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Alumni

A photo of Abiola Agoro walking down the runway

Fashion

Fashion, Identity, and Mental Health

May 5, 2021

Illustration of a student standing in a black graduation cap, diploma in hand, with a gray backpack and blue shorts, looking of into a cloud of uncertainty. The cloud has pieces of paper flying, arrows, coronavirus icons, and money signs, to signify the difficulty of finding a job after graduating in 2020.

Career

Job-Hunting Advice from the Class of 2020: Be Flexible

April 20, 2021

Photo of Asad Malik (CAS’20) sitting on granite steps, with a white t-shirt, sneakers and jeans on, smiling and holding an envelope that says "Rubiic" in red cursive font.

Social Media

BU Alum Creates New Social Media Journaling App for Sharing Thoughts, More

April 13, 2021

Composite image of four photos of students on campus. From top left, two students with face masks walk down Comm Ave, a student in a white romper skateboards, a group of students draw dancers outside of CFA, a researcher with gloves and a mask looks at a vial. Overlaid sticker reads “Giving Day #ProudtoBU April 7, 2021”

Giving

BU Giving Day Raises Nearly $3 Million

April 9, 2021

Giving Day

BU Giving Day Returns Wednesday

April 7, 2021

A photo of Haley Horn (Questrom’19) holding up the Spillin' Beans game

Alumni

Alum Launches New Adult Party Game

March 30, 2021

University News

Erika Jordan Named BU’s Vice President for Alumni Engagement

March 30, 2021

Photo of Elise Morgan, a College of Engineering professor of mechanical engineering, in a red blouse sitting on a chair in a lab with a plastic model in her hands.

University News

Elise Morgan Named First Maysarah K. Sukkar Professor of Engineering Design & Innovation

March 2, 2021

Composite image. On the left, the book cover for ‘Diners, Dudes and Diets’ by Emily Contois. An illustration of a hamburger fills out the cover, buns sandwich the title text. On the right is a portrait of Emily Contois, a young woman with her hair pulled back and a ruffled blouse smiles welcomingly. The images are place on a wooden grain background.

Books

Diet Yogurt and Guy Fieri: How Food Media Constructed “Dude” Masculinity

February 18, 2021

Screenshots from the Must Watch app displayed on iPhone screens showing suggestions for what to watch including the shows "The Boys" "American Greed" and "Game of Thrones"

Alumni

Unsure What to Stream Next? This App Just Made It Easier

February 16, 2021

A slightly over-exposed photo of two students laying in the grass together happily looking at their phones. The photo has a white border like that of polaroid, and is on a background with pink, orange, and purple watercolor hearts.

Share the Love

BU Community Shares Valentine’s Day Messages of Love, Friendship, Thanks

February 11, 2021

Photo of Macken Murphy (CAS’20) sitting on a rock outside and staring of into the middle distance. He wears a black headband, black button down, and has a tattoo of an anchor on his left arm.

Environment & Ecology

CAS Alum Creates a Different Species of Podcast

January 13, 2021

Photo of the rubble left in the aftermath of pro-Trump protestor attack on the press pool outside the Capitol building. Journalist stand around in a circle, at the center, a pile of their destroyed TV production gear sits on the ground.

Journalism & Media

What Does the Attack on Democracy Mean for Journalists?

January 8, 2021

A gathering of family, friends, city officials, bicycle advocates, and others from the BU community filled the sidewalk on Saturday, November 21, 2020, to celebrate the life of Christopher Weigl with a memorial ghost bike installation ceremony on the corner of Commonwealth Avenue and St. Paul Street in Boston, where he was killed on his bike by a truck driver in December of 2012.

University News

New Ghost Bike, and Finished Bike Lanes, Honor BU Student Killed in 2012 Crash

December 2, 2020

A view from the top of the staircase at the new Howard Thurman Center. Couches and chairs are visible in a sitting area in the background, and the word "listen" appears written on a wall.

#GivingTuesday

BU’s Seventh Annual #GivingTuesday Is Today

December 1, 2020

A 1996 portrait of an African National Congress supporter who was shot in the face and had his home burned the year before.

Photography

Reflections on Photographing Trauma

November 9, 2020

Headshots of Boston Business Journal 50 Leaders Making a Difference with ties to BU. Composite image shows formal headshots in the following order: Kate Walsh, Lori Cashman, Paul Francisco, Jeanette Ives Erickson, Marylou Sudders, Ibram Kendi, Catherine Klapperich, Kate Barrand.

Accolades

BU Alums, Faculty on Boston Business Journal’s List of 50 Leaders Making a Difference

November 9, 2020

Black and white photo of Roy in his dorm room in 1997, two years after his accident. He wears a white turtle neck and flannel shirt and smiles wide. A photo of Muhammad Ali boxing is behind him above a book shelf.

Tribute

Travis Roy: A Death in the Family

November 4, 2020

A composite of photos of Sarah Greisdorf and Sarika Ram

Strategy & Innovation

BU Student and Alum Make BostInno’s “25 Under 25” List

October 27, 2020

Mascot

Time to Retire the Rhett Name? You Can Weigh In

September 23, 2020

Time to Retire the Rhett Name? You Can Weigh In