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Administration

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Gender Inequality

The Ivory Tower Is Like the Real World in One Way: Mothers Still Do Most of the Childcare, BU Researcher Finds

June 18, 2021

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Study Abroad

BU Study Abroad Programs Return

June 15, 2021

BU scientists Colleen Bove (from left), Hanny Rivera, Sarah Davies, and Wally Fulweiler join other collaborators in a new PLOS Biology piece arguing that career advancement in science needs to reward an expanded set of criteria—beyond citations and publishing record—including mentorship, science communication, and multicultural experience.

Culture of Science

Sexism and Racism in Science: How the Coronavirus Pandemic Exposed Everything

June 15, 2021

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University News

BU Comptroller Gillian Emmons, National Leader in Higher Ed Accounting and Financial Reporting, Retiring

June 4, 2021

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University News

At Town Hall, President Brown Urges BU Community to Get Vaccinated, Acknowledges Anxiety about Return to Work

June 2, 2021

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University News

BU Restarting Retirement Plan Contributions—with One Adjustment

May 28, 2021

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Public Health

Big Visa and Vaccine News for BU’s International Students

April 28, 2021

Podcasts

Fair Admission Podcast Advocates for Reform of This College Process

April 6, 2021

University News

Erika Jordan Named BU’s Vice President for Alumni Engagement

March 30, 2021

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University News

David Chard, BU Wheelock’s Interim Leader, Appointed Permanent Dean

March 23, 2021

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Campus Life

Coming This Fall for BU: Nearly Normal

March 12, 2021

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COVID CONTROL

BU Publishes Public Health Data from Its Fall 2020 COVID Surveillance Efforts

February 26, 2021

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Admissions

University Extends Standardized Test Optional Policy for Another Year

February 19, 2021

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Student Life

New Student Information System Is Welcome and Necessary

February 6, 2021

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New Appointment

BU’s New Trustee Committee Accelerates Work to Eliminate Systemic Racism

January 29, 2021

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Student Life

AI Virtual Bot, BUzz, Expands Services to Charles River Campus

January 25, 2021

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University News

President Brown on BU’s Lessons Learned from the Fall, Hopes for Spring

January 25, 2021

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Obituaries

Remembering Former BU President Jon Westling

January 21, 2021

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University News

Sujin Pak Appointed New Dean of BU’s School of Theology

January 19, 2021

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University News

She’s Made Student Employment Her Mission at BU

December 14, 2020

She’s Made Student Employment Her Mission at BU