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Faculty

Reasons to be Optimistic About 2024 (Seriously)

January 23, 2024

Photo: Zachary Fuller (center) shares his final project with class members and the broader Gastronomy Program at BU. A white man wearing glasses, a pink shirt, and blue cardigan listens as someone seated at a long table asks him a question. Five other people also sit at the table as various clear cups filled with various beverages are lined up in front of them.

Academics

New Gastronomy Course Explores the Political, Historical Ingredients in Latinx Food in the US

December 18, 2023

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Student Life

New BU MetroBridge Class Studies the Impact of Gentrification

December 18, 2023

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Arts & Culture

Tangled Up in Bob Dylan for 15 Years at BU

December 14, 2023

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Voices & Opinion

Why Linguistic Diversity Matters on College Campuses

December 6, 2023

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Advertising vs Marketing: What’s the Difference between the Majors?

November 3, 2023

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Student Voices

Why the History of Enslavement on the Freedom Trail Matters

August 29, 2023

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Watch Now

Video: There’s Something Squirrelly about This Class

August 24, 2023

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Listen Now

Today I Learned: Boston’s topography was shaped by glaciers more than 20,000 years ago

May 30, 2023

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Commencement 2023

Photo Gallery: What I’ll Miss Most 2023

May 18, 2023

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Commencement 2023

Meet Three Inspiring Master’s Students from the Class of 2023

May 17, 2023

Photo: Chef Bill Yosses, an older white man wearing glasses and a white chef outfit, cleans off his ganache-spreading tool - a plastic ruler - with a flourish at the amusement of student Mara Clement, a younger white woman with dark curly hair tied back and wearing a red cap and white chef's outfit.

Pastry Arts Program

This BU Program Is a Piece of Cake—Literally

May 15, 2023

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College of Communication

COM Students Create Successful Marketing Campaigns for Night Shift Brewing and World Wildlife Fund

May 5, 2023

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Where’s Antiracism in the BU Hub?

April 28, 2023

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Academics

CAS Writing Program Offers New Social Justice Emphasis

April 21, 2023

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Listen Now

Today I Learned: Amadeus Cho is the Asian American Incredible Hulk

March 21, 2023

Photo: Professor Amy Appleford leads an ENG 101 Encounters class at the Center for Computing & Data Science. A white woman with brown hair and wearing a black long sleeved top and pants, laughs and looks to the right as she holds a stack of handouts. She stands in front of a bright classroom as student sit in seats in front of her and turn to look at her.

Academics

Medieval Meets Contemporary in New English 101 Class

March 9, 2023

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Astronomy

Astronomy Class Ponders Life Beyond Earth

March 3, 2023

Professor Wesley Wildman, a tall white man in a blue collared shirt, teaches a Data and Ethics class at CDS on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi for Boston University

Artificial Intelligence

Why ChatGPT Is Both Exciting and Unsettling for Students, Faculty

February 17, 2023

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New Podcast

Terriers, What Is Your Favorite BU Class?

January 20, 2023

Terriers, What Is Your Favorite BU Class?