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Faculty

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Music

Beating a Different Drum

June 25, 2024

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Politics

Should Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas Recuse Themselves from the Supreme Court’s Insurrection Cases?

June 7, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

Boston’s Declining Murder Rate Lowest among Big US Cities. Is It a Fluke?

May 30, 2024

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Law

Donald Trump Convicted on All 34 Counts in Hush Money Trial

May 30, 2024

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University News

Boston University Removes the Myles Standish Name from Dorm

May 23, 2024

Composite Image: The 2024 recipients of the John S. Perkins Award for Distinguished Service are Walter von Bosau, media resources coordinator, Krasker Film/Video Services, Mugar Memorial Library (from left), Daniel Ivey, program administrator, CAS Writing Program, and Richard Vezina (SPH’90), associate director of the Slone Epidemiology Center. von Bosau photo by Jackie Ricciardi, Center photo provided by Dan Ivery, Vezina photo by Cydney Scott

University News

Meet the 2024 John S. Perkins Award Winners

May 6, 2024

Bobak Nazer (left), an ENG associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, helped to overhaul a complex course that all engineering students are required to take. Fallou Ngom, a CAS professor of anthropology, brings experience as a student to his approach to teaching. Both will be honored at a private dinner on Monday, May 6, for their outstanding teaching accomplishments. Photos by Jackie Ricciardi

Accolades

Two BU Faculty Honored with Outstanding Teaching Awards

May 3, 2024

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Commencement 2024

Advice to the Class of 2024: “Say Thank You”

May 3, 2024

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Promotions

22 Charles River Campus Faculty Promoted to Full Professor

May 1, 2024

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University News

University, Part-Time Faculty Tentatively Agree to New Four-Year Contract

April 30, 2024

Schanaya Barrows as Chloe, Sydney Jackson (CFA’26) as Dailyn, and Asilinn Brophy as Nat in Kirsten Greenidge’s Morning, Noon, and Night, a Company One production with Boston University. Photo by Ken Yotsukura

Theatre

BU Plays a Big Role in New Production from Boston’s Company One Theatre

April 29, 2024

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University News

AI Task Force Report Recommends Critical Embrace of Technology and Cautious Use of AI-Detector Apps

April 11, 2024

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Theatre

For CFA’s Head of Acting, Huntington Role Required Discretion, Listening

March 29, 2024

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Politics

Biden’s Biggest Challenges to Reelection—Immigration, Gaza, and Even the Economy

March 28, 2024

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Politics

Does the United States Have the Clout to Alter Netanyahu’s Course in Gaza?

March 26, 2024

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University News

BU Graduate Workers Launch Strike with Rally, Picket Plans

March 25, 2024

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University News

BU Professors, Undergrads Adjust and Adapt as Grad Student Strike Begins

March 25, 2024

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University News

Five Faculty Receive Edward Avedisian Professorships

March 21, 2024

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University News

College of Fine Arts Names New Directors for Schools of Theatre, Music, and Visual Arts

March 20, 2024

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University News

BU Graduate Students Are Set to Strike over Benefits and Pay

March 19, 2024

BU Graduate Students Are Set to Strike over Benefits and Pay