relaxing, and hanging out on the BU Beach on a warm, sunny day. Students relax on a lawn.

New England Weather

Photo: Dean Onwuachi-Willig (left) with W. Kamau Bell (center), and Rikki Klieman. A tall black man with graying bear and afro poses for a photo with arms over the shoulders of two women. On the left, a shorter black woman with long dreads, large red glasses, and a black and red dress smiles and on the right a shorter white woman with shoulder length brown hair and blue dress smiles.

School of Law 150th Anniversary Gala

Photo: Dr. Ibram X. Kendi throws out the ceremonial first pitch before the start of a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park in Boston. A Black man wearing a white and red Red Sox jersey top and jeans smiles awkwardly as he raises his arm up to throw a baseball.

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Photo of Katherine Kennedy (center), talking and laughing with hands clasped in front of her. Andrea Taylor stands to her left and Professor Roscoe Giles stands to her right.

Celebration of Katherine Kennedy

Photo: A student holds her candle during the candlelight vigil event on Marsh Plaza Sep 29th. A masked student stands with eyes closed and electric candle raised as she stands next to another masked individual to her right. A blurry crowd of other participants holding candles can be seen behind them.

Candlelight Vigil for Mahsa Amini

Photo of Tony Gluskin (COM'23) plays the mini golf at the Sustainability Festival on Marsh Plaza. A young man wearing a light pink hoodie, grey sweats, and black backpack puts on a small mini gold course. Sustainability stands featuring bike safety stands sit behind him.

Sustainability Festival—Better Late Than Never

Newbury Center Welcomes Special Guests

Umbrellas add a touch of color to a dreary Thursday, as Terriers wend their way past the Kilachand Center for Life Sciences & Engineering. Rain dumped nearly an inch on Boston, and Friday is expected to be much cooler, with a high of only 60. Could be fall has arrived. September 22 photo by Cydney Scott. Students walk in front of a large modern building with umbrellas in rainy weather

Got Rain?

Photo: Amy Fam (CAS'25), (from left), and Lara Werneck (CAS'23) picking carrots and celery to purchase at the Farmer's Market on GSU Plaza. Two young women look at and hold vegetables on a table stand on a sunny day.

Fresh Food (and More) for Fall

Photo: Alessandro Sitaras (CAS’24), from left, Portia Lee (CAS’24), Miguel Feliciano (CAS’26), and Poppy Livingstone (CAS’26) all sit on a rugged floor and laugh and chat together. Empty paper plates lay in front of them.

Thurman Center LGBTQIA+ Welcome Reception

Photo: A young, masked woman crouches and pets three brown baby goats gathered around her. One baby goat nibbles at her black skirt. Other masked students can be seen gathered around, petting the goats as well.

A Meet and Greet—with Baby Animals?

Photo: Rena Nurhussien (CAS’26), left, and Amira Badruddin (ENG’26) enjoy their special meal during Lobster Night at Warren Towers. A young woman on the left wearing a burgundy head scarf holds up a lobster excitedly as a young woman on the right wearing a navy headscarf laughs and holds her own lobster.

A New School Year Tradition: Lobster Night

Photo of Students from G-Power, a BU K-Pop Dance Company presenting their hip-pop dance during the Student Showcase at Tsai Performance Center. A group of AAPI women on stage raise their hands over their heads to their right; they wear jeans, jean skirts, and crop tops. The heads of audience members are seen blurred in the foreground.

WOW: K-Pop from G-Power

Photo of three young women of color taking a selfie during the Neon event during weeks of welcome. At left, Michelle Tian (COM'23), wears a white shirt, striped pants, and glowstick bracelets and holds out her phone to take the selfie. Her friends Jessica Lam (COM'24) and Anjali Zafiia (COM'23), to the right, sit behind her. One of the young women holds a teddy bear. A fluffy white substance is seen in the foreground; other students are seen sitting on the ground in the background.

Neon Night: WOW

Wide photo of Nickerson field during the annual SPLASH event. Students walk across the field to look at the tables set up by BU student clubs. STUVII is seen in the background; the sky is blue and clear.

WOW Means Splash

Photo of a group of students putting soil into small clay pots at a Weeks of Welcome event. At center, a young AAPI woman with black hair pulled back ads soil to a small clay pot. She smiles and wears a white shirt. The photo is taken at the level of the table, sort of looking up at the activity participants. Legs of our participants are seen blurred in the foreground.

Greening of the Dorms