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History

Bruce Schulman and Chris Daly teach a class on media and politics.

Academics

Trump and the Press: We’ve Been Here Before

October 31, 2018

Arts & Culture

Unnnh! Owww! Good God, Y’all! It’s Time for Funk Class!

August 7, 2018

The Massachusetts State House

Things-to-do

Take a Tour of the Massachusetts State House

July 16, 2018

Student Discounts

Students

10 Summer Student Discounts You’ll Love

June 15, 2018

Things-to-do

Date Night at Otis House Tonight

June 6, 2018

Robert F Kennedy holds two fingers up in a victory sign as he talks to campaign workers at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, prior to his assassination.

Politics

POV: Remembering RFK, 50 Years Later

June 5, 2018

Hundreds of members of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts will march from Faneuil Hall to the Boston Common and on to the Old South Church. Photo courtesy of the AHAC

Arts & Culture

June Day Parade, Largest Such Event on East Coast, Is a Massachusetts Tradition

June 4, 2018

Still image from the documentary film Paper Lanterns directed by Max Esposito, about 12 Vietnam POWs.

Alumni

Bringing the Untold Story of 12 World War II American POWs to Light

May 29, 2018

The USS Constitution Museum offers a special Memorial Day program honoring veterans

Arts & Culture

Boston Celebrates Memorial Day Weekend

May 25, 2018

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

History

The Media Frenzy behind the Next Royal Wedding

May 17, 2018

Graduates read comic books during the BU Commencement on Nickerson Field, May 15, 1983.

Commencement

A Look at Commencements Past

May 17, 2018

Rep John Lewis

University News

Commencement Speaker Rep. John Lewis Champions Civil Rights

May 17, 2018

Ed Coaxum speaks at a memorial service on for Martin Luther King, Jr. the day after he was assassinated, Marsh Plaza, Boston University, 1968

Alumni

Alums Share Memories of Dark Days of April 1968

April 4, 2018

Items from a collection of Academy Awards history at the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University

University News

Oscars Up Close

March 2, 2018

African American History Monument, Columbia, SC

University News

Paradox of the South: Confederacy Statues and Civil Rights Memorials

February 26, 2018

inkwell, pen, parchment and postcards

Health & Medicine

Love, Passion, and Longing Brought to Life

February 14, 2018

Vita Paladino, Director and Principal Investigator of the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University, poses for a photo in her office.

University News

Keeper of the Treasures

February 8, 2018

Queer, There, Everywhere featured historical figures.

Arts & Culture

LGBTQ Figures, from Lincoln to Mr. Sulu

January 24, 2018

Tessa Croker, a PhD student in BU’s American and New England Studies Program, recently joined iconic doll company American Girl, where she ensures the historical accuracy of its products.

Graduate Students

Making History Come Alive at American Girl

December 12, 2017

Jodi Cranston, Professor of Renaissance art at Boston University and founder of historical art research website mappingpaintings.org

Arts & Culture

Hidden Stories behind Art Masterpieces

November 1, 2017

Hidden Stories behind Art Masterpieces