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Photo: BU Men's ice hockey faces-off against BC. Various BU hockey players grapple and push on the ice against BC players to get the puck. A referee stands in the center of the group.

Things-to-do

The Week Ahead: January 23 to 29

January 20, 2023

Blank Valentine's Day card in red paper envelope with blank white note mockup inside and Valentines hearts on pink background.

Valentine's Day

Love Yourself First This Valentine’s Day with Words of Encouragement

January 20, 2023

Aerial photo of BU and non-BU students celebrating Holi on Cummington Mall Rd on March 20 in-person for the first time in three years. Most young people in the crowd wear white or light colored shirts, and a cloud of orange dust rises in the air. The people are covered with an array of bright colors and look joyful as they talk with their friends.

Year In Review

2022: Pictures That Defined the Year

January 13, 2023

Photo: Marcial Matos, a Puerto Rican cook at Granby kitchen in the Hillel House, smiles as he grabs hold of a fryer basket in a dark kitchen. A large window lets in light behind him.

DINING HALL

Video: From Dishwasher to Lead Cook at Granby Commons

October 5, 2022

Illustration of a woman using her hands to balance a smiley face and sad face. She balances on a board that sits on top of a neutral face.

Mental Health

BU Is Offering Free Screenings for Depression and Anxiety October 6

October 4, 2022

Photo: photograph of Marsh Plaza busy with people from across the street with CAS building in background. Red banners and BU red prominent throughout image. Students are on campus.

University News

Student Loan Forgiveness Expansion for Nonprofit Employees May Benefit Some BU Staff

September 15, 2022

A composite image of many small boxes outlined in white, containing photos of covid tests, testing clinics, vaccines, and other COVID-19 related items. There is a large illustration of a COVID-19 spike protein in the center of the image, outlined in white

COVID-19

Lessons Learned: Valuable Takeaways from BU’s COVID Response

July 15, 2022

Photo of Elevate editors-in-chief Kat Quach (COM’24) (left) and Valerie Sanchez Covaleda (CGS’22, COM’24) with copies of their magazine in the Newbury Center. Both sit on the floor in the newbury center, leaning against a blue couch and holding first issues of Elevate open in their laps. Quach is a young Vietnamese-American and trans woman who wears a black blouse and small earrings; Quach has a shaved head and has long black lashes. Sanchez is a young, women of color with long brown hair with blonde highlights. She wears white pants, a green blouse, and gold necklack. Both smile.

First-Gen

Newbury Center Launches First-Generation Student Magazine

July 1, 2022

Photo of David Chard, a white man with short gray hair and short gray beard. He wears a blue-gray suit and maroon tie and sits with his hand folded over his knee in what looks like a study or office. At top left and right, rainbows are overlaid.

PRIDE

My Coming Out Story: David Chard

June 22, 2022

Photo of Chantel James, a young Black woman with clear glasses. She smiles, and wears a white blouse with tufted sleeves. She leans against a window in a room, presumably an office. Small pastel-colored rainbows are overlaid at left and right of the photo.

Pride

My Coming Out Story: Chantel James

June 15, 2022

PRIDE

My Coming Out Story: Luis Menéndez-Antuña

June 8, 2022

Photo collage of Dean Elmore featuring five photos in black and white, with every other tinted red. In the first photo, Elmore, a middle-aged Black man, wears a quarter zip and holds a special book and looks contemplative. Second, Elmore, in a suit, runs in front of Agganis with a white BU flag. At center, Elmore is seen with his iconic bow tie, smiling, during what looks like senior breakfast. Fourth, Elmore, wearing a snorkeling mask, jumps off a launch boat and into the Charles River with his hands extended up. At right, Elmore, dressed in a convocation robe, smiles as he hands a young Black man an award, at left. Photos by Kalman Zabarsky, Cydney Scott and Kristyn Ulanday

University News

Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore Leaving BU to Become President of Dean College

June 1, 2022

Photo of Armenian-Iranian Albrik Avanessian (MET’22). He is in his 60s, has short gray hair, and has a sincere smile. He wears a blue and white patterned shirt and dark jeans, and sits on a wooden step, resting his arms on his knees.

Student Profile

A Master’s Degree at 62 for IS&T Staffer Albrik Avanessian

May 17, 2022

Photo of Shiney James, a brown-skinned woman with short black hair, pointing at a white board. She wears a blue sweater and dress with a colorful white and teal pattern. She wears a name tag and stands the front of the classroom during a section of FY101.

University News

Shiney James Resigns as Orientation Director after Investigation into Behavior with Student Workers

May 16, 2022

staff Spotlight

Meet the King of the GSU

May 12, 2022

Collage of 3 photos of the 2022 Perkins Service Award staff winners from left to right: Francis Antonelli, Nancy Clinton, and Cynthia Bradford

Accolades

2022 Perkins Service Awards Go to Three Longtime BU Staffers

May 2, 2022

Photo of Marc Kornblueth, a Boston University College of Arts & Sciences post doc researcher, in his office. A white man with reddish brown short curly hair and short beard, sits on the edge of his desk. He wears a green and white plaid shirt and faded blue jeans as he poses and smiles for the camera.

Campus Life

Office Artifacts: Marc Kornbleuth

April 26, 2022

Photo of Nancy Feldman, a White middle-aged woman, wearing a red BU hat, and gray BU zip-up. She smiles and looks off to the side. BU women's soccer players are seen blurred in the foreground.

Retirement

Nancy Feldman to Retire after 27 Years Leading BU Women’s Soccer

April 11, 2022

Stylized image of Ketanji Brown Jackson. At center, she appears in Black and white. She is a middle-aged Black woman who wears glasses, a pearl necklace, and black and white checkered dress. She loves off to the side triumphantly. At left and right the same image appears, pixelated, in yellow and white. The background of the image is a teal jewel tone.

Community Voices

BU Celebrates Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Rise to US Supreme Court

April 7, 2022

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Staff

BU Staffer Karen Griffith’s Delicious Side Hustle

March 25, 2022

BU Staffer Karen Griffith’s Delicious Side Hustle