Boston University

Scene at BU

Photo: A woman with blonde hair smiling in front of a public art mural while wearing a long-sleeved white shirt and a Boston University lanyard

Scene It! Public Art Scavenger Hunt

Photo: Students watching coverage of 9/11 live on a television at Boston University in 2001

9/11: Another Day of Infamy

Photo: A shadowed shot of an individual holding a vial of liquid in a lab.

Up to the Challenge

Photo: People sitting at tables as an MBTA train passes by in the background in Boston, MA

Through a Glass Darkly?

Photo: Two students painting a gate outside of a church during a Boston University service project

Fenced In?

September 1971. Boston University freshman arrive on campus with suitcases in hand, ready to start college life. Photo by Boston University Photography.

The More Things Change…

Photo: Two incoming BU students standing at a welcome table

Move-In Family Welcome Center

Photo: BU President Melissa Gilliam greeting students at a Welcome BBQ

2025 Welcome BBQ at Nickerson

Photo: A crowd at the Boston University Class of 2029 Orientation Welcome Ceremony

2025 Orientation Welcome to BU

Photo: Police Commissioner Michael A. Cox, Sr., (Questrom’18) from left, Boston Police Academy graduate Janibel Brea, Brea’s son Myles, age 4, daughter Janayah, 10, friend and Brookline Police Officer Katherine Irizarry, and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu pose for a photo during the Boston Police Department Academy Class 56-25’s graduation ceremony

2025 Boston Police Academy Graduation Ceremony Held at BU

Photo: A group of students standing next to a poster board with a presentation on it

RISE: BU Summer Research Program for Outstanding High Schoolers

Photo: A group of people looking through large boxes filled with miscellaneous items

Recycling Today for a Better Tomorrow

Photo: Donte Tisinger (CAS 29) plays a basetball game during a sports camp on July 23,2025.

Summer Camp Fun

Helen Scott (CDS ’26), (right), a bioinformatics PhD student, guided attendees through a bracelet-making station at Boston University’s Microbiome Day on July 17th. Participants included Mariam Baig (bottom left) and Lily Palumbo (center left). Photo by Alicia Hamm (COM ’26)

BU Microbiome Day

Photo: A shot of BU's campus with a few students walking around.

Summertime—and Comm Ave…

Photo: A view from the street of a student studying in a chair by a window inside of Boston University's CDS building

CDS: Never a Dull View

Photo: Three friends walking outside on BU's campus

Framed by Flowers

Photo: A young woman wearing headphones and a striped shirt knits red fabric outside.

One of Myriad Ways to Prepare for a Dissertation Defense

Photo: A young college students helps a younger middle school student on an engineering project.

ENG’s U-Design

Photo: A young man in the foreground wearing a gray shirt receives feedback from his voice teacher, who sits across from him at the piano giving a vocal direction with her arms.

Voice Class